• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Partner
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

Southern Hospitality

Adventures in Decorating, Thrifting, Cooking, Fashion & Gardening

  • My Home
  • Categories
    • A+ Blogs
    • My Blog Story
    • Decorating
    • DIY/How-To
    • Family
    • Gardening
    • In the Kitchen
    • My Home Tours
    • Thrifting
    • Travel
  • DIY Gallery
  • Fashion
  • Feature Friday
  • Shop My Home
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter

Feature Friday: Maggie’s Cute House in Mountain Brook

July 30, 2010 By Rhoda 40 Comments

1 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

Not long ago, I met up with Maggie, a newlywed here in Birmingham, who recently got married and moved into the cutest little bungalow in the Mountain Brook area of Birmingham.  This house has so much potential and Maggie and her new hubby will have so much fun making it their own.

This is a different kind of Feature Friday, in that decorating the house isn’t finished yet, but I wanted to give you a sneak peek at this fun project.Maggie found my blog and contacted me, then asked me to come over for an in-home consultation to give her ideas on paint colors.  As you can see, the previous owners painted all the woodwork dark brown, which can be a great look, but not if you’re trying to lighten things up. Coming in the front door, Maggie has decided to paint all the trim a creamy white and the walls a golden color.   The previous owners also really loved orange, which you’ll see in various places around their house.  So, I’m happy to be working with Maggie on her new home and I hope to get some beautiful “after” shots for you when we have a chance to make some changes around here.  I’m not sure how much I’ll be helping, but I look forward to the transformation. See? Orangey diningroom, not such a great color, looking into the orange familyroom.  I do absolutely LOVE the dark stained floors. Those are gorgeous. Here’s the familyroom.  They will be looking for new furniture for this space, as well as new diningroom furniture. This is a small brick clad floor space, that leads out to a spacious and beautiful screened porch.  Oh, how I love this screened porch. Tall beamed ceilings and a stacked stone fireplace.  Could you die for this space?

What a fireplace!  Maggie said this porch really sold them on the house.  I’d say, a big yeah on that.

A small open deck is off the porch. And back inside, this hallway leads into the kitchen.  This area is pretty dark, so it will be hard to pick a perfect paint color, but she is looking at green shades.

See, more orange in the kitchen.  Yikes!

One guestroom with a pretty antique bed.

And another guestroom which is holding all the extras for now.

Their master suite is really neat and has this little sitting room as you walk in.  I can envision a really comfortable relaxing spot here with some chairs and maybe a TV for lounging. And a little hallway connects to the bath and bedroom. That’s cute Maggie there at the end of the hallway.

And yep, more orange.  Orange has never been my favorite color to decorate with and I can definitely see why they’d like to get rid of it.  The master bedroom is very spacious.

Plenty of room for furniture and it also has a door outside to the deck. One more guestbath in the hallway and that’s the grand tour of Maggie’s cute cottage.

I hope to share more along the way as Maggie gets her house updated and makes it a real home for the two of them. I know it’s going to be outstanding when some finishing touches are put on the home.

The Ritz Crackerfuls sweepstakes is coming to a close on the 31st, so if you haven’t signed up, click over here to do so.  $100 will go to one lucky winner!

Related


Don't Miss a Post, join my list!

Filed Under: Decorating Ideas 40 Comments

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Susie M says

    July 30, 2010 at 11:00 am

    This house has so much character and potential. The hard wood floors look amazing from the photos. The rooms are nice and spacious and the screened in porch of course is the one we all wish we had attached to our homes. I will be fun to watch how this house progresses.

    Reply
  2. Alex says

    July 30, 2010 at 11:23 am

    That’s a whole lotta orange. The space is beautiful, I can’t wait to see the final design. But the orange, ooooh that orange.

    http://www.laundryandvodka.com

    Reply
  3. Amanda @ Serenity Now says

    July 30, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    What a great house! The orange is, um, a little too loud. I can see why they are anxious to change it. I don’t mind orange in small pops with accessories, but maybe not so much with entire walls in rooms. :s

    Their porch is to die for, and how lucky that they have a deck too! I bet their kitchen would seem much larger if they lightened things up in there with paint….

    Reply
  4. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    July 30, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Oh yes, she got some great potential here, Rhoda! The previous owners did love orange, that’s for sure! What’s nice is that after fresh paint {and lightening up a bit} they really don’t have too much that they HAVE to do. It’s always nice when you can decide to do something because you want to and not because you have to.

    Reply
  5. Bonita says

    July 30, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    What an adorable house sans the orange! I’m sure you will help her make it light and lovely. Of course, with a porch like that she might never come in the house! It’s gorgeous!

    Reply
  6. down comforter says

    July 30, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    What a cute house, please keep updating!

