Let me give you a virtual tour thru Mandy and Scott's gorgeous new home... And keep in mind, as beautiful as the house itself is, its location is equally as grand: it really is about 500 feet or about a one-minute walk down their street, past one other house, down a cute garden path between two more fairly huge homes, and onto the breathtaking beach in Kailua. About a mile or so down the beach is a park, and though the beach is public, on all sides of where you enter the beach where Mandy and Scott live are private homes, so the beach is hardly, if ever, crowded... Seriously, who lives in places like this year round?!
Out front, see the bougainvilla?!? So pretty!!! (and dad's rental car...)
As you come in the front door and look to your left, you see this hallway. This first door on the left is Mandy and Scott's room; the second door on the left is one of the guest rooms (where I stayed); the first door on the right is another guest room (where Mom and Dad stayed); the second door on the right is a full bath; and at the end of the hall is the office/computer room. All the rooms on the front of the house (M&S's and mine) have windows that look into a walled path along the front of the house where there is a little faucet to rinse your feet when coming back from the beach. All the rooms along the back of the house have sliding doors that open out onto the lanai (Hawaiian word for back porch or veranda), and the office on the side of the house has a sliding glass door that opens onto the yard.
Mandy and Scott's room. The ladder you see in the right side of the picture goes up to a little latticed-in cubby for storage; Mandy suspects that this used to be a kid's room, so might also have served as a fort! This fort/storage spot then also is open on the other side with another ladder in my room!
My spot for the week! See the ladder on the left leading up to the fort? And to my right are shelves and shelves of books! Opps! Mandy, forgot to tell you that I borrowed a couple! I'll send them back, Mave Binchy, I think? Mom said they were good.
The computer room. Sorry this one is kind of dark, behind me is a computer, and to my left is another computer, to my right are book shelves filled with medical, biology, chemistry, urology, you-name-it-scientific text/reference books. Thought this was the view of most interest to the general public, opening onto the back yard.
Figured we could skip the bath, really nice, as Mandy always decorates, in sages and some plums, but a fairly typical bath. Here's where Mom and Dad stayed. Gorgeous work, Mandy; deep burgandy and a couple shades of orange. Map from Figi on the wall with some other really cool prints and the like. And in this other shot, your first glance at the lanai...
As you walk out of Mom and Dad's room, you find yourself here, on the lanai or veranda. Mandy and Scott's lanai is completely screened in and their yard is enclosed by this beautiful stucco wall ensuring privacy and quiet...
Then you look to your right and see the rest of this serene little hideaway. I think this lanai is about the same square footage as our house in Duluth...
From this shot you see the back of the house, the lanai, their yard, and yes, they have a pool. The two closest sliding doors lead to Adam, their roommate's suite (see next blog for pictures of that). As you continue to the right you hit the lanai; the far side on the lanai is outside of Mom and Dad's room, and the yard continues around the side of the house, where they've hung a hammock between two palms; yes, hammock naps are still the best...
Going back inside, thru the center doors on the lanai, you find yourself back in the living room. Where the light is coming from on the right side of this picture is back at the front door, my back is in a corner, to my left is the lanai, along the wall and then to my right is the hall to the bedrooms and office. The dining room is straight and a little left, the kitchen is beyond their little breakfast bar straight ahead...
Here's Mandy and Scott's new dining room set made of teke (spelling?). Again, straight ahead is the front door, to my left is the kitchen, to my right is the living room, and you can see the hallway straight and to the right of the door. Behind me and to my left is the door to Adam's suite (again, see next blog; there's a story with Adam's room :)
And here's looking into the kitchen. To the left is the breakfast bar that opens into the dinning room, behind me is another glass door perpendicular to the front door leading out to the front patio (when walking out of kitchen have to go to the right around a corner to get back to the front door). The door straight ahead leads to another walled in patio where Mandy is growing some herbs (she used some of her cilantro in this delicious guacamole she made), and thru the patio you get to the garage. Just past the counter and to the left is the laundry room, and thru the laundry room, you end up back in Adam's room. Well, that's it; granted these pictures do not do it justice, but take my work for it, it's incredible! Maybe next time you can join me here...
