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janice6 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 7 hours ago, Eric said: That ceiling is amazing. My home as a child had a living room separated from the dining room by two 12 foot sliding doors that slid into the walls. The Dining room was Cherry and the living room was Quarter sawn Oak. So the sliding doors were Quarter sawn oak on the living room side and Cherry on the dining room side. The dining room had a steeple attached but open to the room. The Cherry wood work in the steeple was cut to fit the curve of the steeple including the window frames and even the glass in the windows was curved. The steeple had a cross on top and people confused my house with the church down the block. The entry room was done in Teak. We had a Teak inlaid ceiling the was 6 inches deep with crossed beams styling. In 1950 or so, my father was offered $5,000 just for the Teak ceiling and he turned it down. Oh, the room also had two 5 foot by 8 foot stained glass windows too. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 10, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted December 10, 2023 1 minute ago, janice6 said: My home as a child had a living room separated from the dining room by two 12 foot sliding doors that slid into the walls. The Dining room was Cherry and the living room was Quarter sawn Oak. So the sliding doors were Quarter sawn oak on the living room side and Cherry on the dining room side. The dining room had a steeple attached but open to the room. The Cherry wood work in the steeple was cut to fit the curve of the steeple including the window frames and even the glass in the windows was curved. The steeple had a cross on top and people confused my house with the church down the block. The entry room was done in Teak. We had a Teach inlaid ceiling the was 6 inches deep with crossed beams styling. In 1950 or so, my father was offered $5,000 just for the Teak ceiling and he turned it down. Oh, the room also had two 5 foot by 8 foot stained glass windows too. It sounds amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted December 10, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted December 10, 2023 I love that clock. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 10, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted December 10, 2023 Wow. Now that is a mechanical room. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, Eric said: It sounds amazing. It was, but I hated going up and down stairs to do anything. We had huge Copper lined gutters on the roof that fed through Copper drains down through the house into the cistern in the basement. Had a widows walk without railings on a Copper covered flat part of the roof, it made for excellent antennas for me as a Ham Radio Operator. The first TV stations in our state were in Minneapolis, 60 miles away. We were high enough with the 20 foot mast for the TV antenna on our roof that we had TV before many in our town. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted December 10, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted December 10, 2023 A bathtub facing a fireplace. I am a shower kind of guy, but that is a cool setup. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 10, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted December 10, 2023 Nice shower too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, Eric said: That small structure by the staircase and window, why surround what seems to be a small sitting area with spindles and a baluster? Or, is it a small staircase and that's a landing? It looks like the paneling points down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 10, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted December 10, 2023 Now that is a by-God island! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 10, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted December 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, tous said: That small structure by the staircase and window, why surround what seems to be a small sitting area with spindles and a baluster? Or, is it a small staircase and that's a landing? It looks like the paneling points down. I think that is just a mid-story landing. Whatever it is, it is beautifully crafted. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 57 minutes ago, Eric said: Too busy for my taste. I prefer simple, yet elegant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 10, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted December 10, 2023 1 minute ago, tous said: Too busy for my taste. I prefer simple, yet elegant. Yeah, there is a lot going on, isn't there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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