My home is called Bluehouse because blue is my favorite color . My husband told me he would build me a blue house & give me a pink baby if I married him. He built my house in l976 & that pink baby Dana was born in 1977. My husband died 20 yrs. ago. I could not change the color of this house even if I wanted to. It is him.
Hi Linda, what a unique subject. Ironically, I'm a romantic and have read too many English novels. So, of course, 30 years ago, I named my home Stonehaven Cottage. Thanks for this video.
Hi Linda, I am a 76-year-old grandmother and I Live alone and everything has a name. My home is named Wildwood. When I first built this home it was deep in the woods and we called it the house in the Wildwood and over the years it has been shortened to Wildwood. My car is named Pearl. She’s white and shiny. I even name my plants. I have a beautiful deep red coleus named Miss Ruby and recently I wanted my deck to have a more tropical feel and I got a banana tree and named her Carmen Miranda. She has become the queen of the deck and is showing off daily by putting on a big new leaf every day. This makes it fun for me and I was glad you talked about this topic. Love in Christ.
We have a number of beautiful Japanese Maples on our property. I named each one after the person who gave it to us. We have Kitty, Donna, David, Stewart and Lee. We also have a pear tree that died and came back to life. His name is appropriately Lazarus. 😊
Im inspired. I'm old and widowed and living in a small, senior living apt complex. I've decided to name my lovely apt to;, " The Nest"! Its my comfort zone, and haven and so cozy... Thank you Linda❤
I know about 15 to 17 years ago we bought our first property, not the one that we’re on… I came across this amazing little British plate that had a poem on it that read “as I was wondering o’r the glen, not knowing where I went, I chanced upon a pleasant scene the Cottage of Content…” It was a beautiful brown and white transfer where plate that had a beautiful little cottage scene on it… That spoke to me on so many levels… About being content with what God gives us, and just that beautiful, precious contented feeling that we all need to reach! we’ve since moved from that place, but I was in the works to get assigned made for our home that was called the cottage of content!❤
About 25 years ago my collection of treadle sewing machines started. Soon there was a row of machines along the wall behind our sofa. My husband called it Treadle Alley, the breakfast nook with four machines became Treadle Plaza and he called our home Treadle Boulevard. Since he was an architectural illustrator I asked for signs. He made them like French street signs, blue, and white. I lost my dear hubby to cancer 2 1/2 years ago and everywhere I look I think about him. Paintings and shelves for my tea pots and his signs decorate my home. Hugs to all from Travel Boulevard.
You are a constant inspiration for me. You actually named my property for me today. My name is Cindy, Cindy means Moon. My grandchildren call me Grandma Cindy. When coming to see me they sat we are going to grandma Cindy's "cottage". They know my name means moon and I get lots of little Cresent moon type gifts from them. I heard you say Cresent Moon Lodge, and I knew my homes new name. It's "Crescent Moon Cottage" I love it, Thank You!
I love the name Crescent Moon Cottage. Since I’m from SC and our state flag has a crescent moon on it I was thinking about using that name for our home. ❤
I think it would be very appropriate. I did not know that North Carolina's flag was adorned with a Cressnt Moon. Now i have another piece of moon trivia.
Loved this one! Five years ago we bought an 1848 home which was originally built as a Vicorian. In the 1960's new owners stripped it to mimic a colonial . I love this home and the tranquility it gives me. I've toyed with the idea of naming since I moved here. I felt it deserved it. The interior has remained pretty close to the original floorplan, and the outside brick half walls kept. "Brickside?"
Hi Linda and Kindred Spirits! Tuckaway Cottage is the name of our beach house in Ogunquit, Me. The name came about 30 years ago by purchasing the adorable “Tuckaway Cottage” sign with two little frogs on it at an antique store. Your flower arrangements were wonderful. Might borrow your tissue paper idea!
Love this, we just left Ogunquit yesterday after our yearly holiday there. Have been going since the mid 1980s. No better place to be…I find the town itself a hidden gem - tucked away in Maine…
Linda, you did a Wonderful job on the flower arrangements. They look lovely. We live in a 1970’s cookie cutter suburban home that I have tried to style to stand out in our neighborhood. Hydrangeas are my favorite go to , I have many on our property now and I just love them. Guess I could go with Hydrangea Hill(our home is at the top of a hill)! What a fun idea, thanks for the inspiration!
My home is called Peonies and Boxwood Cottage and my parents cabin is called Peaceful Valley Retreat. I believe naming your home gives it a sense of identity and provides a peek into the wonderful world of "you".
I lived for a time in a beautiful condo community in a valley in a busy suburban area, but in our valley you could not hear any noise, just nature; cars moved slowly and people took walks not having to worry about cars, and it was beautifully landscaped. I called our community the "Peaceful Valley" because of that peaceful place close to everything and in the middle of busyness.
Our property is named EveningShade Stables. We named it after my beloved Thoroughbred mare. We also have trees on our property and definitely have evening shade.
One of our homes we built out in the country we named "Goodhaven" We moved from a neighborhood that had a lot of noise and activity to a beautiful new home we built in the country and it truly was our good haven.😊
Loved this video Linda. Yes I will name my home. The home was a wedding gift from my late husband…we were married only 9 months before he suddenly died. He would find a name charming.
My husband and I worked for years to.have a home on land with room for our children to put homes. When it happened he looked at me and said "at last acres". Thats the name we gave this place. Sadly he passed some years ago but At last acres and our family goes on
Great idea. Make your home your own- name it. I’ve decided mine will be Creektree. Suburban area, nothing special but the drainage creek on the side and my trees provide refuge for a lot of birds and small critters
Before my parents bought our Indiana farm in 1955, it already had the name Sleepy Hollow, as it sits quietly in a hollow off a country road. After the barn had to be torn down, we replaced the Sleepy Hollow sign on a new structure. Loved this episode in every way.
Wonderful topic today. We have moved 11 times and have always planted masses of gardenia shrubs in each home as a reminder of our wedding flowers. Recently built a new home and have decided to name it "Gardenia Place". A house with a name feels so much more special. Love your shows.
Our home is called Many Hearts Farm because when we cleared the land we found many heart shaped rocks and even 1 tree. Our home has many heart beating here people, horses, dogs and cats.
We bought a home in Michigan about 7 years ago. It was supposed to be our “transition into retirement home.” That was the original plan, but It’s now become a summer home where we travel to escape the intense heat in the southwest! . I love this adorable little farmhouse 15 blocks from the bay. It was built in 1896 and when I bought it there was a big star on the side of the house that we kept. I didn’t know it tugged at my heart until one day I called it “my little Star house on the corner!” Since we are usually there over the 4th of July, I was inspired to decorate with a vintage patriotic theme using the “Star” as my inspiration. The name has morphed into “My Star House!” I never really thought about naming a home much, but I love the idea that it really gives even more charm and character to our endeared dwelling space!! I’m thinking I want to get a sign made now!!! TFS, Linda!! 👏🏻🙌👍
My home is a double fronted Victorian . It doesnt look too big from the front but goes back quite a way , with more rooms than you might expect . My home is called Dolls House Cottage .
Hi Linda. I live in Worcestershire, England. My childhood home was called "Linda vista" meaning pretty view. It was named by the family who owned it before us. Loved today's video. Kind regards, Donna
Linda to the rescue! You always put your heart and soul into all of your projects. I'm sure you are always touching people's hearts without even knowing it. 💐 As for the house name. I think my house was named without realizing it. When I tell people where I live, I always say, "It's the fourth house in." But to some, it sounds like I live in "The Fourth House Inn." So that's It's official unofficial name!
I now live in a condo and for the first time I’ve named my home Hydrangea Cottage. We moved a hydrangea here from our former home and planted at the sidewalk coming up to the front door.
