Design Around This #2: Colonial Revived
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Comments (11)Thanks so much to all of those who have helped out so far. Since that picture was taken, the windows have been replaced. However, they were original. There were absolutely no scars from a retrofit, and materials that had never been disturbed. The windows in the dormer are the only ones that had been replaced, and they replaced them with vinyl(yuck). The interior certainly was nice at one time, and there are still many parts that are, but over the years it has seen some renovations that really were not in keeping with the houses original beauty. I have grand plans to bring this house back to its original glory, and beyond. The story behind how the house came to be. This house is located one street to the east of the main street of the town(the main street is literally a 60-90 second walk from my door), which has since grown into a city. And although the "new" downtown has sort of centered around a wide street with every box store imaginable, I still love the old downtown location for pedestrian convenience. And yes, apparently the original occupants were fairly well known and probably upper middle class. They owned the hardware store in town. As everyone knows we were 2-3 years into the great depression, and a lot of local contractors had racked up accounts with the hardware store that they did not have money to pay. So the owner of the store and contractors that owed him agreed to build him this house to pay off their debts. I love this story, and it just adds to the value of the house(to me). I just adore old homes, and this one definitely is extremely well built. The brickwork is in perfect condition with not one structural crack. The foundation is the same. The floors are as straight and flat as a billboard table. Anyway, I would like to rebuild a new portico on this home. I want to build it out so that the front of the portico protrudes equal to the top of the front stairs, with two columns holding up the roof. Now here is a serious question; Are there any do's and dont's with this? Should the columns be round or rectangular? How bout roof? Flat? Pitched? I also plan on adding shutters. We really like the paneled shutters, but notice a lot of louvered shutters on similar houses. Any thoughts on this? Also keep in mind that I do not have to stay 100% "pure", as I do not believe this house is 100% pure to any design. But I would like to avoid a mistake that is very out of line. Here is a link that might be useful: I found picture of the front...See Moredesign around this thread......
Comments (3)I did the following google search: Colonial Revival dat site:gardenweb.com This thread popped up at #1 and #2 was: Here is a link that might be useful: Design Around This #2: Colonial Revived...See MoreAdvice needed: how to add on to a Dutch Colonial Revival?
Comments (16)kirkhall - what a brilliant idea!! talk about not being able to see the forest for the trees! the lower left room with the sunporch is our master, so it wouldn't mean any switch in that regard. and would make the two other bedrooms the same size. this is a great alternative if building over the sunroom just isn't an option. i just wish i had posted this before we renovated those two bedrooms!!!! ha ha. one question though (because i'm hesistant to lose an entire wall in the bedroom we'd be shrinking to a reach in closet). if we were to put the closets for the two upper bedrooms back to back on the exterior wall of the house, would 6'x6' be enough room for a small bathroom with a tub? i was thinking the tub could be placed along the wall with the closets, leaving a 6' x 3 1/2'-ish space for toilet and sink. is that just too small? would we have to give up both closets for those bedrooms for a total bathroom footprint of 9'x6'? the tub in our current bathroom is about 30" from back wall to apron front. This post was edited by aliciaandbilly on Thu, Jan 23, 14 at 10:25...See MoreColonial Revival --with fins.
Comments (29)Oh my! Is that an original TV Dinner Chair?!? How exciting to come home after an outing, knowing a wholesome, pre-made dinner of meat byproduct loaf with larded mashed potatoes, green peabeebees, and luscious chocolate sponge awaits. Piping hot from the oven in 45-minutes. Turn on and warm up the tubes, boys & girls, Moms & Dads. Settle into your stylish TV Dinner Chair. It's big enough for two...move over a little bit honey. I had a two seat, also. Very comfortable for people with short legs. You could sit back, relax, and have your feet reach the floor. No looking like EdithAnn with those in your living room. :-)...See Morejterrilynn
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