I loved your message about “showing up”. And I thank you so much for that message. My husband and I often get lazy and don’t want to go to the effort of attending events and your message reminded me how important it is to the persons hosting the event and how often, when we’ve dragged ourselves to something, we remark later what a special time it was. So, thank you so very much for this reminder! P.S. I’ll bet your guests LOVE having a treadmill and TV in your guest room!! I know I would! 😁

@terrihart2133

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@livingdoll3445

Жыл бұрын

Hi from Annie I love your bathroom with that view, the blue sofa in front of house looks so comfy whole house is lovely every room has a great view of garden, that is important.

@rosalie2571

Жыл бұрын

Very well said 🫶🏻Rosalie from PA.

@bruceteppo5200

Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the tour immensely so lovely

Lovely ! And what you said about showing up means a lot to me. My grandmother taught me how important this was for her in her life, was that she be there for others. She was dearly loved when she was alive, and greatly missed when she passed. People first, things second she always told me! ❤🌺

Great style in the cottage and out in the garden too. I appreciate that you have treasured pieces of furniture that previously belonged to loved ones. Family photos give such a warm and personal touch to your decor. Bottom line-you are a very personable, genuine lady who is not a cardboard cutout of anyone else. I admire your style and how you are so down-to-earth. I am unable to relate to homes filled only with designer pieces and pretentious owners. Your home is full of love and charm. Thx for sharing even your private spaces. I always look forward to each of your wonderful videos.

I absolutely marvel at how you took a very modern renovated home and have made it worldly and charming, and although still modern it's more transitional now. It looks so curated and I just appreciate your channel so much!

Your message regarding "showing up" was a great reminder for me! I am a homebody & often find myself making excuses to not "show up". How selfish of me and I am missing out on so much by choosing to not "show up".! My new mindset is that if a friend thinks enough of me to invite me, then I'd best be there! If a friend needs me, then I'd best be there! Your home, Linda, is a beautiful reflection of the interests, and life that you and Hubs share! It's personal...it's the two of you! Thank you for sharing your home with us.

I can really appreciate your message about "showing up" because I had to do that on Sunday. I'm so glad I did because all 10 siblings were able to take a picture together for the first time in 25 years. It's so important to do for others even when you don't feel up to it. 😊

@LindaVater

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I am one of t’en too!

This home is a perfect place for you. Your home furnishings mesh into the house so well. Each room is used, loved and so beautiful. I think you made the right decision to move there. Thank you for sharing Linda!!

You didn’t have to show us your home. I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t, you’re allowed to have some privacy. But I’m SO glad that you did. It’s just so well done and so you! Wow! Thank you so much for sharing so much of your life with us. I enjoy you and Stewart so much.

Linda everything is so well thought out The place looks just like you and hubs You have made the transition from the fairy tail home to the cottage on the hill This a beautiful place for both of you Much thanks to you and Stewart for sharing this time with all of us Love Lindy

I not only love how you have allowed us to have been on the 'journey' with you in this new cottage life, but I also love your joy and attitude...both brighten each segment that I watch! If you have the time, please share about your dining area as I've only caught glimpses of it as it finally turned out. Keep on with your great explanations of both the 'how to do things' and the 'where to purchase things' as you have a solid way of sharing that never comes off lecturing but rather you are the kind of speaker that draws folks to listen! Thanks for putting together all of this channel!

The cottage turned out just as beautiful and elegant, as much reflecting Linda's sofisticated taste in gardening and home decor 🌹

Part 2 was just as much fun as part 1. The cottage is so charming and filled with so many interesting items. Your interior design is very pleasing and calming. I always enjoy Stewart’s delightful laugh.

Beautiful home. I am already looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas at your house! I so enjoyed this video. Thank you! And Stewart, too!

The cottage looks just like Linda & reflects her passions & love of “pretty” things. Anyone would feel most comfortable in the home you’ve created! ❤

I am so glad you decided against a greenhouse. I think it would have looked too crowded. An outdoor livingroom vibe will be much more appealing and relaxing. You have revamped the cottage and its front and side yard so well and in an amazingly short time.

