This vintage, Art Deco flower marquee is making me crazy. I have a spot all picked out for it… but despite scouring the web, I cannot find anything to tide me over until I can go steal it.
More vintage flower signage after the jump…
Concealed trapway toilet. (Failure to think of a charming title.)
Incase I was deluding myself that my blog resembled a luxe-lifestyle design site, this photo should set me straight.
This is the concealed trapway, skirted, one-piece toilet we chose…
American Standard Tropic,Concealed Trapway Right Height™ Elongated, One-Piece, ADA Toilet.
If you’d told me I would start a blog, and write a post about a toilet. I would not have thought that could be correct. But? This is a renovation blog, so not only am I writing about it. I am excited. About a toilet. This seems vaguely sad, but there you have it.
Society Hill. Philadelphia. Trinity houses.
Here’s the second half of the Society Hill walking tour we did two weekends ago.
Most of the homes we visited were trinity houses.
Framing out the medicine cabinet. Sconces. Crown molding. Happiness.
Paul had already built the interior of the medicine cabinet and hung the door. While we were waiting to get the large mirror for the right hand wall, he built a small ledge to support it. Wow. This is totally fascinating… keep reading.
Today’s Obsession: Philadelphia. Society Hill Architecture. Home and Garden. Door fixation.
Paul and I did the Society Hill home and garden tour yesterday, in Philadelphia.
I continue to be obsessed with old marble stairs, ornate entrances, any kind of interesting entablature, and elaborate architectural elements.
I thought I took pictures of the interiors and gardens… but when I uploaded my photos, it appears I spent most of the day ogling doorways.
It was wonderful and all… but by the end of the afternoon, I was really tired of looking at other people’s beautiful homes.
Way more doors… after the jump.
Today’s obsession: A Personal Church.
There is a post on Apartment Therapy about churches that have been turned into homes: The Ultimate in Upcycling: Homes in Converted Churches.
It corresponded nicely with a home I was in over the weekend. The house was built in 1883, and has a private chapel inside. With 20’ ceilings, and an organ to match.
The owners use it for “storage.”
I wasn’t there for a house tour, so I was a little reluctant to gape and frame pictures beautifully… but you can see that when this house goes for sale, I’ll be marching Paul over there. To show him all the “storage” space.
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