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Tag Archives: parlor

The Parlor is Finally Finished!

Knowlesville Posted on August 19, 2018 by MattApril 5, 2019
Victorian Parlor

When we bought our 1888 Victorian home in 2000, we knew we wanted to tackle the parlor as our first interior project. Parlors were the room Victorians use to entertain, and so they were the fanciest room in the house. … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged ceiling medallion, curtains, House, parlor, restoration

Honey-do List

Knowlesville Posted on January 29, 2006 by MattMay 23, 2019
Parlor stereo

Still on the iPod theme, today was spent at home working down the items on my honey-do list. One was to get some music in our parlor. Since it’s looking very nice in there now, we didn’t want to ruin … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

Major Progress

Knowlesville Posted on November 13, 2005 by MattMay 22, 2019
Parlor

Here is the reason that there haven’t been very many updates this month, I’ve been too busy working on getting our parlour back together. We’re hosting the Splinter Group’s November meeting on the 16th, and then Thanksgiving dinner with the … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

Coming up short

Knowlesville Posted on October 22, 2005 by MattMay 21, 2019
Parlor Door

When we bought our house 5 years ago, there wasn’t a door for the parlor, but we did find a door in the garage that appeared to be the missing door. It looked like it had been used for paintball … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

Woodgraining

Knowlesville Posted on October 10, 2005 by MattMay 21, 2019
Woodgraining in Parlor

While we were in San Jose, Larry Martin finished the woodgraining in our parlour. If you’ve seen our photography studio you’ve seen Larry’s excellent work, even though you might not have realized it. He’s pretty good at making paint look … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor, woodgraining

An Inside Job

Knowlesville Posted on March 27, 2005 by MattMay 17, 2019
Parlor

Ferndale has been battered by one storm after another for the past week, and Sunday was no different. It was too wet to work outside, and everything was closed due to Easter, which I remembered after trying to make a … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

More Wall Paper

Knowlesville Posted on September 7, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019
Parlor

Philip and Diane came back to finish the wallpaper on the ceiling and also put up our Iris frieze. It’s looking so good in that room, we’re excited to get the rest of it done now. Next project in there … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor, wallpaper

Bradbury Ceiling

Knowlesville Posted on July 7, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019
Parlor Ceiling

With all the work going on outside, I finally admitted that I wasn’t making progress on the inside, so we hired a friend to put up our Bradbury wallpaper. I didn’t order quite enough of one pattern, so he couldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

Our new crown molding

Knowlesville Posted on March 18, 2002 by MattApril 11, 2019
Crown Molding

Here’s what the crown molding and picture rail looks like that we installed yesterday. Wow, two home improvement projects in one week! I must be getting back into the swing of things. The room already looks greatly improved and more … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

Lowell, hard at work

Knowlesville Posted on March 17, 2002 by MattApril 11, 2019
Lowell

Once again the forecast for snow didn’t materialize. We only got a bit of hail in the morning. Then it sort of cleared up which allowed Lowell and I to work on installing the crown molding in the parlor without … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

In with the new

Knowlesville Posted on March 12, 2002 by MattApril 11, 2019
New Fireplace

Here’s what the new fireplace looks like. It will eventually be surrounded by tile and a mantel, but we wanted to get this step done before we started wallpapering. I will probably make the mantel unless I find an antique … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

Out with the old

Knowlesville Posted on March 8, 2002 by MattApril 11, 2019
New fireplace

Work started today on installing our new fireplace. We are replacing the existing wood burning (yet not original fireplace) with a new gas fireplace that looks like an old Victorian coal burning fireplace. I’ll have pictures of the new one … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

Finished the Ceiling Medalion

Knowlesville Posted on December 30, 2001 by MattApril 5, 2019
Ceiling Medallion

Today I finished painting the ceiling medallion and got it mounted in the parlor. So all of you who were polled earlier can check out the results. I think the colors will make a lot more sense when the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged ceiling medallion, parlor

Parlor Medallion

Knowlesville Posted on December 4, 2001 by MattApril 5, 2019
Parlor Ceiling Medallion

One of our stops while in the Bay Area was at Omega Salvage in Berkeley where we purchased 3 ceiling medallions. This one will go in the parlor. I took this photo so I could play with the color design … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

And there was light

Knowlesville Posted on August 18, 2001 by MattMarch 26, 2019
Parlor light

Finished installing the light fixtures we bought. The one pictured for today is in the parlor. It is a double kerosene lamp that hasn’t been electrified. Since there wasn’t a ceiling fixture in the parlor anyways, we decided to leave … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged parlor

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