Shannon

It looks beat up - does that count?

Actually the whole interior is still lathe and plaster walls and the ceiling on the porch is...wow can't think what you call it but it looks like waiscotting. Maybe that's what you DO call it. And there is some funky light fixture in our laundry room that we have NO idea how to make work. My son's room has the push button light switches - the kind where you push one button in and the other pops out and the light comes on. Our bathroom is teeny tiny because it was made out of what was once a closet.

In fact, here is a link to pictures of our bathroom remodel...it will give you an idea of just how small the room is!

http://community.webshots.com/album/...ecurity=sLdvCn

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Shannon

Thanks! I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am with it. We did it back in February and I still smile when I walk in there. (OK is that strange seeing as it's a bathroom?) We were on a pretty tight budget but thanks to help from family and friends (and a LOT of work on our part) we were able to complete the whole bathroom for under $500 and in 6 days. We hurried because it's the only bathroom we have! We are lucky that my parents and my Aunt and Uncle live in the same town as us, so we could take showers there (and go potty!)

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adoptivemommy

You could say my style is a little eclectic, but I do like old world stuff like Queen Anne, Ball and Claw, etc. I do love to mix and match things that go well together, hence the "eclectic" claim! One day, I'd like to decorate my home like we did in Romania when I was growing up there. There was no wall-to-wall carpeting, so we had are rugs and for the windows, we had wide, beautifully engraved wooden valances with a hidden wooden bar on which we hang white or off-white sheers that covered the whole window. I'd also really love to have hard wood floors instead of carpets which would be much healthier, especially for someone like me that has asthma and bad allergies.

Laura

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AmericanAngel

Country Victorian! I collect roosters, hens and chicks, and angels. Im currently looking for "American" angels... I've found a few, usually in a christmas store. About 4 years ago, you couldn't find one, now they are popping up here and there. I did draw one, maybe I can post it one day. There is a beautiful story behind her....
Anyway, I live in a double-wide, and the front part, kitchen and dining is more on the counrty side and then it blends with victorian (romantic era) and then my bedroom and bath is victorian.
Some of my favorite artist are Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Armand Point, Tissot, Leighton, ...I know there is more.

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adoptivemommy

I don't unfortunately! It was OK. Everyone decorated that way kind of because those were the only choices. I don't have too many good memories of my home in Romania, but I do like the decorating style and I think it might start a trend here if I did it and people saw it. The thing is I don't know if you're even able to get wooden valances here. Maybe special order.

Laura

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Shannon

Copper molds in the kitchen.



More copper!




Living room. The shelf with my toys from when I was a kid.

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