Our old 1812 Mendon New York farmhouse didn’t come with a name but because we raised goats we needed to choose one. We decided on Bramblestone Farm. The hedgerows between the farm fields were filled with brambles (red and black raspberries) and stone from clearing the fields. I love homes that are named! Thank you for your informative video. Now I need to get busy and come up with a name for my 1880s Victorian village home! 😊
When we were first married, we had a blue station wagon that we called Abigail. When Abigail wore out, we got another station wagon a yellow one, we called Abigail II. Our house is called Stonebridge because of the bridge out front. We might even name the lawnmower!
I have thought about a naming our home for a while and this provided the inspiration. Resting Dogs. We have the ashes of several of our dogs buried under a beautiful apple tree with an expansive view of woods, and rolling hills. Our downstairs bar is named Hair of the Dog. Actually our house could be called Hair of the Dog and Cat with the amount that accumulates 😂.
My grandparents had a place we kids spent summers at called Big Willow Farm because of the three very large willow trees in the center of the circular driveway. I think that using natural features of a homestead is a great way to name your home.
When we invite people over for a meal we like to do more entertaining in good weather and eat outdoors so I'll call a friend and say : would you like to dine with us this Saturday at Houshour House and gardens ? I guess that'll be the name ❤️😊
My previous house was Called Glen Iris, given by the previous owner. There was a accident with a big delivery truck that knocked the corner of the marble plaque and the insurance replaced it but unfortunately wasn’t as old as the original one and the engraving was not to scratch. I live in South Africa and we don’t have craftsmen that know and appreciate this kind of work. I kept the old one missing corner and all and I put it on the floor against the wood shed next to a beautiful pink rose in the knew house. In my previous house where I lived for 27 years and was transformed from a 90 square meters to a 1200 square meter home, servent apartments included, where I raised my son, we moved in when he was 2 months old was the only house he knew all his life, and where I lived the best and worst moments of my life. The plaque will move again with me the day I retire and move to Finland to be near my only child. Maybe he will want to name his house « Glen Iris «
My house is named Sinclair Falls. Live on Sinclair Ave and the Falls came from the blow up pool I put up for my little girl, that collapsed and sounded like a water fall.
I live in California but our dear friends in the U K named their house “April Cottage” because that was the month they got married. When sending them something by mail there is no street number, just April Cottage and the street.
Our Estate is named Hunters Pointe and we love it! You are soooo right about naming your property. I love your channel!!!! Oh I just heard the eyeroll when I said Estate. LOL
All the flowers were beautiful, but I love the coffee urn! ❤ Long story short (maybe), I began staying long periods at my parent's "spare/guest house" on their rural property in order to care for them. It was easier for me to name the cottage....so I asked mom (who has dementia) what HER favorite would be and she immediately said "Shady Grove Cottage". The entire property is surrounded by forests which also connect with many national forests here in western NC. It was easier for others to keep up with me when I said, "I'll be at the Bramblewood property or Shady Grove" or simply the Cottage. Turns out I'm selling Bramblewood and have already moved to Shady Grove full time to care for family, which I'm honored to do as they're the loves of my life. I began turning the cottage into a place to easier care for them, while they retain their privacy....and also a holiday home for family who'd moved away. Until Covid came along, I was preparing holiday meals here at the Shady Grove for more than a dozen! My mother instantly named her this because she would walk to her small church in rural Tennessee called Shady Grove❤. Oh, and I put a little sign at the driveway entrance.
I love the idea of naming my home. I sold my 4 bedroom and moved into the first floor of an old farmhouse last August that happens to be part of a 55+ community. It was love at first sight in April 2023, even before all of the renovations were done. God meant for this to be and His peace is felt inside my cozy little home. In fact I’m seriously thinking of naming it Cozy Ridge. Thank you Linda - what a delightful special idea❤ By the way - your floral arrangements- Perfection!
Linda I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your videos every week! I love the birds outside, call them my babies. I also love to garden so decided to call our home The Garden Nest. Who knows, it may stick😀. Oh well, see you next week. In the meantime take care dear Linda.
I remember driving on Captiva island and loving that every home had a name. After mulling over many ideas, I have named my little waterfront cottage. I vetoed a few because I realized it might spur gift giving in the future. Dragonfly, gull, butterfly, etc. may lead to lots of adorable gifts from future visitors. Keep that in mind as you decide.
Hi Linda! We're in New Hampshire too. We live in an 1800's farmhouse that used to be a chicken farm (we still have the original chicken nesters down in the basement and we have chickens now!) Anyway, I'm thinking of naming it in a combo of our family names... "Grand-Barn" which is funny since there used to be a large barn on the property. Lol
How fun! I had a garden, herb and floral business for 20 years called Thyme in the Garden. When I retired from that I transitioned to having an art studio which became the Fresh Thyme Studio. I always loved that vacation cottages in New England often had names. Great post.
We own Waterfall Hill. Our last home was DryCreek Cottage. The cabin we built on the back of our hill for our Grand Children lovingly called Grand Cabin.
I live in a very small cottage in a beautiful rural county in Virginia. Needless to say I am surrounded by old historic homes with long established names, including perhaps one of the most well known houses in America, Monticello. And a number of these estates have the word "view" at the end of their names. Cliff View, River View, Mountain View etc. So I decided to follow that tradition and call my humble home Padavue. Translated from the french Pas de vue as No View. Now that was fun.
I named our house "Wolcott House" after the original owners who built it in 1856. It was so sweet of you to make all those flower arrangements for the club. They were beautiful.
@@LoriSkees Hi Lori! Very interesting. That early Wolcott citizen In Maumee may even be related to the one who built our house because the Wolcotts have a whole society--The Wolcott Society- since there are so many of them. Thanks for sharing that info.
I live on approx 70 acres and over the years I've thought about naming it but never have gotten around to deciding! I have some ideas based on the property attributes so I'm trying to narrow it down--I'll get there but I definitely think it's a great thing to do! Why not?! And who cares what others think! Thanks for sharing the info and your flowers look beautiful as always!
