One night last week in the wee hours of the morning I was up watching t.v. because Littliest could not sleep. We were sitting on the couch and a commercial came on for a place called MainStreet America. Before the commercial was even over I was up off the couch googling just what it was. After reading up on it I knew it was a MUST place to visit so I messaged my pal Kristy from Living Life (un)Simply and told her we MUST go ASAP. |
Monday we gathered up our kiddos..she has two beautiful teenage daughters... and we headed out to MainStreet America. Are you intrigued yet? What on earth could possibly be so wonderful that we scrambled to go and visit and dragged our kids along with us? MainStreet America is the Nation's ONLY year round Showcase Home and Home Demonstration Theme Park. So basically it is a theme park for those of us who love anything to do with home design/decorating! They have 12, yes 12 model homes! We asked ourselves how in the world we had never heard about this place that was basically in our own backyard, 40 min down the road. |
After we learned all about the tablet thing it was time to go in. Oldest & Littliest were just as excited to go as I was which The Hubster could not believe. |
Kristy and I decided that The Ashby Manor would be first on our list. |
It was impossible to get the entire house in one pic. |
The Ashby Manor I believe is 4200 sq ft and a one and half story home. |
I loved the planked ceiling on the front porch. I want to do this to all of our outdoor ceilings. |
The dining room was so large it had not one but two dining tables. I have never seen that before. |
Here is the living room. I am not sure I like the idea of not having a mantle. |
This home was a mix of French Country with some Tuscan. |
Gorgeous HUGE kitchen island. |
Built in fridge. |
All four of the kids loved the master bath. I found them all in there turning the tub on and off. |
This is why they all thought it was so cool. The tub is filled from the ceiling! |
I thought this was a neat piece that you could buy. |
It is a three way mirror! |
Be sure to stop back by because I will be sharing each and every home! Next up will be this Craftsman style home. Linking up to the following linky parties: Wow Us Wednesdays Open House Party |
Oh my goodness Pamela....that place is amazing!!!! I so look forward to the "rest of the story"....Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteCool!!!! Would love to go there someday!!!! Can't wait to see the rest Pam!! Thanks for taking us along!
ReplyDeleteOh.my.gosh!!!! I can hardly wait to get there!! It's only about 3 hours from me. I'll be making a day trip - and soon! lol
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing place. Wish I lived closer :-) I can see me spending a few hours roaming from home to home. Looking forward tot eh rest of the tour.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Gee
Goodness, where is this? When I searched for it the page would not come up at mainstreetamerica.com. Thanks for showing us the homes in the next few weeks! Can't wait to see the Craftsman House. THANKS, MB
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful homes, can't wait to see more...
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Cindy
I had no idea that places like this even existed?! I'd trade Disney for that any day! Life to the full! Melissa @ DaisyMaeBelle
ReplyDeleteWOW! That is awesome! I would have LOVED doing that! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletePamela, Wow, an amusement park for grownups! Wishing it was closer... I would love to visit. Thanks for linking to the Open House party and I am looking forward to seeing more homes.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Sherry