You will never know how much I enjoyed watching both of these videos. Having a peek at everything was so thrilling to me. I just love your taste and everything you have chosen and/or collected over the years. It gives me inspiration when doing things in my space because imitation is a form of flattering. Love you and Stuart so much.

I didn't expect pt. 2 so soon. Thanks for sharing your home with all of us. I love how intentional you were about everything and your guests must feel so special. Do you clean your home yourself? Once again, I got some fun ideas to try. Have a great week.

Thank you for the tour Linda. I love how your home tells the story of you and your husband through the items you have curated over the years.

I absolutely love the way everything looks! Even without the casement window, you've been able to give it so much character 💚

I love your new home. The “ hallway” with the red rug, artwork and narrow shelf is one of my favorites. “Hub’s” room is so interesting with the treasures from travels. It is amazing how much you’ve accomplished in a relatively short time especially in the garden. Thanks for sharing your home with us.🥰

Linda, let me start off by saying that I love everyone of your videos. I wish you could do one a day. I get so excited to watch a new one each and every time. I have a question and forgive me if you talked about it and I missed. Do you like your outdoor compost tumbler? Does it do a good job and is it worth the effort. I have a small homestead and we made some compost but I have a hard time turning it with a pitch fork. I was considering a tumbler. Thank you and please know that you are a true blessing

I love your home. I especially love how you didn't go out and buy everything new and repurposed what you had. It truly makes your house a home.

Wonderful Tour Linda and Stewart!!!! You have just impeccable taste and style to bring in the personal and make it look so interesting!!! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful house!!!!!❤️

Beautiful Linda, your style is amazing. Hard to believe you haven’t lived there long. Stunning, just like you!

Your home had come together beautifully! What an enjoyable tour! Thank you so much for sharing with us.😊

Linda, you are so right about "showing up". I will remember and pass your wise and kind words on.

Wow! I really liked your former home, but I love what you've done with the cottage on the hill! You've really pulled it all together andd I absolutely love your esthetic. Your collection of things over time are combined in such a beautiful manner. 😍😍😍

Your Family room looks like Anthropology meets Ralph Lauren furnishings. Definitely your husband's room. I like that you both have rooms and closets of your own. Your new home is beautifully decorated.❤🎉

Linda, the whole house came out so beautifully, you must be so proud! Absolutely lovely.

I agree with no green house because of size your home is beautiful reflects you and your husband perfectly and beautifully and that is what makes a house a home

Linda, you can add an art screensaver to your tv, and it will look like a painting. Love the cottage, thank you for sharing your beautiful style. Stewart, great camera work!

My husband is a thrifter, gone a muck, lol. Some of his items have found a home in our garden but his room is just a mismash of things he loves. I have showed him how you have designed your back room and we will be making a plan to organize it. Thank you. Also, your message about showing up, is lovely 😍

Ive had to downsize my library and it has broken my heart. Nothing like the smell of a good quality hardbound book. I have moved to senior living and went from a 3,000 sq ft home to 500. So I sold/gave away the majority of my library. I still have 4 6 and a half foot tall bookshelves that I kept my most precious books in and two smaller bookshelves in my bed room. I organize my books by subject and I do decorate in front of the books

I love what you have done with the Cottage, but I particularly like your office and Hub's space. I always get a new perspective from your videos, and I love your ideas for backyard living room.🌹🌹

No dislikes Linda ,everything looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

In N Florida, we call that room “The Man Cave” . Although many of us don’t have two “living rooms” so the men make the garage a “Man Cave” 😂 😂. Love the way you have displayed your travels much like exhibits in a museum. I served part of my Air Force career as a Historian / Museum Curator. 👏👏👏

I enjoyed part two of your lovely house tour as well as part one. Definitely more of a masculine vibe in this showing. I am impressed how it all came together. And how the house selections of furniture art library and entertaining accommodate you both as a couple as well as family and friends.

