Favorite pics from home tours over the years...

I've been thinking about the upcoming Tour of Homes (one week away!) and decided to share some of my favorite "parade rooms" that I collected over the years.  I always like to carry my camera and to take pictures so that I can use them later for decorating inspiration.

Here are some of my favs!

This is a great arrangement for an area devoted to art!  I love the placement in front of the big window.

As a university professor, I am a "collector of books."  This may change as soon as I get my iPad/3-G!  ...but isn't this a great idea for a bookshelf?

This is a loft kitchen which looks out into Printer's Alley in Nashville.  The same loft had a bedroom that overlooks the kitchen (below).

Guess what this is...it's the doorway leading to a wine cellar off a garage!  This was a rather large home that had many alcoves, twists, and turns.

...awesome, don't you think?

This living room in an otherwise traditional home had these great shelves made from oak 2" by 4" planks.  The gold on the walls added to the unique design.

This small drafting table was the inspiration for my search for ... a drafting table!  

More about that in another post!

Usually there are home tours in spring and fall.  Check them out in your area!