tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post7530876020639631777..comments2024-03-22T05:54:51.281-04:00Comments on de Jong Dream House: House TourNielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149605077357873033noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-72300982910948293112017-10-04T20:15:27.615-04:002017-10-04T20:15:27.615-04:00That is, indeed, a wonderful house. I'm so gl...That is, indeed, a wonderful house. I'm so glad you have your dream house. I hope you dreamed up a cleaning service, too. =)Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/09159163720029661287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-59417957313717588902013-04-09T17:35:16.287-04:002013-04-09T17:35:16.287-04:00What a beautiful home! Hopping over from UBP13. Ca...What a beautiful home! Hopping over from UBP13. Cant wait to see what else you do! <br /><br />Courtney @ Simply Selman <br /><br />www.simplyselman.blogspot.com simply selmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052024069467412861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-67508469290874590932013-01-16T17:22:11.155-05:002013-01-16T17:22:11.155-05:00Thank you! I need to update it now to show everyth...Thank you! I need to update it now to show everything we've done in our first year. Thanks for the reminder! (I've opened your blog so I can look at it when I'm back from the gym!)Jen @ de Jong Dream Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734952011251720255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-35850773062037161202013-01-16T17:16:03.420-05:002013-01-16T17:16:03.420-05:00Absolutely beautiful home! I need to do one of the...Absolutely beautiful home! I need to do one of these types of pages for my own blog. Thank you for the inspiration and I can't wait to watch how you personalize it.<br /><br />~Andrea<br />ProjectSimpleHome.comAndrea of Project Simple Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553291541300356683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-42716870516571859962013-01-14T13:08:29.589-05:002013-01-14T13:08:29.589-05:00Hi, Jen!
Thank you for the help and inspiration y...Hi, Jen!<br /><br />Thank you for the help and inspiration your blog provided as we embarked on the insanity, excitement and aggravation of building our first house. :-) I'm sorry this is the first I've managed to explore your house tour with something approaching thoroughness and to leave a comment. As I mentioned in my reply to your comment on my blog, your Glossary of Building Terms, which had to be daunting to put together, was invaluable to us.<br /><br />I love your house! You're right, our styles are somewhat different but I do like your taste, love that you gave such thought to your home's environmental friendliness/sustainability, and see lots of areas where our tastes are identical.<br /><br />I LOVE the colors you chose - so pretty and soothing! Really serene. I came <i>this close</i> to using a soft, neutral grey in several rooms, but it never ended up matching our other finish choices. Love it, though! And the color in your master bedroom is so similar to the one in ours!<br /><br />Love all that glass in your dining area, the arched doorways, the built-in bench (and "please remove your shoes" stencil - I need one of those!), your big linen closet and pantry (I'm jealous!), and your mud room (jealous again!) :-) <br /><br />And your kitchen is magnificent! So big and airy and obviously very well thought out. I see that you too like cooking on gas, and your quartz countertops are just beautiful! (Aren't they great?) My husband really wanted one of those big, European range hoods, but as with several things on our wish list, he'll have to wait till the next house. :-)<br /><br />I share your appreciation for the French doors to our study, and am über-impressed with your command center! <br /><br />Knowing what it's like to go through this process, and how much planning and thought went into your home, I'm very impressed. And that you kept blogging through it all too - awesome. :-)<br /><br />I hope your home brings you many years of joy! Thank you for sharing with it! I'll be back to check out more details - lots of links yet to explore!Laloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-87372293572007502892013-01-07T11:34:25.870-05:002013-01-07T11:34:25.870-05:00Thank you! And thank you for stopping by.Thank you! And thank you for stopping by.Jen @ de Jong Dream Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734952011251720255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-10297375378465567352013-01-07T10:02:32.370-05:002013-01-07T10:02:32.370-05:00Jen! You home is just beautiful!Jen! You home is just beautiful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610850921636941940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-43181678200858473102012-07-24T15:55:08.562-04:002012-07-24T15:55:08.562-04:00Thanks! We really like it, too! It's called Gr...Thanks! We really like it, too! It's called Granite Gray by Certainteed Vinyl Siding, in Clapboard style (not Dutchlap).Jen @ de Jong Dream Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734952011251720255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-80880349528305404092012-07-24T15:00:24.283-04:002012-07-24T15:00:24.283-04:00We are currently in the process of remodeling our ...We are currently in the process of remodeling our home. I came across your blog as I was searching for ideas and fell in love with your siding. What brand and color is it??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018525387230260271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-79917253219330074412012-05-10T12:08:15.997-04:002012-05-10T12:08:15.997-04:00We loved the Emser Strands line. You can also look...We loved the Emser Strands line. You can also look at the Daltile Fabrique line. They are VERY similar. In fact, the base colors are all the same, the only difference we noticed was that in the olive (which we have) the Daltile had one extra color in the Strands. Both are throughbody. To save money, we ended up using the Olympia Tile Monocuttura Reeds collection in Taupe, which is a glazed porcelain tile (the color doesn't go all through the tile). It saved us A LOT of money. Since we never had a problem with chipping in our old house, we decided to risk it. We also saved a lot of money by going with the 12x12 instead of the 12x24 we originally wanted. We had it put down in an offset, which we liked better than the straight set. I'm off to check your blog now!Jen @ de Jong Dream Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734952011251720255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-13778487069772566752012-05-10T11:15:56.674-04:002012-05-10T11:15:56.674-04:00Hi, I love your house! I just found your blog in s...Hi, I love your house! I just found your blog in search of the twilight strands tile. We are in the process of building our forever home. It is fun but stressful! We are getting near the finish line and I can't wait to be moved in!Split3wayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946363708502942132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-15782136909851167422012-04-24T11:01:51.625-04:002012-04-24T11:01:51.625-04:00You have a beautiful home.You have a beautiful home.Andrea @ Decorating Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439857776305627881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-70634938698706697722012-04-23T22:49:18.692-04:002012-04-23T22:49:18.692-04:00How exciting! I remember the continual trips to s...How exciting! I remember the continual trips to see the progress when we built our house 5 years ago. That's part of the fun. Congratulations. You're home is beautiful.<br /><br />Sharon @ mrs. hines classSharon @ mrshinesclasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17146251540064991619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-85203963072203993602012-04-23T22:22:45.914-04:002012-04-23T22:22:45.914-04:00GORGEOUS!!!!!! I'm loving the home, just beaut...GORGEOUS!!!!!! I'm loving the home, just beautiful! Thanks for linking up.<br />XO<br />KristinKristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582699662612999806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-47920941490608887042012-04-23T21:50:07.846-04:002012-04-23T21:50:07.846-04:00What a beautiful h.ome, and I'm LOVING the com...What a beautiful h.ome, and I'm LOVING the command center! With three busy kids and both of us working, it's so easy to lose track of all of the little details. What a dreamy idea!<br /><br />We moved in to our dream home about a year and a half ago, and I'm with you - never moving again. Ever. And I'm soooo happy about that. :-).Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495632363525073088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-15502857330093125442012-04-23T11:36:09.239-04:002012-04-23T11:36:09.239-04:00Thank you! It's a very good feeling to finally...Thank you! It's a very good feeling to finally be living in the house we've been dreaming of and planning for the last five years. Now we're never moving again!Jen @ de Jong Dream Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734952011251720255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081569415422539391.post-29897656768690553952012-04-23T11:20:04.616-04:002012-04-23T11:20:04.616-04:00wow your home is gorgeous!wow your home is gorgeous!Ashley @ Hillbilly Princess Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618421440873559987noreply@blogger.com