The beaded Indian piece is BEAUTIFUL 😍❤️

If you’re not getting a green house, what about a curio style cabinet without the backing up against a window? A friend had a Secretary style cabinet repurposed for that. It’s like a piece of furniture that looks great inside his study. The window faces south and it has glass shelving. He stores garden tools in the drawers that he washes in the kitchen sink before putting them away and there’s a pull out shelf that he uses as workspace. He easily grows about 30 plants each winter in quart size containers. Edit: IKEA has a metal/glass cabinet called Milsbo that people use as indoor greenhouses up against windows.

I sort my books by color so my library also serves as pleasing not only to my sentiments and my intellect but also to my eyes. I love to look at it :)

I’m sorry the greenhouse just wasn’t in the cards. I know that’s something that’s been on your wish list for a long time. We are at an age where practicality takes precedence over our wants and desires. I don’t always want to make a mature decision. Bravo to you Linda!!

Linda and Stuart, great job on house tour. Everything is just beautiful! You ought to put a book together about this home and garden!! I love the style of your decor and how you are figuring out where to put pieces that you already had and how you want the spaces to function! I’ve been trying to think of what my signature touches are and I have to say that one is little trinket dishes and saucers! I have had a blue and white collection for many years and am adding pieces to it as well! I’m 51 and love to be outside, and I also appreciate your hints and helpful products for the aging gardener! Having had a few injuries, they are also helpful for times when I’m healing! You’ve inspired me so much and now I am adding boxwood villages to my yard and weeding even the tiniest weeds that peep up! Love your channel, your home, your gardens and your outfits of the day! Keep up the amazing work. I know you. It’s work so hard to provide all this content for your audiences! The effort is not lost on me, and many others! Cheers!❤

Love the sliding doors where it used to be a porch. I wish I could have some in my home. It’s really a lovely home. You are blessed.

You have a great eye, Linda. I love that you layered this house and brought your special things.

It is truly a lived in home with so much charm and personality. Thank you for the message of “Showing Up” it’s important in life. I love it Mrs Vater.

So lovely- not stuffy. Looks like it is elegantly livable

I'm really enjoying this video. Your ability to decorate inside and out is wonderful. But I had to stop at 17:55 in the video to thank you for the encouragement to show up for others. I needed this. Bless you!

I've watched you since the very beginning of your move and I REALLY like the total difference you've done with the light walls and floors !!! and I agree about the green house Very well done

Linda, you are such an inspiring. I loved the showing up message. I loved how detailed you are when sharing your home with us. ❤

My favorite room is the living room which reflects your travels, maps, and books. It is designed perfectly, a Ralph Lauren look for certain. I would never leave that room. Love your home, please enjoy it!❤

Love the home tours! Everything is beautiful! I do hope however that your husband gets to enjoy that beautiful big master bathroom.(you mentioned that he has a bathroom in the back part of the house)

Oh I have to fix dinner but will be back to watch this. I love your curated home. As a retired designer I feel like I’m suppose to follow those trends out there….but no. At my age I want my home to feel comfortable and well chosen artifacts yet a curated look. You give me that permission.😊

Beautiful family room especially when your back garden is complete. Send your warm temps up north!! Only in 60’s NE Ohio today.

Love the Ralph Lauren back room! Your cottage is gorgeous and so personal. Thanks Linda.

Looks so pretty !Once we head back to cooler weather your bathroom would be so cozy with a Bigger plush rug

So many decorators insist that all the rooms in a house must speak to one another, wrong! Your home is proof that many languages can be honored and I love that about your home. French country meets Native American with hints of Ralf Loren and a sprinkle of farm house casual. The Scandinavian minimalism trend, while easy on the eyes is boring, your home tour left me feeling very energized. Your home is a reflection of your spiritual beliefs and yours reflect your beliefs in inclusion, l love it, we’ll done Linda!

Out of Africa vibes in TV room. I'm a big fan.

