I’ve got a great Feature Friday today, Meet Kelly with Southern Charm Cottage (on Instagram) from Raleigh, NC. I met Kelly on Instagram after I spotted her beautiful Cape Cod home and asked if I could feature her. She’s going to share a bit about herself, her family, and house below. Kelly said the house was built in 1995 and they bought it in 2015.
Here’s Kelly:
I’ve been married to my husband George for 33 years. We met in high school. We have 4 adult children (2 boys, 2 girls) who are close in age. In fact all 4 of our kids had their first child in 2017. We now have 7 grandkids. We raised our children in our “forever” home in Pennsylvania, but about the time our youngest was ready to move out my husband was offered a promotion and job transfer to Raleigh. We decided to take the opportunity and love living in Raleigh. Growing up in MD and living in PA our entire adult lives, we were eager to embrace the southern lifestyle. I was even eager to find a traditional southern style home…
Funny story about the house, when we started looking at houses online and working with a real estate agent this house came on the market and I sent it to our agent. I told her we weren’t ready to buy, but it was EXACTLY what we were looking for. She said it would sell within a week, and it did. I didn’t think much of it after that. About 6 weeks later we drove to Raleigh to do some house hunting. We had 12 or so homes to look at. When we got to town and met up with our agent, she said “The cape cod you liked a while back was just re-listed last night, the deal fell through. Would you like to look at it?” I was so excited, we looked at it first! I knew instantly it was “the one”, but my husband wanted to see the other homes on the list. I can remember walking through the other houses and decorating this one in my head the entire day. It didn’t take much for my husband to agree… the front porch and so many other charming features were hard to pass up.
I don’t have any formal decorating experience or training. I just collect things I like and hope they work well together in our home. My goal is to create a comfortable and inviting place for my husband and I to live, and for our family and friends to visit. 
Charming Cape Cod home. They just had the brick exterior painted white last year and it looks fantastic.
I love the color of the shutters too.
I can see why Kelly fell in love with this front porch and front door, can’t you? Enjoy the tour!
Kelly is a fellow blue and white lover.
Didn’t you love this beautiful Cape Cod house? It is truly beautiful and Kelly has done a beautiful job with it. I am so glad she let me share it with all of you.
It is gorgeous. She did a wonderful job and I love all the details –like the leaded glass windows over the tub. Lovely, lovely home-Diana
Gorgeous house! U HAD ME AT THE FRONTdoOR! I can see myself living in this house! And thst is agood thing! Soooo wem & inviving.. but Fresh As springtime! Please show us more of your House! Myfavvv housetour on the web! Thanks for sharing.. You have a “knock” for adding “welcoming” to your home!! Show us more! Thanks!
Hi, Debbie, be sure and follow Kelly on Instagram. You can see more there.
What a stunning house! Beautiful inside and out.
What a beautiful, traditionally decorated home! I will have to find her on Instagram.
I love this home. It seems so elegant and relaxed. Beautiful!!
Do you think all of her Orchid’s are real….or Faux? They’re beautiful and so is her house. I..too..collect blue & white… she has a great collection.
Her house is stunningly gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Have a great weekend!!
Hi Rhoda, this was a great home tour😊
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I saw immediately why she felt “this was the one.” Thanks for sharing it. It’s obvious she loves the house.
Absolutely beautiful. Might be my favorite Feature Friday.
Stunning home! What a talented lady!
I rarely see a home where I think I could move right in and not change a thing, but…..oh boy, THIS ONE! I could be sooooooo happy there.
Thank you Rhoda! I always look forward to your “Feature Friday”. Kelly has mastered the art of southern design in her home. Her home is classic, comfortable, and very welcoming! I feel a kindred spirit in that we moved from Pennsylvania a couple of years ago, have 3 adult children and 7 grands.
This might be the prettiest livable house ever posted. Love the way she groups her blue and white porcelain. And the lack of window treatments just lets in all that beautiful light. This house just shines!!
I agree. It’s stunning!
That is a beautiful house. I can see why she fell in love with it! I could envision moving right into the house without changing a thing. The front doors are perfection!
I don’t remember when I have loved a home this much! I’m in Greensboro, about and hour from Raleigh, and go there regularly. There are tons of beautiful southern homes, but this home exudes charm and livability. For someone with “no decorating experience” Kelly has done a phenomenal job! Thanks for giving us a tour
Such a gorgeous home! I love all of the beautiful details!
Absolutely stunning! Southern elegance and Southern charm!!
Love. Love.
Thank you so much for the feature Rhoda. I sincerely appreciate all the kind words!
She and I speak the same language when it comes to decorating and to the CATS. Love her home and her two kitties are beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing these gorgeous home.
Thank you so much for sharing this lovely home with us. I love every detail. Beautifully photographed as well.
I loved seeing her house. It was lovely. I live in the same area although my house doesn’t compare. I loved seeing the blue and white because I incorporate a lot of blue and white in our decor and it gave me some great ideas. Thanks for sharing.