Our next guest in our “At Home With” series is Susan Hutchinson. Susan is here to share a little bit of her gorgeous home (and adorable kiddos!) with us.
“I share a cozy little 1948 cottage with my husband Parker, 12-month-old twins Marie + Henry, and 12-year-old furry baby Billy. We’ve been here a little over 2 years and in that time have put a lot of love into this home. We have lovingly restored much of it to its former vintage glory, along with kitchen and basement renovations…all before the twins were born of course! Our living room is where you enter, and I love that it has an open and spacious feel for a home of its era. It gets beautiful light all day long, so we find ourselves in this room often during the day. We also use it as a formal dining room for celebrations and holidays by setting up a long table.It can accommodate quite a group! I love to sit here in the fall and winter especially with a wood-burning fire and a good book.”
“The sofa was my grandparents and has great sentimental value to me. Every time I sit there I think about how I also sat there as a baby, and now my babies do. My favorite find has to be the cowhide rug, which we lovingly call ‘Herman’.”
“Our banquette / dining nook is tucked into the corner of our kitchen and is where we eat most of our meals. We love it! We still have to add a backsplash in the kitchen, and we’ll get to it someday. But for now the space is very functional for our family.”
“My office is open to the living room, and it provides the perfect vantage point when the kids are playing there. It is the most feminine and frenchy room in the house, and it’s all mine!”
“My obsession with 1948 permeates many aspects of my life. If I could have lived in any era, it would have been that one. I continue to learn that many items I’ve loved and collected are linked to that year! For instance, the polaroid land camera on our mantle was first introduced then, and the Royal typewriter I recently acquired and display in my office was made in the same year (which I only learned after the purchase). I enjoy mixing modern pieces into our decor (although the acrylic table was big in the 40’s). I think that keeps it fresh.”
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely home with us, Susan! You can stop by and say hello to Susan over at her blog Fleurishing. xo.
No mention of the dog?? Sorry, but I couldn’t take my eyes of him/her! So, so, so precious!!! ~M.
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Such a lovely home, Susan! It inspires me 🙂
I’m so honored to be featured + really touched by all the lovely comments!
To answer a few questions…
*the paint is Farrow + Ball-light gray in living/office + fawn in the kitchen
*the drapery is custom- Brunschwig + Fils fabric
Thank you all so very much!
Oh, the babies! ♥
Wow your house is so put together! I love how neutral and fresh everything is. Just plain gorgeous. I could keep staring at these pics!
What colour paint was used in the living room and on the fire place? Its the colour I have been looking for!!
love the colour scheme so fresh but homely looking – may i ask where are the curtains from?
gorgeous home! and what a cute little fam.
xxoo,
nikki
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This fireplace is what I want in my house. It looks so amazing. Simple, yet you cannot turn your eyes away when looking at it.
Indeed a beautiful home, and even more beautiful with those babies running around!
Having spent a bit of time in Susan’s home I can attest that it is as immaculate, stunning and beautifully designed as the images suggest. With twins as beautiful and a pup as picture-perfect, you couldn’t ask for a more photogenic home!
What a cute little home! I love how simple yet unique it is.
<3 Annejelina
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i love everything about this house. everything. i’m redoing my entire house to look like this one.
Wow! This is definitely one of my favorite “At Home With” features! it’s so beautiful and elegant!
Amazing home!
love the palette of colors
What a lovely house! The office is so good.
And I love that billy is sitting on the sofa watching the kids play 😀
The decor in the home reminds me SO MUCH of Angela Lansbury’s home in Ireland! Both are gorgeous!! I always love when a desk is angled in a room… and not the ordinary against the wall stuck in a corner routine. I love this home tour!!
The banquet nook is just stunning – what a beautiful home 🙂
I really have enjoyed these peeks into these beautiful homes, even if each style isn’t quite my taste seeing people pour themselves into making sanctuaries of coziness and love is so cool! Please Keep them coming!!
Lovely home. My only concern are the minuscule curtain rods that look out of sorts flanking the large window with her side panels. A more substantial rod spanning the length of the window would have looked better.