Linda ....this was a really great video. I named my house here in southern New Hampshire " Stonehouse Farm." The house is made of stone and it's on a 30 acre farm... Not very original, I know, but it fits!! We also own a home in Florida and I never thought of naming it, but now I will ...and I can't wait to come up with a neat name! The flowers that you did for your club are absolutely beautiful, and what a view of that lake! It's interesting because just last week I made 10 arrangements, mostly of peonies, for my granddaughter's sweet sixteen birthday party, and they really came out nicely!! Kindred spirits do think alike, don't you agree. Have a great week and looking forward to next Sunday's video!!🌺
I am in my 4th historic home. Two of my homes are on the registry. The last one was named after the man who built the home and the Congressman who as a child said one day I will live in that house on the hill. He did! My husband and I just purchased a beautiful pillared brick Colonial style home in Georgia. I am nearing the end of unpacking. As soon as I'm done I will be vlogging my home. I'm calling it "The Southern Chateau" I have many French antiques and decor. The Southern nod to being here in beautiful Southern Georgia. I love your channel and that fact you are bringing back gentle living. This is so needed in our society. I love this episode about naming your home. All of my homes had names given to them prior to my I purchasing them. It was so common to name a home in the past. I look forward to sharing gracious living and all that it encompasses! You are truly a Kindred Soul! ❤
Hi, I just subscribed to your channel. I loved this show! -- I grew up in New Kent County, Virginia where the courthouse records had been lost many years ago. We went to an Event and a man had reconstructed and compiled land records for 1863. We asked to see our rural childhood home in the book. Our property was called the Parks Tract and it had been owned by a Dr. Crump. Parks is shown on our Deed also. Consistency of names is an important element of identifying locations in deeds. -- The main road near our home went from Richmond to Williamsburg and was important in wartimes. We had always called the nearby intersection with our county road "Cross Roads." We were shocked to see that it had also been called "Cross Roads" in 1863. This is shown in the northeast corner of a map in the Library of Congress called "Map of New Kent, Charles City, James City and York counties," by Gilmer and the Virginia government. Just "Cross Roads" is not a very descriptive identifier. -- About 2 miles east of Cross Roads at Talleysville there was a Baltimore Store, located in 1863 at a "T" intersection. As children, we saw a building there by that name. -- For some unknown reason, Cross Roads was shown on "United States" war maps as Baltimore Cross Roads, even though Baltimore Store was 2 miles away. When the confusion was realized, the maps would then show "Crump's Cross Roads" on the map, alongside the terms Cross Roads and Baltimore Cross Roads. -- The terms Talleysville and Cross Roads were generally used by the southern locals, and the terms Baltimore Store and Baltimore Cross Roads were general used by the north. This created a lot of confusion in documents. The narratives sometimes identified which place they meant by saying how many miles they were from the Court House or from White House Landing. Or they would clarify that they were at Dr. Tyler's house at Talleysville, who was the son of the President. -- Official War records used the term Baltimore Cross Roads to refer to Talleysville sometimes, and sometimes it referred to Cross Roads. The problem was the same for newspapers, letters and regimental histories, of which I have searched hundreds listed in the Orders of Battle for the various battles. -- It turns out that there was a small battle called the Battle of Baltimore Cross Roads and Baltimore Store in 1863 at the same time as Gettysburg. In fact, this was the battle that was diverted by Gettysburg. A book came out recently called "Gettysburg's Southern Front." The author chose to call the chapter, "The Fight at Crump's Cross Roads." In this battle, there was fighting at both Baltimore Cross Roads and Baltimore Store. -- Nobody used the term Baltimore Crossroads, spelled various ways, after the war. If you asked an old timer now where Baltimore Crossroads was, they would say at Talleysville. The younger generation has probably never heard of it. There are Stores at that location now, but it is still rural. -- The point of this narrative is to say that naming places was a vital element in identifying places before they had numbered roads for postal routes and GPS.
Hi Linda. Loved your video! My husband & I just returned from Connecticut after going on a garden tour of Mar Jennings home named Rosebrook Gardens. Ruth McKeaney, often seen on Homeworthy episodes, named her home Hillside Farms. We were so inspired by them to name our own home, that we decided on Corner Cottage since it is so quaint & is situated on the corner of our cul de sac. We installed a plaque on the front of the house & I plan to have cocktail napkins & paper hand towels for our powder bath made & inscribed with the name as well. Thank you for dedicating an episode on this long ignored tradition. It makes you fall a little more in love with your home when you honor it in this way. Blessings to you!! ❤
My family home in Rhode Island was built in 1812. It was named Pleasant Orchards. Correspondence from the 1800’s up to the middle 1900’s always included that in the address
That was so nice of you making all those flower arrangements for the club. Thank goodness some other people donated some flowers. Kind of sad it got left to you alone. BUT you created beautiful arrangements and came to the rescue. On naming our home…I have been coming up with ideas for a few years. It is an adorable small home and front was from late 1800’s. I felt the name needed to include the word “cottage” because of it’s size as well as giving it a cozy feeling. I have also described it as my dollhouse, considered naming it simply “The Cottage” or “Murf’s Cottage” for our last name Murphy. But just this week my husband suggested “The Birdhouse” and that would , for me imply a small home, as well as it seems to be a bird sanctuary of sorts. We had a nest of Goldfinch for the first time in our large rhododendron bush at our side entry. and a yearly returning bird nest we leave, in the same side entry open porch ceiling ledge, 😅who has a couple of broods a summer. We feed hummingbirds, have two birdhouses that are being used. Will have to bounce the idea off our adult daughter.
We recently purchased property in the Berkshires. It came with the name "Highfield". The original owner was a surgeon in the Revolutionary War. We love the history and the name! Linda, Dr. Smith may be a relative of yours ;)
My mother named her final home, "Her Eden". She had moved from a city house, to the 'project" farm my parents owned, after my dad died. She lived the last 10 years of her widowed life in a farmhouse, in a one street community, gardening, shopping, and reading. She was surrounded by many friends from school (retired English teacher) and her little town church. She said that was the name she always thought for a place, for her. ❤ I have the "Her Eden" sign on my porch. Btw- My house will always be, "The Old Donahoe House", since they built it in 1894.
Our house is Rea Farm, as it is my husbands last name. His family has been in this house since 1800. The house was built from a grant by the King of England in 1739 for the Ingalls family. They are ancestors of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I call it the castle. I feel as if we can never move because of the family history in the house.
I am surprised you did not name it......Little House in the Big Woods.....Yes, you know that title by L.I. Wilder. I have the whole collection of her books...I collect books I read as a child and was a school librarian. I loved her books as a child and children still do.
I've been breeding dogs on my property for 35 years, Calling it "Bark in the Woods" is appropriate. Loved this video, thanks for the inspiration Linda!!
We are Longmeadow Farm in the foothills of Alberta. Our meadow is along our 1/2 mile lane. Naming a property isn’t very common here, but those that are named usually have a sense of heritage about them, even if they are new properties.❤And many of them incorporate a family name and are quite modest.
Good Afternoon Linda… My homes name is “the Little House. “ My home was built in the late 1880s. I bought it from my son and his wife. And their oldest daughter came home to this house after she was born. She always refers this house as The Little House” so that is the name of my home. it’s a very quirky home nothing is plum But it is Home. I love love your channel, and I get so much information. And I am binge watching to catch up. I think my favorites are your fall and your Christmas decorating. As this are my favorite times of year.
Thank you Linda for another wonderful video. First, you looked lovely with your hair down. We name everything, lol. Our home is known as The Brod Abode. Our last name is Brod and it rhymed with Abode. Simple. Our koi pond off the patio is Dragonfly Pond because of the dozens of dragonflies who love to visit and will even land on my finger. My SUV is named Gus. Long story there. I loved the arrangements and would enjoy stealing that urn for my home, lol. I look forward to you every Sunday. xoxTXDeb
Linda, We have always named our properties. One of our homes was called "The Grey Ghost". It was a frontier-style home built in the 1880's. It was grey in color and being a frontier-style home it looked old! Our current home's name is "The Greenleaf Cottage". It is a small Cape Cod home with free and natural gardens, we are naturalists, and it is also the name of the street we live on. Our tradition of naming our homes came through my husband's family line. At Christmas time or gift giving there is never a name just "Love, From The Greenleaf Cottage" Loved your floral designs!!
Beautiful job with the flowers! Our home is called Starfish Cottage. It is our retirement home and is decorated with pictures, mementos, and seashells from our travels. Each window has a pencil starfish in it and our entryway is lined with them. It makes us happy to be surrounded by these memories as we continue to add to them!
Our house and property is Buck Creek. There is a creek that runs right by our home. The very first time we visited our property there was a huge buck deer standing in the creek. His rack was large and he was amazing. We bought the property and built our home and Buck Creek came into existence. Our 5 children and 16 grandchildren have played in our creek and ran through the woods.We've lived, loved, laughed, and cried here for 41wonderful years. Love from Missouri
Ours is called DK Basket Hobby Farm... why, because I met my husband while making a Door Knob Basket... I found an old quilt block pattern called Handy Andy, well my husband is Andy and he is handy, so our sign is the Handy Andy quilt block with DK Basket Hobby Farm over the pattern... and naming your place is fun, part of you, so yes, name your place!!!
