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House Peeping (House Tour): My Sister’s ‘Tuscan Style’ Home

House Peeping (House Tour): My Sister’s ‘Tuscan Style’ Home

20 Mar

This post was most recently updated on September 23rd, 2019

I thought it might be fun to start the week off with a chance to be a (House) Peeping Tom.  Everyone like a good house peep, right? Who’s with me?!?  My sister’s tuscan style, rural home in Nova Scotia (pssst…international readers, NS is a province of Canada) is so lovely that I was sure you’d like to see it too!  I’m just back from a weekend trip there.

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tuscan style home exteriorThe style of my sister’s home sways a more formal and traditional than mine.  The builder designed the home using Tuscan style architectural elements like arched doorways and large columns, which you’ll see throughout.

tuscan home columns.

The exterior of her home has signature Tuscan style trim and wooden shutters which you can get a sense of in this shot of our kids building a snowman for St. Paddy’s Day during a spring storm.

Even though my style is quite a bit more casual, we tend to like a lot of the same kinds of things.  But there’s one big difference in our homes.  Most of the time, my house looks, well, messy ‘lived in’. Her’s, on the other hand, always looks like it is staged for magazine photos.  Seriously.  If you were to pop in on her any day of the week, I swear her house will look just like these pictures I’m about to show you.

tuscan style kitchen.

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Case in point: she had no idea that I wanted to take pictures of her house on this trip.  Yet, it looked exactly like this.To be honest, I didn’t plan to, but I couldn’t resist.

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I know, I know…both sickening and admirable all at the same time.  I did manage to convince her to let me show you some of the photos.

{Sisters always have good blackmailing material, lol.}

Isn’t her kitchen beautiful?  I love the bright pops of red against the neutral backdrop.

Spring decor tulips

 She’s always loved to decorate with fresh flowers, and tulips are her favorites.  Doesn’t this look like it was staged for a photo shoot?  But no, people, I swear to you, it was not!  This really is the way her house looks on any given day. { Insert name-calling here.}

beautiful Tuscan style kitchen

I’m absolutely in love with the color scheme in her family room: red, creamy taupe and apple green….

cottage style living room - cream, red and apple green

I’m not one for plaid in my own home, but it works perfectly in hers.  The drapes make the room feel so inviting.  Of course, it doesn’t hurt that she has a garden to die for through that window.

cottage living room plaid drapes

She decorated her mantel for Easter for the first time this year, which I like to think was partly due to my mantel addiction influence, lol.  Again, note the fresh tulips…so pretty.

Easter mantel decorating

Her piano room has the same, very timeless style.

Haha, did you believe me?!?

No, THAT’s not her piano room, lol.

(It’s actually the stage at the local university where my niece was rehearsing for a music festival!  Just thought I’d slip it in there to ensure you were still following along attentively with my text and not just admiring the pretty pictures!)

THIS is her piano room.  No red curtains.  But lovely just the same!

piano room decor

navy blue and taupe living room

My niece’s room is so pretty.

It’s decorated in purples, muted lilac and pear green with a gorgeous hand-painted mural on the wall …

little girl room Victorian style

My sister painted this antique chair and had the seat reupholstered in green gingham.

upcycled chair for little girl room

My Dad (who you met in this post) painted my sister’s childhood desk white and added the glass knobs.  Now it’s a perfect nook for my niece to do her homework.

little girl room purple and green

And check out this fab lamp that a very special auntie 😉 found for her room a few years ago…

little girl room wall mural

top hat lamp for little girl room

My sister is in the process of converting my nephew’s room to a bigger boy room.

We took on ‘part one ‘of that ongoing makeover project on my last trip there.

It is gradually becoming ‘all boy’, with hockey memorabilia and favorite lego creations, but still feels bright and cheery with pops of red against a blue backdrop…and hits of masculine black here and there.

little boy room - red, blue and black

little boy room - red gingham

Just a few of his prized Lego creations…

little boy room

hockey jersey wall art

little boy room decor - bugs

They also have a great play space in the loft above their garage.

diy decor for playroom

But, since I’ve already shown you way more than I planned, here’s one final picture! (If you can believe it, these only scratch the surface of other amazing spaces in her home!)

play room craft area

Aren’t those chairs fab?  A good friend of mine passed them on to me years ago. (Do you recognize them, DAS?) Well, my sister managed to convince me to lend them to her until my kids were old enough to use them.  Well, now that they are, my sister lives a flight ride away from me, so I guess she’s claiming squatters’ rights (literally), lol.  Funny how sisters can persuade you of those kinds of things, isn’t it?

