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Igloochic--Question about your new house?

14 years ago

Hi, I know you posted some great pictures of your beautiful Victorian, but I thought you said something about it coming with all the furniture and some gardens. Just wondered if you're planning (or already have) a rose garden to go with your tea room. I saw some beautiful gallica roses on the antique rose forum.

Also, how did your visit go with all of your friends from work? Hope you had fun and found the perfect table for your parlor!

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igloochic
14 years ago
Hey there Lav :) The gardens...oye oya? Oyyyyyyyy (how do you spell that?) They're extensive. But with very few roses. But the one that is there is supposedly original to the house :) We'll baby that one.

I'm a rose lover but know squat about them. I do plan on learning more. We expect to remove about half the gardens, but what we take out will become a dining area and an herb garden. Then I was thinking to work in roses where the lavendar will be removed (sorry, I hate your namesake LOL)

Today I explored the dining room china cabinet. I have a lovely china collection I have no idea what it is LOL but I think I'll use it for my inspiration. It's deep blue and white (almost a flow blue) with hand painted roses on it. Trimmed in gold. I have a mix of different era's of the same pattern, about a service for 20 or so.

Our big party is next weekend with the first guest arriving on Thursday and the last leaving on Monday. WE're wildly planning it out and figuring what we have. We have a total of 8 wine glasses, and mom gave me a few more, but 20 wine drinkers and they all probably will use a couple glasses...a quick trip to costco was shocking LOL But we're better stocked.

I have searched the basement and first level and haven't found the right table for the parlor :) I have edited those rooms though and it's much better. I'll search the second and third floor tomorrow. Something must be out there LOL We did decide to move the work to another location so I don't need to do the room as much as I had thought I would.

Funny...I did melt the firescreen day one. It was stained glass, looked old but I was fairly certain it was not. But it's a fire screen so I sat it (away a bit) by the propane stove in the parlor because it's frighteningly hot and we were worried about DS. LOL I smelled something....it was the lead whatever between the glass melting and the glass fell out when I picked it up. Ok that's one thing down...

The tea room is now a play room. It has a very new and totally inappropriate thomas table in the middle :) And needs some art. The reject (non antique) furniture is gradually making it's way down to here. Until we do the kitchen I think we'll eat in there and keep this as a second play room (he does not eat so it's nice to have a place for him to play while we do). So tea rooms will wait...but it will happen LOL It's such a great room we're really enjoying it :)

I'm afriad of the antique rose forum...perhaps I'll haunt it for a bit LOL
lavender_lass
Original Author
14 years ago
Your china collection sounds fantastic! How fun to find all these treasure as you search through your new house. Of course, there's bound to be a few casualties :) but the firescreen doesn't sound like it was functional, only decorative.

A play room is a great thing to have. I don't have kids, but I love toys, so my nieces and nephews love to visit! We have a LOT of nieces and nephews, so it's a good excuse to buy a few holiday coloring books and crayons, puzzles, and story books. I even have a few Fisher Price toys (LOL)

You know it's funny, I've never been a fan of the plant, just the color lavender, but this year I got Hidcote lavender and I love it! It's such a great shade of dark purple and it's not that grayed out shade you see in most lavender. It also keeps the deer out of my roses :)

The antique roses forum is a bit intimidating, but most people are really nice. I ignore the ones who aren't and they're very few. If you post a picture of your rose, they'll probably be able to identify it for you. I'm kind of limited on choices, between the deer and our zone 4 winters, but I'm thinking of putting in old roses, like gallicas and maybe some damasks. Very pretty, but only bloom once. Roses would look really nice with your herb garden. I'm hoping to put in some "tea" herbs and maybe a few for cooking.

Have fun with your party and I'm sure everyone will love your house!
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themommy1
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I think the lack of roses is do to the number of deer that come thro the yard. Now that I don't have dogs and horses around I was sure my roses would be gone next year, but there maybe hope if I plant Igloochic's lavender around them I will be able to save them.

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