Stone Cottage Adventures

Stone Cottage Adventures

Exploring interior design, gardening, and homemaking ideas, with an eye to thrifting, recycling, DIY, and living on a reasonable budget.

Great Room Summer Tour

Great Room Summer Tour

Summer Living Room Tour

Summer Living Room Tour

Treasure Hunt Like Old Money

Treasure Hunt Like Old Money

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  • @hoodbimbo
    @hoodbimbo15 сағат бұрын

    your garden is beautiful!

  • @lianeabeyta4515
    @lianeabeyta4515Күн бұрын

    What you call Swedish Ivy... we call Persian shield. Here in California, mine is so prolific, that just today I filled my entire green bin with cuttings,. It roots like crazy just by putting a cutting in dirt. I adore it!!! I gift it to everyone who visits my garden, as they all love it too. It has been a challenge keeping everything alive in these triple digit days. For your small wall containers near the back door... I use the small little bag of gravel from the Dollar Store to top dress small containers, which really helps to hold the moisture in when you water. BTW.... your fountain sounds so peaceful !

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30423 сағат бұрын

    With our recent zone change, Persian shield is now a perennial, not an annual. I can hardly wait to try it in the ground and see what happens.

  • @aprilmogensen
    @aprilmogensenКүн бұрын

    I just found your channel today & enjoying this video (thankyou). But wanted to tell u when we moved i dug up a peoni bush and transplanted it & had to dig it up again - but it survived.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30423 сағат бұрын

    Good to know. My sister said hers did well too when transplanted. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

  • @catherinerhyno9581
    @catherinerhyno9581Күн бұрын

    Excited for the pond!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30423 сағат бұрын

    Me too!

  • @ellentopp
    @ellentoppКүн бұрын

    The heat has caused so many of our plants to wilt but once the heat wave passes they bounce back

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30423 сағат бұрын

    Are you beginning to wonder if the heat will ever pass?

  • @ellentopp
    @ellentopp20 сағат бұрын

    @@stonecottageadventures304 We have a break today thankfully!

  • @catacombcatholic5571
    @catacombcatholic55714 күн бұрын

    I really appreciate that you show the entrance as well as the kitchen. Beautiful!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30423 сағат бұрын

    Thank you! 😊

  • @CharlotteFairchild
    @CharlotteFairchild6 күн бұрын

    No one told us a stained concrete floor that costs $200 to stain would cost thousands to grind off, take a month to do, and be level for the first time ever. My summer decor looks like I hoard, because each room is either empty or over crowded! Thanks for the tour. It probably lowered my blood pressure to watch!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30423 сағат бұрын

    Always enjoy your comments, Charlotte.

  • @catherinerhyno9581
    @catherinerhyno95816 күн бұрын

    Lovely and warm feeling tour...not to mention the outside temperature!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3046 күн бұрын

    So true!

  • @eva-pu5mw
    @eva-pu5mw7 күн бұрын

    Как приятно смотреть, какой труд, это всё создали золотые руки, спасибо что можно посмотреть.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3047 күн бұрын

    спасибо!

  • @sandyokey1019
    @sandyokey10197 күн бұрын

    So glad you tube recommended your channel to me. I’m looking forward to catching up on your videos. You have a lovely home💕

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3047 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much! 😊

  • @tinawilson8730
    @tinawilson87308 күн бұрын

    Great video! Lots of useful information and I love how you explained everything!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3048 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching and leaving a sweet comment.

  • @irenetovar7756
    @irenetovar77568 күн бұрын

    I love your home and how you decorate it. I've noticed that you don't have curtains or any other covering. That amazes me. I'm sorry if I'm being nosey.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3048 күн бұрын

    Not a problem. Our house is situated where we have lots of privacy except for the front of the house. The bedrooms upstairs on the front of the house have curtains and blinds. We have blinds in our back bedroom and in the bathrooms. But because the house is so small and I love looking out into the garden, I prefer to leave off curtains.

  • @irenetovar7756
    @irenetovar77568 күн бұрын

    @stonecottageadventures304 thank you for answering my question. I appreciate it. You have a lovely home.

  • @yuanyuanchou1707
    @yuanyuanchou17079 күн бұрын

    Nice 👍 so sweet home Happy summer time for your family

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much 😊

  • @yuanyuanchou1707
    @yuanyuanchou17079 күн бұрын

    👍🌺🌸❤😊

  • @deannab9511
    @deannab95119 күн бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @carolpipher4839
    @carolpipher48399 күн бұрын

    🌱 ~Love all of your videos! Your home is simply gorgeous! 😉🌿

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @Sheheart3
    @Sheheart39 күн бұрын

    Beautiful home and kitchen is so warm and makes you feel like cooking a delicious meal 😊

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @lucyllanio8950
    @lucyllanio89509 күн бұрын

    I I love your home thanks for sharing it with us

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to leave a kind comment.

