Tuesday, September 2, 2014

in-process shot, just for Gwen ;-)


The wallpaper doesn't really "sing" in this photo, but it's a slightly shiny turquoise and silvery mauve that goes well with the warm browns of the woodwork. The house being so out-of-plumb, we have a lot of filling in to do on the north end of the room.  Oh well....  ;-)  When the trim is applied on the top edge of the wainscot we'll re-install the window's woodwork.  J has the new valves applied to the water lines, and they don't leak!  HURRAH!  The sink will go back in soon. 

I salvaged the "early" toilet-paper holder from the basement bathroom, and am contemplating whether I can install it in this tiny room and not wound an arm every time I sit down (it sticks out about six inches, and has a "blade" to cut the paper, which was probably not perforated in those days).  BUT IT'S SO KEWL!  :-)  I just love anachronistic appliances....

St. Louis is filled with houses of every vintage, but most of the older ones we've had a chance to see have been "updated to death."  One of the things that we like about OURS is that it's been comparatively neglected in that respect -- there are a great many original features still intact, and as we enjoy historic architecture and décor, it's been a pleasure to us to bring our house back to the style it originally flaunted.  I've been rehabbing rooms in order of ugliness -- you should have seen some of the wallpapers and carpets we've replaced!

7 comments:

  1. LOVE IT! Thanks! LOL

    Anytime you want to post more of your decor, WITH photos, I will sit in joy and read. (maybe you already have, prior to my becoming a regular here...?)

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    1. i'm not sure if I put up a photo here when we finished the living-room; i'll look.... :-)

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  2. We bought a cookie-cutter new house at 2000 which doesn't have any interesting details except a natural forest preserve on a backyard. Owning a whole house first time in our lives was enough novelty for us, and fortunately, the North Florida population enjoys low real estate prices, so we payed all off in 7 years..
    I painted all interior walls in my new house, which was a novelty for me as well, in Moscow everybody has a wallpaper in their apartments. I remember making my own wall-paper glue (like everybody else did back then) . The recipe was simple - water mixed with small amount of wheat flour, quickly boiled till thick. Almost a white sauce minus butter and milk.

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    1. :-) it's interesting how paint and wallpaper alternate in popularity! if you google "wallpaper paste" all kinds of recipes pop up....

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  3. I think you're doing great.......and it's very satisfying when you can look back and see the finished result....bit by bit. If the house has feelings I bet it's loving it !

    All the best Jan

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    1. "if the house has feelings i bet it's loving it" ... i like to think so! :-) all our work here has been a labor of love, and that's what makes a house a home, i believe!

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    2. "all our work here has been a labor of love, and that's what makes a house a home, i believe!"

      I'm with you on this.....couldn't agree more.

      All the best Jan

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