Welcome to my 1920's Cottage! Please come in and look around, help
yourself to cookies and coffee, and make yourself at home. This page is in the
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Entry
Now that you are here, come on in! I try to always have
something cheerful
right at the front door, from season to season, to welcome all those who ring
the bell! Currently, it is bright pink, springy azaleas and yellow mums
bunched at the doorway. In the foyer, the walls are softly striped
in two shades of yellow and have a wonderful glaze for a tea-stained look, which
was accomplished by a stencil artist friend of mine! The stained glass
window and door gets most of the attention in here. This small room is the perfect host for my 1880s 40 drawer apothecary cabinet
purchased in England and a reproduction red bench. I proudly display my ANTIQUES sign over it to
exclaim my passion!
Living Room
My
Living Room begins with Pittsburgh Paint, Tomato Spice, to accent the
comfy white slip-covered sofa and chairs. Early American and English
antique furniture suggest a homey cottage feeling and put my guests at ease.
Dining Room
Joining
the living room, the Dining Room reveals the same paint, which is lightened up
with white trim and cathedral ceiling. Mid-1800s primitive farmhouse pine furniture and a
French buffet contrast
wonderfully with the vibrant, glossy colors of my golden antique Majolica collection, country French
fabrics, and an old dark, German painted dresser.
Sun Room
I
have spent wonderful mornings waking up with coffee and sunshine in the sunroom
with my dogs. The huge old wooden armoire hides my husbands
high-tech looking television and VCR mess! We wouldn't want anything
high-tech to show, now!!! This is
also, Smoochies favorite room and he snuck into the picture! We love to have
guests, do you recognize the one in the picture above? (hint-Mary Emmerling)
Cottage Kitchen
This fall we updated our small cottage kitchen, combining the Breakfast Nook
the Kitchen, and a Laundry area into a single space, keeping with the English
Tudor theme of the home. We used French antique stone flooring, honed
limestone countertops with a chiseled edge, farmhouse sink & trim, period
reproduction cabinets with primitive espresso finish, and heavy, hand hewn
ceiling beams.
Hallway
Down the
Hallway I have gathered quite a fun assortment of antiques
from around the country! The white walls show off the 1880's red &
black quilt from Kentucky, that I hung from a curtain rod. Also, here is
my wonderful and rare, triangular shaped apple picking ladder that is
perfect for quilt display. The old chair was found in England for about
$10, while the child's rocking horse is from East Texas. You may also notice part of my
decor... my Yorkshire Terrier, Sweetie,
who decided to grace the hallway when I took this photo!!
Master Bedroom
The
Master Bedroom reveals my favorite color wall, Behr Brand Straw
(a greenish gray) paint. The rustic, heart-shaped twig
headboard, clad in khaki and red, with antique homespun white linen bolsters and
a new white cotton quilt with crochet trim is right at home in my country
setting. I have added much loved folk art pieces; a wonderful old English
pine armoire, and white crocheted valances to filter the afternoon sun. The 1890's cottage style, grain-painted dresser
and the vintage hooked rug were
all found in New England. We also have a "pretend" fireplace
with our peely paint white mantle.
Guest Bedroom
I love for all of my guests to feel as if they have checked into a bed &
breakfast inn, so I have tried to provide them all the comforts of home in my Guest
Room. My husband happily inherited the early 1900s mahogany
pineapple adorned furniture in this room from his grandparents. The
bedding consists of an old quilt, very fluffy Ralph Lauren comforter and a crisp
old English linen sheet with exquisite crocheted trim. My old quilt
collection in shades of red, mustard, and green are displayed in pine, while a
Pennsylvania, child's red dollhouse proudly overlooks the room, who's windows
are trimmed in glossy green Majolica plates.
Guest Bath
Across
the hall, the guest bedroom and Guest Bath were designed to compliment one another,
through the use of mocha walls & coordinating fabric colors. An
antique pine spoon chest makes the perfect pajama and towel cabinet, while the
pegged wooden shelf shows off more majolica and country linen nightgowns.
Cottage Deck
A few shots from summer of my Cottage Deck and hollyhocks side yards... nothing
makes a cottage like blooming plants and flowers. I treated my deck and
small yards as outdoor rooms, by fluffing them with comfy furniture and cheery
painted items. An old green kitchen cabinet with a sink in it from
Tennessee makes a delightful potting bench, adorned with old garden tools for
missing handles! (The cabinet with sink, also, works great for icing
down cold drinks at outdoor barbeques.) White & red peely-paint
furniture surround an old green & red wagon from Maine, turned
planter. A vintage shop sign with shutters becomes the perfect back drop
for geraniums in a weathered yellow box, all hanging on the fence. Everything gets rained on year after year, and the paint just
keeps pealing more and more, just the way I like it!
