Inspiring alfresco dining is part of the design and building ideas found at the 2012 Charity Tour of Homes in the Hughes-Edwards Builders’ French county house Fairvue Plantation with gorgeous décor by Jane Greenway Interiors, Patricia Jane & Company and a custom “Float Like a Butterfly” painting for the space by Hendersonville artist Jade Reynolds, York & Friends Fine Art Gallery. Seven homes from Hendersonville to Leipers Fork are open Fridays-Sundays, May 18-27. Visit www.charitytourofhomes.com for info and online discount tickets. (Photo by Peyton Hoge)
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Charity Tour of Homes Scheduled May 18-20, May 25-27
From Louisiana farm house to French country, the 2012 Charity Tour of Homes offers a diversity of home styles and locations that will inspire visitors with intriguing building and design ideas. In addition, more than 50 percent of the proceeds will benefit charity.
With the giveaway of the 2012 St. Jude Dream Home in Nashville’s Westhaven community scheduled for June 24, weekend open house hours are underway. Open hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays through June 17. The house is also open from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily June 18-23.
May is officially home improvement month and according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, modeling spending is expected to be up about 6 percent by the end of 2012.
Q. I am married to a naval officer who is stationed in a tropical area. My children and I are with him for the majority of the year in a nice home that we expect to keep for three years.
Garden Compositions – June Is Busting Out All Over Last month my youngest son, Buck, was in his high school musical ‘Carousel’—I saw every performance and as a result, every time I walk into the greenhouse and look at all those blooming plants I hear in my head, “June is bustin’ out all oh‐a‐ver!” And if no one is listenin’, I might break forth into song.
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