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Old Standard Game boards and folded quilts contribute fun patterns to this cabinet vignette in Elaine and Larry Brant’s living room.

Home Tours 2011

View outtakes and extra photographs from the beautiful homes featured in our special Home Tours 2011 edition.
updated 09.22.11

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  • Flower Power Cottage-inspired hues color the bed, bookshelf and walls in one of Wendy and Gary Rushing’s bedrooms.
  • Old Standard Game boards and folded quilts contribute fun patterns to this cabinet vignette in Elaine and Larry Brant’s living room.
  • Take It Outside A temperate climate allows Elaine and Larry Brant to outfit their garage with the same primitive style found indoors.
  • Twin Sets Matching twin-size beds adorned in red-and-neutral linens make a symmetrical statement in Elaine and Larry Brant’s guest room.
  • White On A variety of interesting textures, from textiles to the weathered wall shelf, make this all-white scene anything but bland.
  • Border Patrol An Americana wall border applied to the soffit infuses patriotic pizzazz into Emily and Cory Engel’s kitchen.
  • Red Alert An eye-catching carved cardinal and a crock full of fresh flowers punch up a display of family photos and other heirlooms in Susan and Don Hill’s kitchen.
  • Brace(let) Yourself Bracelets, necklaces and rings draped on antique glove forms contribute feminine flair to a dresser in Susan and Don Hill’s bedroom.
  • Washed Up Rustic washday accessories, from a washboard to a galvanized tub on the wall, recall the past on Becky and John Howard’s back porch.
  • Cycling Through Joyce and Robert Reed take outdoor decor for a joyride with a rusty bike-shaped planter set in their yard.
  • Winning Entry A barn-style door painted bold red and adorned with a grouping of gourds provides a warm welcome in Pam and Scott Lorion’s entryway.
  • Dynamic Duo A wall shelf hung so that its sides overlap the edges of a narrower floor-placed cabinet provides the look of a larger piece of furniture in Pam and Scott Lorion’s living room.
  • Trio Something New Good things come in threes in Vann Kent’s living room, where a rustic red shelf, an old grain scoop and a handmade appliqué combine to make for a dynamic wall display.
  • Outside Perspective Outdoor primitives come inside to create a fitting backdrop for a country Christmas vignette in Vann Kent’s entryway, where a primitive snowman hangs on a piece of fencing.