Detour To The Dark Side

Yesterday we ended with our first stop on the 2010 Green Home Tour.  The southern charmer was located in Chapel Hill's new Winmore neighborhood.  As we were weaving through the neighborhood streets to find our way to the next house on our list, Chris noticed another open house.  We decided to take a quick detour from our environmentally friendly house tour and take a look at what the dark side had to offer.

Apparently, the "dark side" has less loop holes to jump through during the construction phase because this baby was D.O.N.E.  We had to put a short leash on each of the kids while peeking around the inside of the immaculately decorated house.  Below are a couple pictures of elements around the house that I found intriguing. 

Mini glass tiles around fireplace.

This fireplace, white mantel included, is reminiscent of our own, minus the shiny glass mosaic tiles.  I loved how the tiles added just the right amount of shimmer to make the fireplace really pop and would love to do something similar to add a little bling to the dull black slate that currently surrounds our fireplace.   

Covered porch with behemoth lantern.

The all brick porch was full of character with dark stained beadboard between think green beams and topped off with a large rustic lantern.  A perfect place to enjoy a glass of lemonade and a good book while rocking in one of those Cracker Barrel rockers!  

Next up, a modern disappointment!