    Reply
  7. Traci says

    July 30, 2010 at 2:30 pm

    I’ve never seeen so much orange in a house in my life!! Those hardwood floors are gorgeous!! Can’t wait to see some “after” shots!

    Reply
  8. Pinky says

    July 30, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    OMG!!!! That screened in porch IS to DIE for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT IT!!:):) I can imagine it in the fall with a beautiful big wreath on the fireplace wall, gourds and pumpkins on the mantle and hearth and a roaring fire to sip some apple cider!!!!!!!!!! OH, be still my heart. I do have a LITTLE sorta orange in my home but mostly greens, golds and tans. With black accents. I would LOVE to get my hands on that adorable cottage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can’t wait to see what you 2 do! XO, Pinky

    Reply
  9. nanci says

    July 30, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    My dining room was a lovely shade of a deep sexy pumpkin ginger that enlivened conversation and cast a lovely glow…but I tired of it after two years and changed it. I recall when “pumpkin” was all the rage not too long ago so maybe they took it to heart and into too many rooms. Love that fireplace with the stacked stone…too die for. Can’t wait to see the re-do pics

    Reply
  10. Melinda says

    July 30, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    That little cottage is adorable!!! I would spend all my time out on that screened in porch. It is awesome! I know you will help Maggie so much getting her paint colors picked out. Can’t wait to see how things turn out. I know it will be beautiful. Love & blessings from NC!

    Reply
  11. Our Red House says

    July 30, 2010 at 6:50 pm

    I see what you mean about that house being a challenge. What a colour scheme! I am sure you will work your magic and the house will end up a delight!

    Kate

    Reply
  12. Denise says

    July 30, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    Holy Orange-ness! 😉 Wow, can’t wait to see the after pics! So much potential; and I just love house tours. That screened porch would sell me on the house. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  13. Shelle says

    July 30, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    Cute! That’d be a fabulous house to work on.
    I can’t wait to sell our house and start looking for a fixer-upper. I have vision now… LOL
    Can’t wait to see what they do with this house.

    Reply
  14. Crystal says

    July 30, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    I adore that screen porch – and the floating sinks in the bathroom…and the beautiful floors in the kitchen!!

    Reply
  15. Cindy Sue says

    July 30, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    It really does have some good potential, can’t wait to see the finished product, hopefully we’ll get pictures of every detail!

    Reply
  16. Julie~ My Bella Home says

    July 30, 2010 at 11:28 pm

    I so love the wooden floors and the outside deck & patio! With the right paint colors and furnishings it will be gorgeous! I have cottage/bungalow envy. 😉

    Reply
  17. Angela (Cottage Magpie) says

    July 31, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    What great potential in this home, and that porch! Yeah, I’d’ve been sold by that, too! What a great project–it’ll be so fun to see how things go. Thanks for sharing it with us!
    ~Angela 🙂

    Reply
  18. Carmen says

    August 1, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    That screened in porch is to.die.for. I LOVE IT! The house is really nice, just needs a little lightening up. The dark floors are gorgeous. And wow, that’s orange overload. I like orange but a little goes a long way. haha I hope you will be able to show us the progress on this cute house.

    Reply
  19. Shannon says

    August 3, 2010 at 5:28 am

    I’d say a huge yes on that awesome screened in porch with the dreamy fireplace. I would not have cared what the rest of the house looked like, I would have made it work. That porch is a keeper:) Wait till the fall having a warm drink with a beautiful fire going and a group of great friends….dreamy:) Have fun this looks like a fantastic project.

    Reply
  20. janet bishop- magina says

    August 4, 2010 at 10:58 am

    What a cute house, but that orang,e OMG. Kudos to Maggie for being able to get past/see through all that orange. Can’t wait to see the afters!

    Reply
« Older Comments

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Thanks for stopping by! I’m Rhoda, from Atlanta, GA and I love decorating and DIY projects. Decorating a home doesn’t have to cost a fortune and I’ve spent years thrifting at antiques markets and yard sales, finding those treasures that make a home unique. I’m here to inspire and encourage other women to find their own inner creativity. Won’t you join me?

Click Here

Click Here

Email Series
How to Decorate in
Classic Timeless Style
.....without breaking the bank!

House Renovation Journey!

Our Paint Colors

Archives

Categories

Footer Widget Header2

Featured here:

Better Homes and Gardens
Atlanta Magazine
Better Homes and Gardens

Footer

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • Contact
  • Partner

Copyright © 2023 · Southern Hospitality · Blog Design by Little Blue Deer
Privacy Policy

Get my FREE Email Series How to Decorate in Classic Timeless Style....without breaking the bank!
After years of decorating my own homes, I've learned a few tricks on how to create a classic home on a budget. Hope you'll join me!
Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party.