Rain, Rain, Go Away
I've decided that since it's raining and dreary today I'm going to curl up and be lazy. And maybe work on my quilt squares or wrapping presents or other cozy things. *grin*
Last night Cecily and I braved the drizzle to do something Christmasy- the W-ton Christmas Tour of Homes. We met my mom and dad (I get my love of houses honestly, hehe) and went through three of the five houses on the tour.
The first house was about a year old and was nice but not fabulous... it had a very large master bathroom with a big walk in shower with two shower heads. Really pretty, but it felt like a locker room. *grin*
Then we went through one of the big old Victorians on Main. It was originally built by the Denhart's in 1884. (They were bankers... now there's a Bakery with their name...) It was a funeral home from the 30's until the current owners bought it. It. Was. Gorgeous. The ceilings were so high, and there was beautiful wood and wallpaper everywhere. The paper on the ceiling was super cool, at least two or three different patterns on each. Two of the closets still have original wall paper- they were so rich they even papered the closet ceilings! So cool, although the lady that owns it said when they moved in they had to take out a lift that had been used to move caskets and bodies in it's funeral home days. Um. Weird. hehe.
Our last stop was just down the street at a cool little Bungalow. It was in the paper a few weeks ago and I was super excited to see inside. Way more my style house. So much more functional, but still architecturally cool. It had awesome built-ins all over. The coolest was the whole wall of built-in bookcase with leaded glass doors. *sigh* The kitchen even had the original dining nook. And to top it all off, there was a beautiful sun porch. Sometimes it's hard not to covet... haha.
The two houses we didn't go through were big, new, look-at-my-garage houses which I'm sure were cool, but it was getting late. Cecily was quite popular on the tours... we told them we were teaching her to love old houses early. Good times.
And then I went home looked up Stickley chairs. Because after seeing them on the tour I think they're exactly what would work in front of our fireplace.
Blessings.
Last night Cecily and I braved the drizzle to do something Christmasy- the W-ton Christmas Tour of Homes. We met my mom and dad (I get my love of houses honestly, hehe) and went through three of the five houses on the tour.
The first house was about a year old and was nice but not fabulous... it had a very large master bathroom with a big walk in shower with two shower heads. Really pretty, but it felt like a locker room. *grin*
Then we went through one of the big old Victorians on Main. It was originally built by the Denhart's in 1884. (They were bankers... now there's a Bakery with their name...) It was a funeral home from the 30's until the current owners bought it. It. Was. Gorgeous. The ceilings were so high, and there was beautiful wood and wallpaper everywhere. The paper on the ceiling was super cool, at least two or three different patterns on each. Two of the closets still have original wall paper- they were so rich they even papered the closet ceilings! So cool, although the lady that owns it said when they moved in they had to take out a lift that had been used to move caskets and bodies in it's funeral home days. Um. Weird. hehe.
Our last stop was just down the street at a cool little Bungalow. It was in the paper a few weeks ago and I was super excited to see inside. Way more my style house. So much more functional, but still architecturally cool. It had awesome built-ins all over. The coolest was the whole wall of built-in bookcase with leaded glass doors. *sigh* The kitchen even had the original dining nook. And to top it all off, there was a beautiful sun porch. Sometimes it's hard not to covet... haha.
The two houses we didn't go through were big, new, look-at-my-garage houses which I'm sure were cool, but it was getting late. Cecily was quite popular on the tours... we told them we were teaching her to love old houses early. Good times.
And then I went home looked up Stickley chairs. Because after seeing them on the tour I think they're exactly what would work in front of our fireplace.
Blessings.
posted by Jenny at 1:50 PM
4 Comments:
oooh...I've always wanted to see the inside of that house on main! I wish you had pictures!
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I want to see that really big one that they almost are finished remodeling, the ivory one on the same side of the street. I have always loved the little room at the top of the house with the light in it, do you know which one I'm talking about? I actually met the guy that owns it about a month ago and I wanted to ask for a tour so bad!
Speaking of leaded glass, I have two pieces that I want to get rid of, although I'm sure they are nearly as neat as the ones you saw. ;)
I didn't even think about bringing my camera!
Katie- That one looks awesome too!! If you ever get a tour I want to come along!
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