Tour the Boxy Colonial -

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Here’s a quick tour of the boxy colonial. Click on a room name to jump directly to the page about that room for more pictures and source lists (when one exists; work in progress!). I’ve put all the rooms on here, even the ones we’ve done nothing with yet, because I’m into realism and all that.

First floor:

Foyer · Library · Den · Sunroom · Porch · Deck · Garage · Kitchen · Dining Room · Coat Closet · Downstairs Bath · Downstairs Hallway

Second floor:

Abe’s Room · Ari’s Room · Milo and Gus’ Room · Upstairs Hallway · Upstairs Bath · Laundry · Master Bedroom · Master Bath · Master Closet

Exterior

Foyer

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Library

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Den

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Sunroom

more pictures of sunroom here

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Porch

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Deck

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Chicken Pen

Comments

Tour the Boxy Colonial — 23 Comments

angela on March 13, 2014 at 8:28 am said:

So much goodness! Seriously. Love your home! 🙂

Angela @ Number Fifty-Three

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Julie Spear on July 5, 2014 at 9:13 am said:

really pretty! love your decorating aesthetic!! gorgeous paint colors!

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soyperiodista789 on August 6, 2014 at 1:39 am said:

sooooooo many books 🙂

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- Gretchen on August 6, 2014 at 8:15 am said:
  
  yes–no shortage of books around here! 🙂
  
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darlene on September 11, 2014 at 9:39 pm said:

Love your colors. Beautiful house. The pics. Above your master bed are stunning against the paint color.

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- Gretchen on September 12, 2014 at 8:58 am said:
  
  Thanks so much, Darlene!
  
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Lynette on September 13, 2014 at 1:06 am said:

Hi Gretchen…whatever happened to your quest for special china…was it Lemon Tree?….Lynette….

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- Gretchen on September 13, 2014 at 10:16 am said:
  
  Hmm…I mentioned one time that I used to HAVE some lemon tree china (Johnson Bros, I think it was) when we lived in Boston, that I gave to a friend when we moved down here. I bought some black and gold dessert plates from Target awhile back, and we use those along with plain white dinner plates for special occasions (and Ikea stuff for every day. I also have my grandmother’s old everyday dishes, but I boxed those up for now, because it bothered me too much when kids broke them by accident). And then I’d love to have a set of mix and match blue china, but I have nowhere to put it right now, so it’s not really an active hunt. So I’m not sure? In all likelihood I talked about a quest for special china one time and since then I’ve gotten distracted….I change my mind a lot 😉
  
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ericlisagriffin@gmail.com on October 12, 2014 at 1:48 pm said:

Where did you find the squirrel wallpaper?!!!

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- Gretchen on October 13, 2014 at 12:00 pm said:
  
  It’s not actually wallpaper; it’s a stencil! I drew the squirrel and made one myself with a stencil kit 🙂
  
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- Gretchen on October 13, 2014 at 12:01 pm said:
  
  Here’s the post where I talk about it: https://boxycolonial.com/pinterest-challenge-squirrel-wall-or-okay-whimsy-simmer-down-now/
  
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Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse on December 28, 2014 at 4:02 pm said:

Insanely awesome book collection!! Love the beautiful wall colour in the bedroom.

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- Gretchen on December 31, 2014 at 10:37 am said:
  
  Thanks so much, Tanya….Newburg Green….we’re up to 3 rooms with that color now–I don’t seem to know how to stop 🙂
  
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Janey on December 28, 2014 at 8:39 pm said:

Ah, another homeschooler who loves blue, lots of pictures, birds, books, and ships. We have a Civil War era Victorian in upstate NY with no end of projects. Also only 4 bedrooms…and 8 (eight!) kids.

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- Gretchen on December 31, 2014 at 10:36 am said:
  
  8 kids and an old Victorian! Sounds like a lot of chaotic fun! Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂
  
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Natalie on July 8, 2016 at 12:20 am said:

I just found your blog through Google and have spent the last hour reading through it. It’s my new favorite blog! It already has a spot on my Feedly! I absolutely love your library. The colors, comfy couch, cute dog and bookshelves that make this bibliophile drool.

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- Gretchen on July 13, 2016 at 8:14 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Natalie! That’s really great to hear 🙂
  
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mjhooper2013 on July 15, 2016 at 12:01 pm said:

I covet those bookcases in the library! Great looking house, but with 4 kids, is it always so clean?? LOL
New subscriber……
mj

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- Gretchen on July 15, 2016 at 2:20 pm said:
  
  Thanks! No, definitely not always clean. My blogging strategy is to clean one room then take pictures of it really fast before someone comes along to mess it up 😉
  
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diana on September 21, 2017 at 1:17 pm said:

Lovely, lovely. The only pic I don’t understand is the foyer. It looks like one color ended and then you went to another color. MMmmmmm not so much. I want your library exactly as you have done it. Just beautiful

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- Gretchen on September 21, 2017 at 1:48 pm said:
  
  Thank you! Yes, the foyer paint is not intentional; the yellow is the color that was EVERYWHERE in the house when we first moved in, and we’re still trying to get rid of the last vestiges of it….we can’t reach to paint the stairwell ourselves, so we have to decide between hiring a professional and risking death with by getting on a ladder and attempting it ourselves 🙂
  
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Jewels on October 27, 2017 at 4:22 pm said:

I was looking at some realistic tips for removing a large bathroom mirror (just like the one you took down in the master (?) bath), and I want to THANK YOU for those great tips! Things that can SEEM straightforward sometimes are not, what a profound statement. lol! But like how you duct-taped it, I would NOT have thought to do that & I’m definitely doing it just like you did. Your house looks A-MAZE-ING, to say the least. There is so much love & thoughtfulness put into the kids’ rooms, what a nice family you guys are!! 💜💜

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- Gretchen on November 4, 2017 at 9:42 am said:
  
  Glad I could help with the mirror removal…and thanks so much for the lovely comment!
  
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