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Hope you enjoyed my sister’s home as much I do!

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A big thanks to her for allowing me to feature it here. (Hugs)

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Do you have a space you’d like us all to have a peep at?  I’d love to make this a series if I can collect enough material.  If so, please send me an e-mail, along with a few sample pics, to [email protected].

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Until next time, enjoy house peeping!

Kerri 🙂

 

By Kerri, March 20, 2012, Filed Under: Home Tours, Room by Room: Renovations & Inspiration

About Kerri

Kerri Roche is the voice behind A Pop of Pretty, a Canadian-based home decorating blog, where she shares her love of modern cottage and coastal style, from the island of Newfoundland. Kerri is a lifelong interiors lover and an avid home enthusiast. She holds an MBA and Bachelor degree in Commerce (Marketing). Her blog is a creative outlet where she loves to inspire other style seeking home lovers with design and renovation ideas, DIY home decor tutorials, and shopping tips as she decorates her suburban family home and coastal cottage - all while juggling a busy young family, including a globe-trotting husband, 3 busy kids (including twins), and two energetic dogs named Finny and Winnie.

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  1. Mikki says

    November 29, 2012 at 5:27 pm

    Kerri, how beautiful both of your homes are!! I so admire both of your senses of color and style. What a gift! Thank you for sharing. Would it be possible for you to give the paint brands/colors for your sister’s home like you did in the tour of your home? I also love the blurb about your Dad painting the desk and adding the glass knobs…don’t know why but that line made my heart smile…

    Thanks again!

    • Kerri says

      December 1, 2012 at 7:46 am

      Thank you for your sweet comment! My Dad helps us with lots of projects – especially the painting ones! I will check with my sister on the paint colors! hope you’ll come by again soon, Kerri

  2. Anna James says

    October 28, 2012 at 11:53 am

    Ninny! I was just looking at pictures of my house!!! I want my pink and purple room right now!!!!

  3. Laura at Top This Top That says

    April 12, 2012 at 10:51 am

    your sisters home is gorgeous! glad to have found your blog. i will be back!
    laura

    • Kerri says

      April 12, 2012 at 3:33 pm

      Thanks so much for coming by, Laura! ~Kerri, A Pop of Pretty

  4. Lynette says

    March 26, 2012 at 7:50 pm

    So the decorating gene runs in the family!! Jaw dropping gorgeous!

  5. Grace @ sense and simplicity says

    March 21, 2012 at 1:38 am

    What a gorgeous home. I agree the kitchen is amazing, love the apple green in the family room, and the beautiful soft green chair in the your neice’s room. Unbelievable she keeps it that clean – we are more on the lived in side too! By the way, my daughter is at King’s in Halifax and loves it – such a lovely province.

    • Kerri says

      March 21, 2012 at 2:08 am

      Thanks for coming by Grace, and for your sweet comments on her home. That’s neat that your daughter is in Nova Scotia. My sister lives in ‘the Valley’, close to Acadia U. It’s a beautiful area! ~Kerri, A Pop of Pretty

  6. laurel@chippingwithcharm says

    March 20, 2012 at 11:29 am

    Your sisters home is lovely! Aren’t sisters the best? I am blessed with 3 of them 🙂 LOVE the idea for your series! We are heading down to Florida in a couple of weeks…my in-laws have a “coach” down there in a retirement community. My MIL has is decoarted so cute using her thifty finds and talented sewing skills. I’ll have to see if she’ll let me share pictures 🙂 Have a great week, Laurel

    • Kerri says

      March 20, 2012 at 12:37 pm

      Thanks Laurel. You should come and guest post here with that House Peeping tour when you return – if you can persuade her. I’d LOVE that! Let me know. ~Kerri

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