  • @sallymoffit3751
    @sallymoffit37519 күн бұрын

    Always lovely

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much

  • @lianeabeyta4515
    @lianeabeyta45159 күн бұрын

    Love , love the basket of peaches below the painting. I have done the same with an old painting of a black and white bunny with an old blue and white cracked stoneware platter. It is framed on the wall in the kitchen, and underneath I have a shelf with a black and white wood bunny, a small flow blue plate and tarnished silver tray. Seeing the replication is so charming to me. Your peaches look perfect in that basket! Your home is like a warm hug! My favorite is always the kitchen! Those window shelves are such a focal point. Love all your copper, and stoneware and glasses. And you always cook the best dishes. That salad sounds so good on a hot day like this. I think we are down to 95 today!!!!!! And its so nice that you don't worry over the kitchen looking lived in, with the little chips and dings. Thats what a true home is.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    I always enjoy your comments! Thanks for taking the time to share.

  • @cheryl7198
    @cheryl71989 күн бұрын

    Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful! I wish I had your creativity and talent for decorating! Your home is so warm and inviting. 😊

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @ellentopp
    @ellentopp9 күн бұрын

    I am so lazy, I decorate in blues and never change for the seasons (blue feels seasonless to me) but maybe I should 🤔

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Seasonal decorating is such a great way to rotate all those items I don't have room to display.

  • @cynthiagreen6927
    @cynthiagreen69279 күн бұрын

    I love, love your home. It’s so cozy and inviting. I love the view from the windows. It makes you want to set and daydream. I love the peach painting because it brings back fond memories. I married in 1964 at the age of 15. We rented a small 2 bedroom house in Dallas. One of the first thing I did was subscribed to The Dallas Morning News. I felt so grown up. I received that paper every day until they went out of print. I was so sad. It was a special treat that I looked forward to everyday for years. We celebrated our 60th Anniversary in October. Hugs from Texas

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Love hearing all your memories of Dallas.

  • @eileendestefano4253
    @eileendestefano42539 күн бұрын

    Loving this!❤

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Is anything more fun than a treasure hunt?

  • @wendyrussell3355
    @wendyrussell33559 күн бұрын

    I use a lot of blue and white for summer. Your home and garden are lovely every season.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to leave a kind comment.

  • @caridadrodriguez8623
    @caridadrodriguez86239 күн бұрын

    You have incredible taste. I love your home.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @libbyhinson4676
    @libbyhinson46769 күн бұрын

    I laughed at the kitty story, I did a similar thing with sister and I in a hammock, wanted to see if I could bounce her out, broke her collarbone 😕, what was I thinking 🤔 . She still loves me! ❤. Your home is so cozy and comforting!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    I relate to kids because I can actually remember thinking those things. Kid brains are just different. My sister left a pretty serious scar on me, and I still love her.

  • @KHHathaway
    @KHHathaway9 күн бұрын

    I love your home!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures3049 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @user-id4fq9si2x
    @user-id4fq9si2x14 күн бұрын

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱👏👏👏👏👏Praha

  • @StephanyDecor2
    @StephanyDecor215 күн бұрын

    Greetings. New to your channel. You have a lovely room.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30413 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much for watching!

  • @daniels2767
    @daniels276716 күн бұрын

    If all teachers were like you! I adore your voice and tone. You are excellent! Thank you so very much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30415 күн бұрын

    Wow, thank you!

  • @maryanntaylor7806
    @maryanntaylor780616 күн бұрын

    Where are the lights from in your cabinet?

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30413 күн бұрын

    Sorry to take a while getting back with you. Out of town for the weekend. The cabinet lights are LAFULIT Under Cabinet Lighting that I found on Amazon. I bought model: 4M8NW212X. They are plug-in , not battery, and I can definitely recommend them.

  • @naomiweaver1855
    @naomiweaver185516 күн бұрын

    I just learned from you a brilliant idea that I haven’t seen anywhere else!! My cats and dog lie on the furniture and make a mess with hair. I don’t want to go to the expense of slip covers right now. It’s brilliant to buy some fabric and pin it to the furniture so that I can still see the pattern on the furniture and the pattern that will be on the fabric. I will be at my local fabric shop next week buying some. Thank you so much for the idea!!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30416 күн бұрын

    Glad it was helpful! What would home be without our furry friends!

  • @StephanieHallBurns
    @StephanieHallBurns16 күн бұрын

    Yes, my roots are in New England and many of the values (and decorum especially) were passed down to my sisters and myself mostly by our father (via his parents) even though we were not extremely wealthy. I take pride in being well educated and well spoken even though I am far from perfect! Living where I do now there is a tremendous amount of new money, and people do not understand my frugality, limited wardrobe, or why I drive a (nice) used car! :)

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30416 күн бұрын

    People with new money just assume they have a magic touch, and the money will just keep pouring in. They will learn soon enough that if you spend it, you won't have it. Sounds like you have the old money values!

  • @terriwilson4984
    @terriwilson498417 күн бұрын

    Cute... You need to watch The Little Blue Fly...

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30417 күн бұрын

    I already do. Bev is the queen of vignettes! Thanks for watching.

