Best-Kept Secrets: Emphasizing Period Charm
Every time we get the opportunity to share a tour of a historic home here on Design*Sponge, my heart skips a beat. It has been a dream of mine for years to one day have the opportunity to bring an old, neglected property back to life, restoring and highlighting every little detail of craftsmanship that we […]
Every time we get the opportunity to share a tour of a historic home here on Design*Sponge, my heart skips a beat. It has been a dream of mine for years to one day have the opportunity to bring an old, neglected property back to life, restoring and highlighting every little detail of craftsmanship that we really don’t see in modern builds. Renovating a historic home isn’t the easiest or fastest route to a dream home though ? take the word of anyone who has experienced the process firsthand. To better understand what it actually takes to bring a period property back to its former glory, we reached out to owners of historic homes who have seen it all. Find out below their advice to anyone who is thinking about restoring a historic home, as well as their number one tip for emphasizing period charm. Clearly, a greenhorn like myself still has a lot to learn! ?Sofia
The living room at ‘The Blond Vic,” the historic Victorian home that Catherine and Bryan have been restoring for the last two years. The couple worked with Metrie to install era-appropriate panel molding on the ceiling and walls. They also added an intricate French man...
Every time we get the opportunity to share a tour of a historic home here on Design*Sponge, my heart skips a beat. It has been a dream of mine for years to one day have the opportunity to bring an old, neglected property back to life, restoring and highlighting every little detail of craftsmanship that we really don’t see in modern builds. Renovating a historic home isn’t the easiest or fastest route to a dream home though ? take the word of anyone who has experienced the process firsthand. To better understand what it actually takes to bring a period property back to its former glory, we reached out to owners of historic homes who have seen it all. Find out below their advice to anyone who is thinking about restoring a historic home, as well as their number one tip for emphasizing period charm. Clearly, a greenhorn like myself still has a lot to learn! ?Sofia
The living room at ‘The Blond Vic,” the historic Victorian home that Catherine and Bryan have been restoring for the last two years. The couple worked with Metrie to install era-appropriate panel molding on the ceiling and walls. They also added an intricate French man...
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