...and we'll enjoy the pool and the beach together? What do you think, Mandy? Party at the Cudas?
Out front, see the bougainvilla?!? So pretty!!! (and dad's rental car...)
As you come in the front door and look to your left, you see this hallway. This first door on the left is Mandy and Scott's room; the second door on the left is one of the guest rooms (where I stayed); the first door on the right is another guest room (where Mom and Dad stayed); the second door on the right is a full bath; and at the end of the hall is the office/computer room. All the rooms on the front of the house (M&S's and mine) have windows that look into a walled path along the front of the house where there is a little faucet to rinse your feet when coming back from the beach. All the rooms along the back of the house have sliding doors that open out onto the lanai (Hawaiian word for back porch or veranda), and the office on the side of the house has a sliding glass door that opens onto the yard.
Mandy and Scott's room. The ladder you see in the right side of the picture goes up to a little latticed-in cubby for storage; Mandy suspects that this used to be a kid's room, so might also have served as a fort! This fort/storage spot then also is open on the other side with another ladder in my room!
My spot for the week! See the ladder on the left leading up to the fort? And to my right are shelves and shelves of books! Opps! Mandy, forgot to tell you that I borrowed a couple! I'll send them back, Mave Binchy, I think? Mom said they were good.
The computer room. Sorry this one is kind of dark, behind me is a computer, and to my left is another computer, to my right are book shelves filled with medical, biology, chemistry, urology, you-name-it-scientific text/reference books. Thought this was the view of most interest to the general public, opening onto the back yard.
Figured we could skip the bath, really nice, as Mandy always decorates, in sages and some plums, but a fairly typical bath. Here's where Mom and Dad stayed. Gorgeous work, Mandy; deep burgandy and a couple shades of orange. Map from Figi on the wall with some other really cool prints and the like. And in this other shot, your first glance at the lanai...
As you walk out of Mom and Dad's room, you find yourself here, on the lanai or veranda. Mandy and Scott's lanai is completely screened in and their yard is enclosed by this beautiful stucco wall ensuring privacy and quiet...
Then you look to your right and see the rest of this serene little hideaway. I think this lanai is about the same square footage as our house in Duluth...
From this shot you see the back of the house, the lanai, their yard, and yes, they have a pool. The two closest sliding doors lead to Adam, their roommate's suite (see next blog for pictures of that). As you continue to the right you hit the lanai; the far side on the lanai is outside of Mom and Dad's room, and the yard continues around the side of the house, where they've hung a hammock between two palms; yes, hammock naps are still the best...
Going back inside, thru the center doors on the lanai, you find yourself back in the living room. Where the light is coming from on the right side of this picture is back at the front door, my back is in a corner, to my left is the lanai, along the wall and then to my right is the hall to the bedrooms and office. The dining room is straight and a little left, the kitchen is beyond their little breakfast bar straight ahead...
Here's Mandy and Scott's new dining room set made of teke (spelling?). Again, straight ahead is the front door, to my left is the kitchen, to my right is the living room, and you can see the hallway straight and to the right of the door. Behind me and to my left is the door to Adam's suite (again, see next blog; there's a story with Adam's room :)
And here's looking into the kitchen. To the left is the breakfast bar that opens into the dinning room, behind me is another glass door perpendicular to the front door leading out to the front patio (when walking out of kitchen have to go to the right around a corner to get back to the front door). The door straight ahead leads to another walled in patio where Mandy is growing some herbs (she used some of her cilantro in this delicious guacamole she made), and thru the patio you get to the garage. Just past the counter and to the left is the laundry room, and thru the laundry room, you end up back in Adam's room. Well, that's it; granted these pictures do not do it justice, but take my work for it, it's incredible! Maybe next time you can join me here...
...and we'll enjoy the pool and the beach together? What do you think, Mandy? Party at the Cudas?
1 comment:
Excellent job Moogs, great photography and scintillating commentary! Makes me want to go back again right this minute!!
Thanks again for posting the pix! love you mom
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