My property is named Tyger River Farms. I have lived here almost all of my 52 years. My daddy named the property as it sits in a fork of the largest river in the area-the Tyger River. We don’t raise livestock anymore, but the name has stuck!!❤️
I never named a home until moving to Athens, Ohio in 2018. A large plot of land, rolling hills, trees, and gardens galore added up to a very different experience for this former suburban and city dweller. I named it Shadowy Hills. When, 4 years later, I accepted another job move involving another promotion, I moved back to my hometown. I call this house in my hometown Heart's Ease Cottage, inspired by the solace of moving back to my hometown, and a common name of a favorite flower (a type of viola often called heartsease). I loved this video SO MUCH. But I love all of your videos so much. ❤
My husband is a Licensed Residential Contractor and with that being said, we’ve lived in quite a few homes throughout our marriage of 33 years. I’ve named our homes just to keep up with who’s who so to speak. Most I named after the street or neighborhood. The house we live in now is in the Country and we are surrounded by mostly woods and honeysuckle permeates this area every time I walk out the door. So this home is Honeysuckle Cottage. We won’t live here much longer, we will be off to the next adventure in home building. But this home has a sweet spot in my heart and I think it’s because as I grow a year older each year I tend to pay more attention to detail and the places I call home. Loved this video 🫶🏻
My oldest son’s farm is Hubbard Family Ranch and I always wanted to name ours Hubbard Homestead, we live next to my in laws house which they built when my husband was a boy. 🥰
Our farm is called Stoney Creek Farm. Our grandchildren helped us with the decision. I wanted Bryn Mawr which is Welsh for beautiful hill. My husband didn’t like this name. So Stoney Creek as we have have creeks around us.
We named our property of 7.5 acres in rural Maine, STONEROW FARM. It is bordered on the west by 1K feet of stonewall which meanders through the woods and merges with another perpendicular stonewall. This intersection is heavily laden with stones to prevent a washout of the two stonewalls from naturally draining water runoff in spring or the wet season, About 200 feet along the stonewall (marking our driveway) is a gap that a local historian said was used as a travel way in winter when the main road was blocked by heavy snow.
I started doing this about twenty years ago, and now, it is a family tradition that branched out to my parents and my siblings. It gives a house/a home a sweet significance and even, a deserved reverence. 💗🏡
Your gardens are absolutely beautiful!! The flower arrangements you created were so beautiful as well! I love naming properties. I’ve had several vacation properties and naming them was one of the top things I loved. My last big project I bought a bed and breakfast named after the town, gutted it and re-created its use for weddings since it was in wine country in Missouri. I named it The Merry House Inn for my love of Christmas and merry! I used bells in my logo to reflect silver and wedding bells. Love the name of your house…it’s perfect! 😊
Loved this video Linda, the peonies looked beautiful, we moved into our 1950’s house ten years ago, it was called Kapstead owned by a South African gentleman, we were told it was English for Capetown, it was a nice feeling as my late Mother was born in South Africa, I thought it was a little sign from above… 😊
Linda, oh yes, For so long I have wanted a little haven at a water's edge. Last year my husband bought one for us. It is nearly 100 yrs old. It is a sound house and waiting for us to breathe some life into it while keeping the nostalgic beauty that it still has.... We have a large family and plan to use it for all the family to enjoy & LIVE life as well as relax with family.. Your video is quite serendipitous! I now have a direction in how to name our home... THANK YOU
Haha... I have named my house Critter Cottage as I am over run with squirrels ad raccoons and Lord knows what I hear in the middle of the night! How strange that you were the only one who showed up at the beautiful clubhouse. I have the book Seven Gates Farm through the seasons, and still pull it out for inspiration. Love the name The Thistles... makes you want to go there. My favorite flower arrangement was in that amazing old silver coffee urn. Stunning!
First, the flower arrangements you made were just lovely. I am going to have to really think about what name suits my home. It is a 1941 cape in CT, which we added a front porch to. I am surrounded by oak trees. I think it may involve hydrangea in the name, because I have many bushes and hydrangea trees planted around the home over the last 30 years. I would call my style of decorating "cottage" and I have been told by guests that my home is cozy and reminds them of a B and B. I will let you know what I come up with! Have a great week! 💗
I’m thinking of “our”Rose Cottage. Anne of Green Gables had a Rose Cottage. 💕💕We have a cottage like home with an arbor in the front with beautiful dark pink roses. We also have an arbor in the backyard with beautiful pink roses. These are our some of our favorite things💕
My husband and I bought property in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. His last name is Torres and mine is Murrell so we named our property Torrell Acres! 😊 Thanks for your fun videos Linda! I look forward to them every Sunday morning with my coffee. ❤. PS: you did such a beautiful job with the flowers! I love peony’s!
OK...OK...I'm all in for avoiding working in the garden...after unloading/spreading 90 bags Bark Mulch! Least-to-Most Romantic Inspirations: BEAN PATCH KNOLL or TWO CHERRY LANE. ( Hey, I spent summers picking Beans 2 blocks away in my youth! And ditto for summers spent picking Cherries 2 miles away!) Nice Sunday distraction!
These comments of fellow viewers are so very precious. Thank you all for sharing! Linda, I truly love your channel and your voice just is so soothing! God bless you, your channel and all of your viewers!
Linda, this is such a lovely idea for a video! I am a namer of homes (and cars, and sections of the garden, and a certain curve on our long driveway…). We just moved into a new home, and I think I’ve settled on Sugar Creek Cottage. It is lakefront, and this part of the lake is called Sugar Creek.
My house (and property) is named Wilough pronounced willow. It's a combination of my husband's and my last names. I really enjoyed your vlog today. Beautiful flower arrangements in a beautiful club. It is fun coming up with names for property. Thanks Linda.
I retired to a tiny home in Florida, It is about half-a-mile to the waterway. My 249 square foot home is called Coastal Cottage, It is lot 5C, so I use a Seastar as my icon. (?) I formerly lived in Nantasket Beach before moving south. Oh, I never named this car, I guess Old Reliable would be a good name.
Our house has no name but the history and ideas you shared inspired me - I’m going to come up with a name now. Also, I’m sure you know this but when you mentioned your chimney is white (and I think it has a band of black around the top) noting that the homeowners at the time were supporters of the crown and not the revolutionary war and independent colonies. So cool!! I wish I had the same type of chimney too 🎉
My home is called Bluehouse because blue is my favorite color . My husband told me he would build me a blue house & give me a pink baby if I married him. He built my house in l976 & that pink baby Dana was born in 1977. My husband died 20 yrs. ago. I could not change the color of this house even if I wanted to. It is him.
LOVE IT Grace!!!
I painted my house blue a couple of years after my husband went to Heaven. It’s called Tempe Star by Sherwin Williams. I love it!
Hi Linda, what a unique subject. Ironically, I'm a romantic and have read too many English novels. So, of course, 30 years ago, I named my home Stonehaven Cottage. Thanks for this video.
What a tremendous way to honor your years with him. He sounds very special.
@@nancyguinn6550 Stonehaven is the name of my friend's home, it's a early stone cottage built in a heritage area of Sydney. 🦘
Hi Linda, I am a 76-year-old grandmother and I Live alone and everything has a name. My home is named Wildwood. When I first built this home it was deep in the woods and we called it the house in the Wildwood and over the years it has been shortened to Wildwood. My car is named Pearl. She’s white and shiny. I even name my plants. I have a beautiful deep red coleus named Miss Ruby and recently I wanted my deck to have a more tropical feel and I got a banana tree and named her Carmen Miranda. She has become the queen of the deck and is showing off daily by putting on a big new leaf every day. This makes it fun for me and I was glad you talked about this topic. Love in Christ.
I'm going to do that too!
I believe YOU are the Queen of Fun Names!❤️
“Cedar Comfort” comes to mind after watching you tonight and that’s what it is . I live on Cedar.
We have a number of beautiful Japanese Maples on our property. I named each one after the person who gave it to us. We have Kitty, Donna, David, Stewart and Lee. We also have a pear tree that died and came back to life. His name is appropriately Lazarus. 😊
Love this! My car is named Goldie. My last car was Ruby.