Thank you for the tour. You have so many beautiful spaces. The artwork through out is so impactful. I hope both you and your garden survive the upcoming heat:)

I love your hair,voice and kindness,the only thing I would do is put some grass in your backyard. It looks so beautiful in other backyard. Little bit of green like some walkways. Love ya

Linda, you really touched my heart with the "importance of showing up" advice. Very meaningful words. 💙🧡💚. It was sad hearing you're not getting a greenhouse 😥. Since you & your husband enjoy the spacious outdoor feel is it possible to convert/extend an existing room into a small conservatory? You really don't need a big one and tapering off has been your motivation & intention in this move & you might be able to pull it off. 🍀

Your home looks wonderful, and gives them impression that you have lived there a long time. Everything has its place of honor. I am amazed at how much you have accomplished inside and out at the Cottage on the Hill. Well done!

Been following you for a few months and just watching this- I’m an artist and just have to tell you how much I love and appreciate seeing so much original artwork in your home! Especially loved catching a glimpse of a painting by my friend, the wonderful Gigi Mills. And I’m totally stealing your book muse idea for my art studio table! ❤

@LindaVater

4 ай бұрын

Oh my!! I adore Gigi Mill’s work!! We must talk!

Just love your new house!!! So many great ideas, as usual, and you and your husband seem like wonderful, caring people. Love your family room decor (that is the back room with the big basket on the wall), especially. And the rest of the house is beautifully done as well. You are so talented.

I love your home. It's so elegant & homey. People live there! We love you Linda & Stewart.

As I expected... Your cottage is just STUNNING! I LOVE your style! In your office, is the orange plant a begonia and is it real?? The bathroom is just lovely as is the bedroom and your office and, oh my, the back den is FABULOUS! LOVE it ALL!! And, I agree with you about the greenhouse. I think it would take up too much space and like you said, you really want the backyard to be like another living room for entertaining! BRAVO, Linda...everything looks WONDERFUL! Sending you and Stewart much love and blessings...

Linda, what a lovely home you have created, it is really charming! The family room/Ralph Lauren room looks so interesting and inviting, I really like what you have done in there. The entire house in and out is filled with beauty, intention, history and personality. I love it!

What a great tour part 1 and 2. I'm especially drawn to the family room with that large gallery wall. It has such a relaxing yet curated vibe.

@Beautiful131313

Жыл бұрын

Yes...luv the family room 😍

Very smart move to not include the greenhouse. You already have the most extremely wonderful and inviting inside outside and they are so beautifully created and when you finalize your vision it will be stunning......no doubt about that. The tour was so sweet and your sharing is always generous ...thank you.

The cottage is simply beautiful... I love all of the huge windows... They are just breathtaking...❤ You are wise to forego the greenhouse because your backyard is a quaint and intimate space...👏 👏 👏

Phenomenal Linda! I will use your two videos as an “Encyclopedia” for decorating! Hundreds of takeaways! Just fabulous of how you mix the old and the new! An absolute museum of arts, books, plants, & furniture! Thank you Linda and Stewart (Stuart)!!❤👏

Linda that's your home don't worry about Hater u do u and let them do them. Your place us so beautiful so Pretty and your outside also

Did your display book in the office show a photo of La Louve in France? It was the one garden in the world that I most wanted to visit and one sunny afternoon I made it! A group of us keen gardeners were treated to a talk in the garden by Monty Don (one of his favourites too) it was a dream come true and I urge anyone lucky enough to be in that part of Provence to visit. You are an inspiration Linda in everything you do and perfectly partnered with Stewart…thank you for the pleasure you bring x

My favorite room is your masculine travel room. Beautiful and interesting!

Love❤ Books, art, baskets, souvenirs, - real people with great taste live in this fabulous house!

I love every room in both videos!!! I can see why you never sit down, you WORK!! It has come together so quickly and looks perfect. Thank You and Steward for the link to your Amazon likes!! You can't imagine how helpful it is. Both of you stay cool. The showing up segment is priceless, I needed it.

I love your cottage and am impressed with how quickly you put it together.

