Today we are touring Lovely Leslie’s Texas farm house.
Hopefully you already saw the post (click here) on her darling private chapel. Not only is there a chapel on her farm, but also
a wonderful gazebo,
a barn,
and this fabulous home.
Leslie has an interesting story about the gazebo.
Dan also built the gazebo… He built it in his barn. Yes, in his barn. “How ya’ gonna get this massive thing out into the meadow, honey? It must weigh two tons!” “Don’t worry, I’ll figure something out.” So he builds a metal sleigh, slides it underneath the gazebo and drags the whole dang thing behind his tractor about two hundred yards out into the meadow. No kidding. He’s a genius of a rare sort!
I visited on July 4th, so you can see that she has some wonderful patriotic bunting for her front porch, and on the gazebo.
Leslie collects antiques and original oil paintings from local artists. What a treat to see all of the wonderful goodies in her home.
This particular painting was my favorite.
As you enter the front door, the study is to the left. As you enter you will see the wonderful handmade chair.
I assumed it was an antique, but oh no, Leslie’s husband made it with no electric tools in a wood-working. Wow!
The dining area and living room combine for one large room.
This china cabinet is Amish.
I want you to keep in mind that her home looked this fantastic when she didn’t even know I was coming. (There was a mix-up on the date.) Below is the living area.
Her kitchen was gorgeous, but since she was in the middle of lots of cooking, I promised not to photograph it. (I’ll have to come back so you can see it later.)
She was serving homemade flavored water that I copied in another post (click here).
She set up a delicious dessert bar in her family room. I can vouch for the cookies, they were heavenly.
Again, she was sportin her red, white and blue for Independence Day.
Here are some more views of her family room.
The lamp was made from mesquite wood by Leslie’s talented hubby.
And finally we ended the tour on her back porch.
Thanks Leslie for a delightful visit.
what a wonderful tour and property, so many great touches… and now i am hungry after that spread!
Hi Anita! Oh, what a wonderful home your friend has! I so enjoyed the tour but am a bit saddened that as hard as I tried – I couldn’t get one of those cookies! 🙂
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
What a great tour!! And such a delicious spread of food!!!
Cynthia
Lovely home! I want some pie now!
It is all so pretty! I can not take my eyes off the sweet little chapel! Now, I am wishing I had my husband build me one instead of a shed!! Isn’t the grass always greener?! Christie
Love that porch! Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful home! I have to agree with your choice of painting…that one is simply lovely! Thanks for sharing!
Wow.. that’s all I can say…WOW!! What a place to live. A beautifully decorated home and all the out buildings are fantastic. I’m always impressed by how people decorate and design their homes.. this one is at the top!
What can I say…Jealous! What a fabulous place!
Wow! What a beautiful place…lovely…thank you for sharing!
A feast for the eyes! Thanks for giving me so many more ideas.
Anita, this is a gorgeous home. I love that meadow painting, too. Thanks for sharing this beautiful place. I don’t know why I didn’t see this yesterday as much as I check my blog roll.
Beautiful and so warm & welcoming! Thanks for sharing ~
xo
Pat
What a beautiful home! Please thank her for allowing you to share it with us! I hope you get to go back to see the kitchen, I know it must be wonderful!!!!! XO, Pinky
What a beautiful home! Please thank her for allowing you to share it with us! I hope you get to go back to see the kitchen, I know it must be wonderful!!!!! XO, Pinky
Just absolutely beautiful!
What a wonderful place! I thoroughly enjoyed the tour of her home as well as the chapel. Really, a wonderful space made even more special by all the things handcrafted by her husband.
I’m going to have to try the watermelon water! Love that idea!
Anita,
This home is lovely, indeed! Every detail is elegantly exquisite. There is such a warmth about the house that makes you want to come in and sip a glass of watermelon ice and talk about the events of the day! Like you, I am quite smitten with her art work…the Sunflowers made me swoon!
Fondly,
Pat
Hey! Kassandra from Bloggy Moms forum. I’ve drove by this house a million times and always love looking at it. How beautiful!
My dream home
My dream home
Great houses and pics are so good. Thank you