Im inspired. I'm old and widowed and living in a small, senior living apt complex. I've decided to name my lovely apt to;, " The Nest"! Its my comfort zone, and haven and so cozy... Thank you Linda❤
I live on a corner lot. The names of the roads are Oxford Road and Tenny Avenue. I named my home “Shoe Corner Cottage” after Oxford and Tennis shoes!
That’s so funny and clever!
I have two teenage boys. Our house is named, Unmitigated Chaos. It works.
Lol!!! Love it!! Too funny!!😂😂
Love it!
I have 4 sons 16 to 23 and sounds like we live in same place lol. We also are on farm and animals can be as much chaos as the boys. 😂
I know about 15 to 17 years ago we bought our first property, not the one that we’re on… I came across this amazing little British plate that had a poem on it that read
“as I was wondering o’r the glen, not knowing where I went, I chanced upon a pleasant scene the Cottage of Content…”
It was a beautiful brown and white transfer where plate that had a beautiful little cottage scene on it… That spoke to me on so many levels… About being content with what God gives us, and just that beautiful, precious contented feeling that we all need to reach! we’ve since moved from that place, but I was in the works to get assigned made for our home that was called the cottage of content!❤
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I have that plate and love it!
Excellent!!!
About 25 years ago my collection of treadle sewing machines started. Soon there was a row of machines along the wall behind our sofa. My husband called it Treadle Alley, the breakfast nook with four machines became Treadle Plaza and he called our home Treadle Boulevard. Since he was an architectural illustrator I asked for signs. He made them like French street signs, blue, and white. I lost my dear hubby to cancer 2 1/2 years ago and everywhere I look I think about him. Paintings and shelves for my tea pots and his signs decorate my home. Hugs to all from Travel Boulevard.
What a sweet story. Thank you for sharing!
Bless your heart. That is so precious ❤
You are a constant inspiration for me. You actually named my property for me today. My name is Cindy, Cindy means Moon. My grandchildren call me Grandma Cindy. When coming to see me they sat we are going to grandma Cindy's "cottage". They know my name means moon and I get lots of little Cresent moon type gifts from them. I heard you say Cresent Moon Lodge, and I knew my homes new name. It's "Crescent Moon Cottage" I love it, Thank You!
I love the name Crescent Moon Cottage. Since I’m from SC and our state flag has a crescent moon on it I was thinking about using that name for our home. ❤
I think it would be very appropriate. I did not know that North Carolina's flag was adorned with a Cressnt Moon. Now i have another piece of moon trivia.
My family (American) lived in Scotland for five years. We named our home Domyanqui (a play on 'Damn Yankee').
😂 That’s funny!
Loved this one! Five years ago we bought an 1848 home which was originally built as a Vicorian. In the 1960's new owners stripped it to mimic a colonial . I love this home and the tranquility it gives me. I've toyed with the idea of naming since I moved here. I felt it deserved it. The interior has remained pretty close to the original floorplan, and the outside brick half walls kept. "Brickside?"
Definitely deserves a name!!! ❤
Hi Linda and Kindred Spirits! Tuckaway Cottage is the name of our beach house in Ogunquit, Me. The name came about 30 years ago by purchasing the adorable “Tuckaway Cottage” sign with two little frogs on it at an antique store.
Your flower arrangements were wonderful. Might borrow your tissue paper idea!
Love this, we just left Ogunquit yesterday after our yearly holiday there. Have been going since the mid 1980s. No better place to be…I find the town itself a hidden gem - tucked away in Maine…
Linda, you did a
Wonderful job on the flower arrangements. They look lovely. We live in a 1970’s cookie cutter suburban home that I have tried to style to stand out in our neighborhood. Hydrangeas are my favorite go to , I have many on our property now and I just love them. Guess I could go with Hydrangea Hill(our home is at the top of a hill)! What a fun idea, thanks for the inspiration!
Since moving into my apt in NYC. I’ve been calling it Alan’s House of Oddities. All my friends refer it as such. It’s been over 20 years.
Are there a lot of odd things inside?? Lol. ❤
My home is called Peonies and Boxwood Cottage and my parents cabin is called Peaceful Valley Retreat. I believe naming your home gives it a sense of identity and provides a peek into the wonderful world of "you".
I lived for a time in a beautiful condo community in a valley in a busy suburban area, but in our valley you could not hear any noise, just nature; cars moved slowly and people took walks not having to worry about cars, and it was beautifully landscaped. I called our community the "Peaceful Valley" because of that peaceful place close to everything and in the middle of busyness.
We purchased a 1/2 acre property that needed a lot of work. I have always, lovingly, called it Hell’s Half Acre!
Our property is named EveningShade Stables. We named it after my beloved Thoroughbred mare. We also have trees on our property and definitely have evening shade.
One of our homes we built out in the country we named "Goodhaven" We moved from a neighborhood that had a lot of noise and activity to a beautiful new home we built in the country and it truly was our good haven.😊
Loved this video Linda. Yes I will name my home. The home was a wedding gift from my late husband…we were married only 9 months before he suddenly died. He would find a name charming.
My husband and I worked for years to.have a home on land with room for our children to put homes. When it happened he looked at me and said "at last acres". Thats the name we gave this place. Sadly he passed some years ago but At last acres and our family goes on
Precious memories accompany that name.
Great idea. Make your home your own- name it. I’ve decided mine will be Creektree.
Suburban area, nothing special but the drainage creek on the side and my trees provide refuge for a lot of birds and small critters
Before my parents bought our Indiana farm in 1955, it already had the name Sleepy Hollow, as it sits quietly in a hollow off a country road. After the barn had to be torn down, we replaced the Sleepy Hollow sign on a new structure. Loved this episode in every way.
Wonderful topic today. We have moved 11 times and have always planted masses of gardenia shrubs in each home as a reminder of our wedding flowers. Recently built a new home and have decided to name it "Gardenia Place". A house with a name feels so much more special. Love your shows.
Our home is called Many Hearts Farm because when we cleared the land we found many heart shaped rocks and even 1 tree. Our home has many heart beating here people, horses, dogs and cats.
We bought a home in Michigan about 7 years ago. It was supposed to be our “transition into retirement home.” That was the original plan, but It’s now become a summer home where we travel to escape the intense heat in the southwest! . I love this adorable little farmhouse 15 blocks from the bay. It was built in 1896 and when I bought it there was a big star on the side of the house that we kept. I didn’t know it tugged at my heart until one day I called it “my little Star house on the corner!” Since we are usually there over the 4th of July, I was inspired to decorate with a vintage patriotic theme using the “Star” as my inspiration. The name has morphed into “My Star House!” I never really thought about naming a home much, but I love the idea that it really gives even more charm and character to our endeared dwelling space!! I’m thinking I want to get a sign made now!!! TFS, Linda!! 👏🏻🙌👍
You are so genuine, Linda! God, bless Linda and her family.
My home is a double fronted Victorian . It doesnt look too big from the front but goes back quite a way , with more rooms than you might expect . My home is called Dolls House Cottage .
Hi Linda. I live in Worcestershire, England. My childhood home was called
"Linda vista" meaning pretty view. It was named by the family who owned it before us.
Loved today's video.
Kind regards, Donna
Linda to the rescue! You always put your heart and soul into all of your projects. I'm sure you are always touching people's hearts without even knowing it. 💐
As for the house name. I think my house was named without realizing it. When I tell people where I live, I always say, "It's the fourth house in." But to some, it sounds like I live in "The Fourth House Inn." So that's It's official unofficial name!
I love that idea. It’s really clever.
I now live in a condo and for the first time I’ve named my home Hydrangea Cottage. We moved a hydrangea here from our former home and planted at the sidewalk coming up to the front door.
