We took a quick road trip last weekend to scenic Greenville, SC. Why Greenville? We were on a (slightly frivolous) mission to visit the new All-American Cottage house tour before it closed!
Maybe you've seen pics of this charming house in the recent Southern Living magazine? It's a joint project between Southern Living mag and This Old House. The house will be featured in both July magazine issues, but the open house is almost over. One thing that makes this house unique, is that it uses 97% building materials made in the good ole USA! That's not typical on most new homes.
This house is considered a "cottage" as in "small size", but we think it's just the perfect size for most folks...even empty nesters like us. The house was charmingly decorated, and appealingly simple. We loved it!!! Check out a few pics below.
Living room above, including a colorful fireplace painting that I adored.
Adjacent dining room...no formal and informal seating...all in one!
Master bedroom was lovely in beige and gray. Check out the old sewing machines repurposed into flanking bedside tables.
Just a cute hall nook. Loved the bedspring/birdie sculpture thing and the chalkboard above. This photo would make a great Pinterest pin!
Cute kids room upstairs, using my favorite springy green color.
All finished off with a charming back porch and beautiful (real) plants.
The house tour was worth the trip, since we're considering moving and downsizing. If you want to see more, check out the links below.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/All-American-Cottage-Greenville-SC/164613763689927
While we were in Greenville, we did the tourist thing and checked out as much of the town as possible.
OH MY! What a fabulous downtown area they have. We dined outdoors repeatedly. It's a treat for us, and rarely just the right temp, wind speed, etc. to do that in our changeable Kansas weather. We tried to eat "local" food, including the ever-popular Southern favorite, pimiento cheese spread....YUM!!! This restaurant kicked it up a bit with some hot peppers.
We also visited the local Confederate Museum, surprisingly tucked into a small house. The exterior didn't hint at the treasure trove of interesting Civil War momentos and memoribilia crammed inside.
Our eager tour guide, (who swore he was a relative of Daniel Boone) couldn't let the tour end without letting Alan hold a real Confederate saber....that was a first, for sure.
This was a spur of the minute trip, so we looked up needlework shops when we got there. Thankfully, we found a great shop, Panda's Crossing, in nearby Mauldin. We dropped in to say hi and accidentally found a weekend Stitch Retreat.
The enthusiastic owner, Donna (above left) invited us to stay for dinner, and who doesn't love a good potluck?! YUM!!!
After dinner, we left the gals to stitch the night away, while we returned downtown for more fun on our last night in Greenville.
We had a great time (loved the house and loved Greenville), but it's always good to be home. Just like our famous Kansas gal-pal Dorothy said....there's no place like home!
Several summers during my youth we made the trip from northern Illinois to Greenville to vist my Grandmother. Wish I could make it there to see that pretty house.
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely house. I would move in at once!
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I lived in G'ville more than 30 years ago. I do need to go back for a visit - sounds like they've made some real progress!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you went to Greenville and had fun! I live about 10 minutes from downtown. I go to Panda's Crossing once a while.
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