As a DIY decorating blogger I have been to many decorator show homes and idea homes in my 16 years of blogging. HGTV, Kips Bay, and Southern Living are a few.
I have shared them here on the blog over the years, but this past weekend I had the opportunity to tour this year’s Southern Living Idea House, but in a completely new to me way.
Earlier in the summer my daughter, Mandy who lives in the Charlottesville, Va area was asked by her employer if she would like to volunteer for a shift at the Southern Living Idea House 2025 that is right outside of Charlottesville in a town called Keswick. Where she works is one of this year’s charity recipients of the proceeds of the idea house ticket sales.
She thought it would be fun to do and called me to see if I wanted to do it with her. Of course I signed right up.
This past weekend, Ed and I drove up to Virginia to not only go to the house, but to also spend the weekend with Mandy and her hubby Matt and help them paint a room and hang molding in another.
On Saturday morning, Mandy and I headed to the idea house for our shift as docents – a fancy name for volunteer tour guides who were in place to tell the story of the house and the reasons behind the way the house was designed and decorated…