Our old 1812 Mendon New York farmhouse didn’t come with a name but because we raised goats we needed to choose one. We decided on Bramblestone Farm. The hedgerows between the farm fields were filled with brambles (red and black raspberries) and stone from clearing the fields. I love homes that are named! Thank you for your informative video. Now I need to get busy and come up with a name for my 1880s Victorian village home! 😊
When we were first married, we had a blue station wagon that we called Abigail. When Abigail wore out, we got another station wagon a yellow one, we called Abigail II. Our house is called Stonebridge because of the bridge out front. We might even name the lawnmower!
My current red sedan is called Pippi Longstocking. My old Subaru Forrester was called Forrest Gump!
My car is Boudicca! Sometimes my commute feels like a battle
I have thought about a naming our home for a while and this provided the inspiration. Resting Dogs. We have the ashes of several of our dogs buried under a beautiful apple tree with an expansive view of woods, and rolling hills. Our downstairs bar is named Hair of the Dog. Actually our house could be called Hair of the Dog and Cat with the amount that accumulates 😂.
My grandparents had a place we kids spent summers at called Big Willow Farm because of the three very large willow trees in the center of the circular driveway. I think that using natural features of a homestead is a great way to name your home.
When we invite people over for a meal we like to do more entertaining in good weather and eat outdoors so I'll call a friend and say : would you like to dine with us this Saturday at Houshour House and gardens ? I guess that'll be the name ❤️😊
My previous house was Called Glen Iris, given by the previous owner. There was a accident with a big delivery truck that knocked the corner of the marble plaque and the insurance replaced it but unfortunately wasn’t as old as the original one and the engraving was not to scratch. I live in South Africa and we don’t have craftsmen that know and appreciate this kind of work.
I kept the old one missing corner and all and I put it on the floor against the wood shed next to a beautiful pink rose in the knew house. In my previous house where I lived for 27 years and was transformed from a 90 square meters to a 1200 square meter home, servent apartments included, where I raised my son, we moved in when he was 2 months old was the only house he knew all his life, and where I lived the best and worst moments of my life. The plaque will move again with me the day I retire and move to Finland to be near my only child. Maybe he will want to name his house « Glen Iris «
My house is named Sinclair Falls. Live on Sinclair Ave and the Falls came from the blow up pool I put up for my little girl, that collapsed and sounded like a water fall.
I live in California but our dear friends in the U K named their house “April Cottage” because that was the month they got married. When sending them something by mail there is no street number, just April Cottage and the street.
Our Estate is named Hunters Pointe and we love it! You are soooo right about naming your property. I love your channel!!!! Oh I just heard the eyeroll when I said Estate. LOL
All the flowers were beautiful, but I love the coffee urn! ❤ Long story short (maybe), I began staying long periods at my parent's "spare/guest house" on their rural property in order to care for them. It was easier for me to name the cottage....so I asked mom (who has dementia) what HER favorite would be and she immediately said "Shady Grove Cottage". The entire property is surrounded by forests which also connect with many national forests here in western NC. It was easier for others to keep up with me when I said, "I'll be at the Bramblewood property or Shady Grove" or simply the Cottage. Turns out I'm selling Bramblewood and have already moved to Shady Grove full time to care for family, which I'm honored to do as they're the loves of my life. I began turning the cottage into a place to easier care for them, while they retain their privacy....and also a holiday home for family who'd moved away. Until Covid came along, I was preparing holiday meals here at the Shady Grove for more than a dozen! My mother instantly named her this because she would walk to her small church in rural Tennessee called Shady Grove❤. Oh, and I put a little sign at the driveway entrance.
I love the idea of naming my home. I sold my 4 bedroom and moved into the first floor of an old farmhouse last August that happens to be part of a 55+ community. It was love at first sight in April 2023, even before all of the renovations were done. God meant for this to be and His peace is felt inside my cozy little home. In fact I’m seriously thinking of naming it Cozy Ridge. Thank you Linda - what a delightful special idea❤
By the way - your floral arrangements- Perfection!
Linda I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your videos every week! I love the birds outside, call them my babies. I also love to garden so decided to call our home The Garden Nest. Who knows, it may stick😀. Oh well, see you next week. In the meantime take care dear Linda.
We call ours The Ranch. My Husband built our Home. We been here 60 yrs. Over the years we (Him) made updates.
I remember driving on Captiva island and loving that every home had a name. After mulling over many ideas, I have named my little waterfront cottage. I vetoed a few because I realized it might spur gift giving in the future. Dragonfly, gull, butterfly, etc. may lead to lots of adorable gifts from future visitors. Keep that in mind as you decide.
Hi Linda! We're in New Hampshire too. We live in an 1800's farmhouse that used to be a chicken farm (we still have the original chicken nesters down in the basement and we have chickens now!) Anyway, I'm thinking of naming it in a combo of our family names... "Grand-Barn" which is funny since there used to be a large barn on the property. Lol
How fun! I had a garden, herb and floral business for 20 years called Thyme in the Garden. When I retired from that I transitioned to having an art studio which became the Fresh Thyme Studio. I always loved that vacation cottages in New England often had names. Great post.
We own Waterfall Hill. Our last home was DryCreek Cottage. The cabin we built on the back of our hill for our Grand Children lovingly called Grand Cabin.
I’m sipping my coffee with cream with Sugarwood vanilla in it! Love it! ❤
I live in a very small cottage in a beautiful rural county in Virginia. Needless to say I am surrounded by old historic homes with long established names, including perhaps one of the most well known houses in America, Monticello. And a number of these estates have the word "view" at the end of their names. Cliff View, River View, Mountain View etc. So I decided to follow that tradition and call my humble home Padavue. Translated from the french Pas de vue as No View. Now that was fun.
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I named our house "Wolcott House" after the original owners who built it in 1856. It was so sweet of you to make all those flower arrangements for the club. They were beautiful.
In my hometown of Maumee, Ohio we have a Wolcott House Museum housed in the home of one of Maumee’s early citizens.
@@LoriSkees Hi Lori! Very interesting. That early Wolcott citizen In Maumee may even be related to the one who built our house because the Wolcotts have a whole society--The Wolcott Society- since there are so many of them. Thanks for sharing that info.
I live on approx 70 acres and over the years I've thought about naming it but never have gotten around to deciding! I have some ideas based on the property attributes so I'm trying to narrow it down--I'll get there but I definitely think it's a great thing to do! Why not?! And who cares what others think! Thanks for sharing the info and your flowers look beautiful as always!
Linda ....this was a really great video. I named my house here in southern New Hampshire " Stonehouse Farm." The house is made of stone and it's on a 30 acre farm... Not very original, I know, but it fits!! We also own a home in Florida and I never thought of naming it, but now I will ...and I can't wait to come up with a neat name! The flowers that you did for your club are absolutely beautiful, and what a view of that lake! It's interesting because just last week I made 10 arrangements, mostly of peonies, for my granddaughter's sweet sixteen birthday party, and they really came out nicely!! Kindred spirits do think alike, don't you agree. Have a great week and looking forward to next Sunday's video!!🌺
Those flowers are gorgeous and you did A great job! I'm not surprised! Linda, your talents are boundless! Beautiful sunset.
I agree. How does she do it all??
I am in my 4th historic home. Two of my homes are on the registry. The last one was named after the man who built the home and the Congressman who as a child said one day I will live in that house on the hill. He did!
My husband and I just purchased a beautiful pillared brick Colonial style home in Georgia. I am nearing the end of unpacking. As soon as I'm done I will be vlogging my home. I'm calling it "The Southern Chateau" I have many French antiques and decor. The Southern nod to being here in beautiful Southern Georgia.
I love your channel and that fact you are bringing back gentle living. This is so needed in our society. I love this episode about naming your home. All of my homes had names given to them prior to my I purchasing them. It was so common to name a home in the past. I look forward to sharing gracious living and all that it encompasses! You are truly a Kindred Soul! ❤
Hi, I just subscribed to your channel. I loved this show!
