sattbox swagger
METAL-ROOF PORCH
Once an enclosed, three-season utility space, the home's wide-open front porch now lives more like a room in Texas's year-round warm temperatures. Homeowner Linda Bradford upped the comfy quotient by adding black cushions to her antique wrought-iron sofa and cutting down a white kitchen table to coffee table height. The deep and inviting space is headquarters for morning coffee with the Bradfords' next-door neighbor, Karen, and her dog, Major (pictured here). The large flag is a favorite flea-market find. People can see it as they drive by-it gets a lot of horn toots, says Linda.
HOW CLEVER IS THAT? Makeshift “Closets
Having removed all the built-in closets to create more floor space, the Bradfords rely on antique furniture pieces to store, well, everything. In the living room, the TV and their wine collection hide behind the doors of a primitive cupboard, while by the entryway
The little farmhouse on Creamer Creek Road was known around La Grange, Texas, for two main reasons: Beneath its shabby façade, the early-1800s saltbox held loads of potential. And, it was for sale by an owner who repeatedly rebuffed offers. So, imagine the locals' shock when, at a dinner party one April, the owner offered the house to two out-of-towners she'd just met. “The room went silent, says homeowner Linda Bradford.
A pine dresser stows everything from toiletries to garden tools.
sattbox swagger
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 2022 من Country Living.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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