Linda because of you in a past video I was able to contact Jan who made your light switch plate cover. She is making one for me. Thanks so much! Love the home tour videos. 😊

I am thrilled with what you have done inside just like I do the outside. ! You are so talented!!! Thank you Stewart for helping our precious Linda

Your home looks fabulous! In a small space of time you have transformed your home into a beautiful and welcome haven! You are an inspiration. And I think you made a wise decision on not installing a greenhouse in your backyard. Make life easier for yourself. You have the right balance of being enjoyable and yet not overwhelming work in your home and garden! Thank you for sharing your lovely home and garden with us! You are a “hostess with the mostest” , lol! P.S. I love to hear Stewart laughing! Your channel is my very favorite!

Look at what you have done in such a short time. I've been in the design business since college and I absolutely am so happy for you and pleased at all that you have done to make this your home! It's beautiful in every way and it screams "you and hubs" life. This is not an easy task and especially for yourself instead of a client because you have to live with your decisions. Wonderful! I agree about the greenhouse. The only thing I would fix/change is to consider raising the artwork over an entry table in the front room. In my opinion, it needs to be up about 4" - 6" to just be above the books on the table. I love the back room. Makes me want to sit and read a book and have a cup of coffee. Lovely Linda!!

I’m a real homebody and always glad when we make the effort to show up. It usually turns out to be a wonderful event.

What a lovely cottage! I loved what you said about showing up for people. Your style is so collected and cozy! Is there a dining room in the cottage? You really did a great job of styling your home.

You have created a beautiful home! And you have included items that represent the people who live there, not staged to represent superficial trends. Love that! Well done! Great decision on the greenhouse. Enjoy that beautiful, spacious back yard!

I have tons of books also. I categorize mine by authors 1st & categories if that doesn't apply. I hate, hate, hate decorators that turn them backwards! I always say " the sad sign of unread books!"

😅thank you Linda for motivating me to go to a special friends sons reception tonight. It’s about showing up. ❤

Linda your house is beautiful and comfortable. Love the African basket!! Thanks for the tour.

Phew. When I heard you speak of streamlining, I held my breath. Was so worried that it was going to be that you weren't doing You Tube anymore. When I heard "no greenhouse" I was so relieved. :)

Love part 2! I have a library in my home and I categorize by topic. I am slowly thinning books out and passing them on for others to love. For the side pathway you could do a play on the ivory tower reference and refer to it as the ivory pathway.

Love, love your family room! And especially the hanging piece of clothing.

Nice work Linda! Very strong safari vibes there. I know you are into that look now. Very 80’s banana republic, Out of Africa etc. but yours is more eclectic safari so a more Contemporary version of it. Well done! 👏🏻🥰❤️

I have one more comment to make since you always ask our opinions (normally I wouldn't say anything)! I thought the large basket in your kitchen (for recyclables)didn't belong there. Everything is so beautiful I just thought there must be a better place for it (who wants to see cardboard, etc). We have a ceramic jug next to our microwave where I put an empty pop can, envelopes from the mail, etc. When it fills up, I just take that into our washroom where I have our recyclable garbage can. If I have cardboard, I just take it to the washroom recycle can.

Love everything! Thank you for sharing it.

Thank you and Stewart for showing up!. Look forward to your weekly videos. As for books, fiction by author, non fiction by subject and some displayed for their colour or just because they are favourites. I need to purge some though, I know I’m unlikely to read them again but they are like old friends. It’s hard 🤷

It all looks beautiful !!

Consider calling the RL room “The Hub”. I know you will get my “drift”. Thank you once again for sharing your loves and life. Until…

Your cottage is so lovely!! Love the family room...full of things you both love! Gallery wall is fabulous! Hugs from Tennessee!

Lovely Linda thanks for the tour

I absolutely love all the transformations you’ve done….you mentioned what to name the sidewalk off your office, perhaps ‘ Moon Garden Way’. #foodforthought.

Books organized anyway except backed in. I just love books!!!

Love the living room! Thanks for sharing!