-- I grew up in New Kent County, Virginia where the courthouse records had been lost many years ago. We went to an Event and a man had reconstructed and compiled land records for 1863. We asked to see our rural childhood home in the book. Our property was called the Parks Tract and it had been owned by a Dr. Crump. Parks is shown on our Deed also. Consistency of names is an important element of identifying locations in deeds.
-- The main road near our home went from Richmond to Williamsburg and was important in wartimes. We had always called the nearby intersection with our county road "Cross Roads." We were shocked to see that it had also been called "Cross Roads" in 1863. This is shown in the northeast corner of a map in the Library of Congress called "Map of New Kent, Charles City, James City and York counties," by Gilmer and the Virginia government. Just "Cross Roads" is not a very descriptive identifier.
-- About 2 miles east of Cross Roads at Talleysville there was a Baltimore Store, located in 1863 at a "T" intersection. As children, we saw a building there by that name.
-- For some unknown reason, Cross Roads was shown on "United States" war maps as Baltimore Cross Roads, even though Baltimore Store was 2 miles away. When the confusion was realized, the maps would then show "Crump's Cross Roads" on the map, alongside the terms Cross Roads and Baltimore Cross Roads.
-- The terms Talleysville and Cross Roads were generally used by the southern locals, and the terms Baltimore Store and Baltimore Cross Roads were general used by the north. This created a lot of confusion in documents. The narratives sometimes identified which place they meant by saying how many miles they were from the Court House or from White House Landing. Or they would clarify that they were at Dr. Tyler's house at Talleysville, who was the son of the President.
-- Official War records used the term Baltimore Cross Roads to refer to Talleysville sometimes, and sometimes it referred to Cross Roads. The problem was the same for newspapers, letters and regimental histories, of which I have searched hundreds listed in the Orders of Battle for the various battles.
-- It turns out that there was a small battle called the Battle of Baltimore Cross Roads and Baltimore Store in 1863 at the same time as Gettysburg. In fact, this was the battle that was diverted by Gettysburg. A book came out recently called "Gettysburg's Southern Front." The author chose to call the chapter, "The Fight at Crump's Cross Roads." In this battle, there was fighting at both Baltimore Cross Roads and Baltimore Store.
-- Nobody used the term Baltimore Crossroads, spelled various ways, after the war. If you asked an old timer now where Baltimore Crossroads was, they would say at Talleysville. The younger generation has probably never heard of it. There are Stores at that location now, but it is still rural.
-- The point of this narrative is to say that naming places was a vital element in identifying places before they had numbered roads for postal routes and GPS.
Thank You. Very interesting.
Hi Linda. Loved your video! My husband & I just returned from Connecticut after going on a garden tour of Mar Jennings home named Rosebrook Gardens. Ruth McKeaney, often seen on Homeworthy episodes, named her home Hillside Farms. We were so inspired by them to name our own home, that we decided on Corner Cottage since it is so quaint & is situated on the corner of our cul de sac. We installed a plaque on the front of the house & I plan to have cocktail napkins & paper hand towels for our powder bath made & inscribed with the name as well. Thank you for dedicating an episode on this long ignored tradition. It makes you fall a little more in love with your home when you honor it in this way. Blessings to you!! ❤
My family home in Rhode Island was built in 1812. It was named Pleasant Orchards. Correspondence from the 1800’s up to the middle 1900’s always included that in the address
I've always named my garden from a reference in one of the Babe movies "Sanctuary's End"
Pretty Place. Every one who would drive up the first thing they would say is what a “Pretty Place!” There you go!
That was so nice of you making all those flower arrangements for the club. Thank goodness some other people donated some flowers. Kind of sad it got left to you alone. BUT you created beautiful arrangements and came to the rescue.
On naming our home…I have been coming up with ideas for a few years. It is an adorable small home and front was from late 1800’s.
I felt the name needed to include the word “cottage” because of it’s size as well as giving it a cozy feeling. I have also described it as my dollhouse, considered naming it simply “The Cottage” or “Murf’s Cottage” for our last name Murphy. But just this week my husband suggested “The Birdhouse” and that would , for me imply a small home, as well as it seems to be a bird sanctuary of sorts.
We had a nest of Goldfinch for the first time in our large rhododendron bush at our side entry. and a yearly returning bird nest we leave, in the same side entry open porch ceiling ledge, 😅who has a couple of broods a summer. We feed hummingbirds, have two birdhouses that are being used. Will have to bounce the idea off our adult daughter.
We recently purchased property in the Berkshires. It came with the name "Highfield". The original owner was a surgeon in the Revolutionary War. We love the history and the name! Linda, Dr. Smith may be a relative of yours ;)
My mother named her final home, "Her Eden".
She had moved from a city house, to the 'project" farm my parents owned, after my dad died.
She lived the last 10 years of her widowed life in a farmhouse, in a one street community, gardening, shopping, and reading. She was surrounded by many friends from school (retired English teacher) and her little town church.
She said that was the name she always thought for a place, for her. ❤
I have the "Her Eden" sign on my porch.
Btw- My house will always be, "The Old Donahoe House", since they built it in 1894.
Our house is Rea Farm, as it is my husbands last name. His family has been in this house since 1800. The house was built from a grant by the King of England in 1739 for the Ingalls family. They are ancestors of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I call it the castle. I feel as if we can never move because of the family history in the house.
I can surely see why! I couldn’t move either!
I am surprised you did not name it......Little House in the Big Woods.....Yes, you know that title by L.I. Wilder. I have the whole collection of her books...I collect books I read as a child and was a school librarian. I loved her books as a child and children still do.
I've been breeding dogs on my property for 35 years, Calling it "Bark in the Woods" is appropriate. Loved this video, thanks for the inspiration Linda!!
I love this name. It made me smile. ☺️
My 5 year old granddaughter named her new house on seeing it. She called it Big Beauty. And it stuck
That is so cute!
We are Longmeadow Farm in the foothills of Alberta. Our meadow is along our 1/2 mile lane. Naming a property isn’t very common here, but those that are named usually have a sense of heritage about them, even if they are new properties.❤And many of them incorporate a family name and are quite modest.
Good Afternoon Linda… My homes name is “the Little House. “ My home was built in the late 1880s. I bought it from my son and his wife. And their oldest daughter came home to this house after she was born. She always refers this house as The Little House” so that is the name of my home. it’s a very quirky home nothing is plum But it is Home. I love love your channel, and I get so much information. And I am binge watching to catch up. I think my favorites are your fall and your Christmas decorating. As this are my favorite times of year.
Thank you Linda for another wonderful video. First, you looked lovely with your hair down. We name everything, lol. Our home is known as The Brod Abode. Our last name is Brod and it rhymed with Abode. Simple. Our koi pond off the patio is Dragonfly Pond because of the dozens of dragonflies who love to visit and will even land on my finger. My SUV is named Gus. Long story there. I loved the arrangements and would enjoy stealing that urn for my home, lol. I look forward to you every Sunday. xoxTXDeb
Linda, We have always named our properties. One of our homes was called "The Grey Ghost". It was a frontier-style home built in the 1880's. It was grey in color and being a frontier-style home it looked old! Our current home's name is "The Greenleaf Cottage". It is a small Cape Cod home with free and natural gardens, we are naturalists, and it is also the name of the street we live on. Our tradition of naming our homes came through my husband's family line. At Christmas time or gift giving there is never a name just "Love, From The Greenleaf Cottage" Loved your floral designs!!
Hi Linda, My house doesn't have a name but you have inspired me with this video!!
Beautiful job with the flowers! Our home is called Starfish Cottage. It is our retirement home and is decorated with pictures, mementos, and seashells from our travels. Each window has a pencil starfish in it and our entryway is lined with them. It makes us happy to be surrounded by these memories as we continue to add to them!