  • @flhbradley
    @flhbradley17 күн бұрын

    What is your wall paint color?

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30417 күн бұрын

    Sherwin Williams Blonde. Thanks for watching.

  • @catherinerhyno9581
    @catherinerhyno958118 күн бұрын

    Looks like your daylillies are a couple of weeks ahead of mine, beautiful settings inside and out!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30417 күн бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @catherinezornischenko-pr-bn9wo
    @catherinezornischenko-pr-bn9wo18 күн бұрын

    Next time you are in Michigan look up Kate's kitchen I would love you to come and have breakfast at my restaurant I have 5 1⁄2 acres I would love You to tell me what to plant. I enjoy your channel very much.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30418 күн бұрын

    It looks like you are near Detroit. My daughter is in Byron Center/Grand Rapids. and I always fly. Only once did we head to Detroit to see Gerenfield Village and the Dodge mansion. It was SO FUN!

  • @Riccy102
    @Riccy10218 күн бұрын

    We are hovering in the mid 90's here in East Tennesssee. I truly enjoyed the tour of your living room. It was fun.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30418 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @lianeabeyta4515
    @lianeabeyta451518 күн бұрын

    Omg 84 plus AC,, livin the dream. I am here in California and today its 101 .. and I don't have AC! I had so many garden projects for today... but I am not going out there! Your living room look very sweet. I love the brass lamp and gold framed art over the piano. All your little views out the windows are so charming. Stay cool!

  • @Riccy102
    @Riccy10218 күн бұрын

    I was always under the impression that CA had mild temperatures all year long - like around 70. Shocked to learn how hot you are.

  • @lianeabeyta4515
    @lianeabeyta451518 күн бұрын

    @@Riccy102 When its nice its nice. But we get high 90s and some 100s every summer in the Bay Area. My son lives in southern Ca and they are in the 100s every summer.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30418 күн бұрын

    My daughter lives in Walnut Creek, and she says they are are having Arizona temperatures. Remember when you were young enough to go play in the sprinkler? What would your neighbors think?

  • @lianeabeyta4515
    @lianeabeyta451518 күн бұрын

    @@stonecottageadventures304 Does it really matter Live in the moment! I am a grandma and recently saw a swing while walking in the park... and yes.... I did it! What fun! Kicking those legs and going higher and higher!

  • @user-rp6bb2fz6o
    @user-rp6bb2fz6o18 күн бұрын

    So glad to see how you made the room lighter for summer. I,have missed your tours on the inside. Love your home!🌼🌸🌳

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30418 күн бұрын

    Thank you! 😊

  • @cynthiagreen6927
    @cynthiagreen692718 күн бұрын

    Everything looks so nice. I love the squeaky door and floors. It brings back memories from our old house in East Dallas.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30418 күн бұрын

    Thank you! 🤗

  • @Kristi-qq8ep
    @Kristi-qq8ep18 күн бұрын

    I just love your home tours! You make every piece seem so interesting. That’s what I find the most inspiring about your videos. I had a teacher like you in high school. She was such an interesting person too. I want to be like you when I grow up lol (39 this year😂)

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30418 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much! All you have to do is remember and share the stories that we all have!

  • @libbyhinson4676
    @libbyhinson467618 күн бұрын

    It does look very summery and cool in your cottage, so pretty! 😊

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30418 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much! 😊

  • @ellentopp
    @ellentopp18 күн бұрын

    I have Arizona levels of heat right now and have never been more grateful for the great indoors!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30418 күн бұрын

    I think you might need a trip to a water park!

  • @rs6588
    @rs658820 күн бұрын

    Such a well made mini program! Wish more find it.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30418 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @roseofsharin
    @roseofsharin21 күн бұрын

    I wouldn't exactly rely on the sets of that show. It's incredibly historically incorrect and filtered through someone's agenda. But pretty, nonetheless.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30421 күн бұрын

    Definitely NOT historically accurate! The costuming is probably worse than the interiors, but fun to see.

  • @catherinerhyno9581
    @catherinerhyno958122 күн бұрын

    Loved the sets on Bridgerton too!

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30422 күн бұрын

    The best!

  • @ellentopp
    @ellentopp22 күн бұрын

    We love collecting art on our trips. Things that would be thousands of dollars in the US can be had for $150 when purchased at the source. Pro trip when collecting natural objects - do a quick Google search for local laws about what you are allowed to take and/or transport. For example, you can't take seeds internationally and certain beaches won't let you take sand.

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30422 күн бұрын

    Great tip!

  • @nilakshiroy6
    @nilakshiroy622 күн бұрын

    I was very much interested in the cabinet of curiosity and did a double take on the footage it attracted, intentional or not! Though his character was well developed beyond expectation, Colin’s diary did deserve a peep , no?

  • @stonecottageadventures304
    @stonecottageadventures30422 күн бұрын

    I so agree! In my version of the story, Colin would be a keen observer of science and nature, making observations that light a spark in a young Darwin.