Old-House Interiors Design Center
Great resource for colonial revival stuff. Apparently my house is a "The Beverly" located bottom left.
http://designcentersourcebook.com/colonialrevivalfreec
http://designcentersourcebook.com/colonialrevivalfreec
Waves of Revival
The first wave
Pictured is the New Jersey Pavilion for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Based on George Washington’s headquarters at Morristown, this example from the end of the Victorian period added a ceremonial Georgian pediment—and a Victorian wrap-around verandah.
Transitional
This typical Foursquare house has Colonial Revival details like the front door with sidelights (but no fanlight above), corner pilasters, and a modified Palladian window. Houses of this era often had classical or “colonial” features grafted onto Queen Anne or transitional house forms. These are not Colonial replicas. But they are no longer Victorian.
Academic
Pictured is The Beverly, “A Stately Colonial Home,” from the 1927 Montgomery Ward catalog. Sales copy points to the Colonial windows and quaint entrance. Despite the obvious 20th-century date of this dwelling (and the fact that it’s being marketed to the middle class), this example, like most built from 1910 through the 1930s, is more academically correct that the transitional revival houses had been. The emphasis is on not only classical details but also the rectilinear, symmetrical forms of the 18th century. Many such houses build during the 1920s boom survive across the nation. The Colonial Revival reappeared after the Second World War, along with both formal classical and Early American interiors.
American Vintage Home in flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/americanvintagehome/
Great resource for 1920's home stuff.
Great resource for 1920's home stuff.
The template of my life
I haven't posted anything of late. I would like to clean up and delete some of my lame post and concentrate on vintage home and garden posts and decor. Unfortunately I can't find the perfect template...Alas nothing is perfect.
Garden Yard
A few thoughts for my garden this year. I would like to plant a shade garden, a night garden (with tons of moon flowers) A full sun garden. A vegetable garden..
What does well in full sun-not a lot of soil and looks pretty.
Definitly lots of container gardens.
Oh I like ribbon grass because it looks easy and takes up a of of space..
What does well in full sun-not a lot of soil and looks pretty.
Definitly lots of container gardens.
Oh I like ribbon grass because it looks easy and takes up a of of space..
New Stores to Check Out
Cute Chinese stuff for the year of the Ox
www.lamadesigns.com
www.lamadesigns.com
Latin American Modern Designs
www.conranshopusa.com
The Conran Shop Online