3 Stunning House Tours: Beautiful Houses to Be Inspired By
In this post: Are you inspired by a stunning house tour? If you love to get ideas to apply to your own home, you’ll love this selection of beautiful houses!
Who doesn’t love a gorgeous house tour?
Several years ago I chaired a neighborhood fundraiser where the main activity was touring lovely local homes. The response was extraordinary as it often is with house tours. In fact, they’re among the most well-attended type of function an organization can put together and one of the best ways to get people to come out and participate.
As it turns out, it’s the same way on the blog. Whether I post a link to my own townhouse tour or feature a tour of someone else’s beautiful home, these posts are always among the most popular.
So it should come as no surprise that I’ve decided this is a great thing to share for the next few weeks, as a way to bring a little cheer to the grey of winter.
Today I have 3 stunning tours to show you, each decorated in a somewhat different style, but all exceedingly gorgeous! Pour a cup of tea, nestle into the couch and join me for these lovely tours!!
A Touch of France in Utah
The first feature is an exquisite French inspired home in Highland, Utah that belongs to blogger Holly Jolley from Home with Holly J. Holly is a self-described gatherer who loves all things home, from decorating and collecting to hosting and entertaining.
The home’s design borrows both from the Gustavian and French Country genres, with a stone exterior, wonderful detailing, an open floor plan with the perfect flow for entertaining. Holly’s decor is transitional with notes of French influence. In fact it’s a must see! To tour this home click here:
You can also find Holly on Instagram at @homewithhollyj.
SoGlam Transitional Gem
Next up on the tour is an enchanting home that belongs to the fabulously talented Jen from Decor Gold Designs. Jen is passionate about interior design and it shows through in every room of her elegant home.
Her style is a delightful mix of transitional, if not modern, with a generous underpinning of southern glam. Hints of traditional speak to classic influences, yet everything is updated in the most captivating way. Be sure to tour Jen’s home at this link, below:
Transitional Gem with a Twist of Southern Glam
You’ll also find Jen on Instagram at @decorgold
European Dream in New Orleans
The final tour this week is the breathtaking New Orleans home of designer Tara Shaw, showcasing the talents she’s honed through her antiques and interiors business. The stately home reflects her taste in European design, with its magnificent accents and mix of ease and grandeur.
The serene palette is a layering of neutral tones, while the furnishings comfortably marry antiques with reproductions. It is at once sumptuous and classical, spectacular and charming. Please tour Tara’s home here:
You can check out Tara’s book here: Soul of the Home
Find Tara on Instagram at @tarashawdesign.
I hope you enjoyed this week’s tours! It’s a pleasure to find inspiration in the creative work of others. I’ll be back next week sharing another truly special home that I know you’ll enjoy, as well!
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Thank you so much for including my home in this home tour Lory! I am inspired by your home and the other homes you selected as well. Thank you again!!!
It’s my pleasure, Jen!! Everything you’ve done in your home is so beautiful and I’ve bought from your source list many times!! So inspiring… 🙂
I love the white shutters on your windows in the Feb. 1st post. Where did you get them. I love the look of shutters on just the bottom half of the windows. It’s just enough for privacy and you still get all the light.
Thank you! They are Hunter Douglas plantation shutters.
LOve these homes. Thanks for sharing. However, I would like to know your take on oriental/porcelain vases and lamps.
Everything in my home is so white and taupe. I want to add a little color and pattern in a small way, without using solids colors.
So that’s an interesting question. I think, color-wise, chinoiserie vases are seen as a neutral. However, a bigger issue is decor style. They have a very tailored look to them, so if you’re going for a very relaxed, rugged chic with lots of patina, they sometimes clash in spirit. I have two gorgeous ormolu chinoiserie vases that I used to keep on the mantel in my family room, but I moved them upstairs to the guest room because I felt they were holding the room back from having that casual elegance I was going for and throwing the room in a more tailored direction.
So bottom line, if your white and taupe is still pretty tailored, I think the vases would be fine. But if it’s more about patina, then I’d use them elsewhere. And in that case, I also would think twice about adding color. Sometimes the drama is in the restraint.
They are beautiful homes. Jen from Decor Gold Designs has a gorgeous home. Her kitchen and the hallway with the pink bench are major design goals. The only negative I see is in the living room at Home with Holly J’s house. It isn’t making use of the expansive vertical space. Everything is on the same lower plane and smushed together.
Thank you so much for sharing these gorgeous homes! I could move right in to Tara Shaw’s place. Your blog always is such an inspiration!
I feel the same! So glad you enjoyed!!
Thank you for sharing. Although French design is not my style, I still learn valuable tips from your blog.