Our house and property is Buck Creek. There is a creek that runs right by our home. The very first time we visited our property there was a huge buck deer standing in the creek. His rack was large and he was amazing. We bought the property and built our home and Buck Creek came into existence. Our 5 children and 16 grandchildren have played in our creek and ran through the woods.We've lived, loved, laughed, and cried here for 41wonderful years. Love from Missouri
Our house we just named because of your video. We named it Twilight House because the area we live is called Twilight Peak.🏡
Ours is called DK Basket Hobby Farm... why, because I met my husband while making a Door Knob Basket... I found an old quilt block pattern called Handy Andy, well my husband is Andy and he is handy, so our sign is the Handy Andy quilt block with DK Basket Hobby Farm over the pattern... and naming your place is fun, part of you, so yes, name your place!!!
I have never seen so many beautiful Peonies in one place , absolutely gorgeous
My property is named Tyger River Farms. I have lived here almost all of my 52 years. My daddy named the property as it sits in a fork of the largest river in the area-the Tyger River. We don’t raise livestock anymore, but the name has stuck!!❤️
I never named a home until moving to Athens, Ohio in 2018. A large plot of land, rolling hills, trees, and gardens galore added up to a very different experience for this former suburban and city dweller. I named it Shadowy Hills. When, 4 years later, I accepted another job move involving another promotion, I moved back to my hometown. I call this house in my hometown Heart's Ease Cottage, inspired by the solace of moving back to my hometown, and a common name of a favorite flower (a type of viola often called heartsease). I loved this video SO MUCH. But I love all of your videos so much. ❤
My husband is a Licensed Residential Contractor and with that being said, we’ve lived in quite a few homes throughout our marriage of 33 years. I’ve named our homes just to keep up with who’s who so to speak. Most I named after the street or neighborhood. The house we live in now is in the Country and we are surrounded by mostly woods and honeysuckle permeates this area every time I walk out the door. So this home is Honeysuckle Cottage. We won’t live here much longer, we will be off to the next adventure in home building. But this home has a sweet spot in my heart and I think it’s because as I grow a year older each year I tend to pay more attention to detail and the places I call home. Loved this video 🫶🏻
My oldest son’s farm is Hubbard Family Ranch and I always wanted to name ours Hubbard Homestead, we live next to my in laws house which they built when my husband was a boy. 🥰
Our farm is called Stoney Creek Farm. Our grandchildren helped us with the decision. I wanted Bryn Mawr which is Welsh for beautiful hill. My husband didn’t like this name. So Stoney Creek as we have have creeks around us.
Super fun, Linda! We've always named our houses and our cars too!
I love it. I name all my cars too. The last one is Bella Noire.😆
@@DrLolaDane2 Hah! Mine is Delilah! She loves to be sweet-talked. 😄
@@tamaragorman7421-I think our cars could be BFFs.😂
We named our property of 7.5 acres in rural Maine, STONEROW FARM. It is bordered on the west by 1K feet of stonewall which meanders through the woods and merges with another perpendicular stonewall. This intersection is heavily laden with stones to prevent a washout of the two stonewalls from naturally draining water runoff in spring or the wet season, About 200 feet along the stonewall (marking our driveway) is a gap that a local historian said was used as a travel way in winter when the main road was blocked by heavy snow.
I started doing this about twenty years ago, and now, it is a family tradition that branched out to my parents and my siblings. It gives a house/a home a sweet significance and even, a deserved reverence. 💗🏡
Your gardens are absolutely beautiful!! The flower arrangements you created were so beautiful as well! I love naming properties. I’ve had several vacation properties and naming them was one of the top things I loved. My last big project I bought a bed and breakfast named after the town, gutted it and re-created its use for weddings since it was in wine country in Missouri. I named it The Merry House Inn for my love of Christmas and merry! I used bells in my logo to reflect silver and wedding bells. Love the name of your house…it’s perfect! 😊
Loved this video Linda, the peonies looked beautiful, we moved into our 1950’s house ten years ago, it was called Kapstead owned by a South African gentleman, we were told it was English for Capetown, it was a nice feeling as my late Mother was born in South Africa, I thought it was a little sign from above… 😊
Linda, oh yes, For so long I have wanted a little haven at a water's edge. Last year my husband bought one for us. It is nearly 100 yrs old. It is a sound house and waiting for us to breathe some life into it while keeping the nostalgic beauty that it still has.... We have a large family and plan to use it for all the family to enjoy & LIVE life as well as relax with family.. Your video is quite serendipitous! I now have a direction in how to name our home... THANK YOU
Haha... I have named my house Critter Cottage as I am over run with squirrels ad raccoons and Lord knows what I hear in the middle of the night! How strange that you were the only one who showed up at the beautiful clubhouse. I have the book Seven Gates Farm through the seasons, and still pull it out for inspiration. Love the name The Thistles... makes you want to go there. My favorite flower arrangement was in that amazing old silver coffee urn. Stunning!
First, the flower arrangements you made were just lovely. I am going to have to really think about what name suits my home. It is a 1941 cape in CT, which we added a front porch to. I am surrounded by oak trees. I think it may involve hydrangea in the name, because I have many bushes and hydrangea trees planted around the home over the last 30 years. I would call my style of decorating "cottage" and I have been told by guests that my home is cozy and reminds them of a B and B. I will let you know what I come up with! Have a great week! 💗
I’m thinking of “our”Rose Cottage. Anne of Green Gables had a Rose Cottage. 💕💕We have a cottage like home with an arbor in the front with beautiful dark pink roses. We also have an arbor in the backyard with beautiful pink roses. These are our some of our favorite things💕
The clubhouse is so cute and quaint. Love it ❤
My husband and I bought property in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. His last name is Torres and mine is Murrell so we named our property Torrell Acres! 😊 Thanks for your fun videos Linda! I look forward to them every Sunday morning with my coffee. ❤.
PS: you did such a beautiful job with the flowers! I love peony’s!
Good idea!
OK...OK...I'm all in for avoiding working in the garden...after unloading/spreading 90 bags Bark Mulch! Least-to-Most Romantic Inspirations:
BEAN PATCH KNOLL or
TWO CHERRY LANE.
( Hey, I spent summers picking Beans 2 blocks away in my youth!
And ditto for summers spent picking Cherries 2 miles away!) Nice Sunday distraction!
My son has a home on the Gulf of Mexico in Sarasota. He and his wife named it the Sugar Shack which is our surname.
These comments of fellow viewers are so very precious. Thank you all for sharing! Linda, I truly love your channel and your voice just is so soothing! God bless you, your channel and all of your viewers!
Linda, this is such a lovely idea for a video! I am a namer of homes (and cars, and sections of the garden, and a certain curve on our long driveway…). We just moved into a new home, and I think I’ve settled on Sugar Creek Cottage. It is lakefront, and this part of the lake is called Sugar Creek.
Haven't named our house yet, but we named our camp site "Serenity Now," after the Seinfeld episode.
Our home is named Red Oak. It’s only an acre and a half but the home sits among some towering red oak trees.
My house (and property) is named Wilough pronounced willow. It's a combination of my husband's and my last names. I really enjoyed your vlog today. Beautiful flower arrangements in a beautiful club. It is fun coming up with names for property. Thanks Linda.
I retired to a tiny home in Florida, It is about half-a-mile to the waterway. My 249 square foot home is called Coastal Cottage, It is lot 5C, so I use a Seastar as my icon. (?) I formerly lived in Nantasket Beach before moving south. Oh, I never named this car, I guess Old Reliable would be a good name.
Our house has no name but the history and ideas you shared inspired me - I’m going to come up with a name now. Also, I’m sure you know this but when you mentioned your chimney is white (and I think it has a band of black around the top) noting that the homeowners at the time were supporters of the crown and not the revolutionary war and independent colonies. So cool!! I wish I had the same type of chimney too 🎉
Flowers look so beautiful. What a great idea for the vases. Yep, I will be stealing this idea.