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Martha�s Vineyard Grand Finale
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" I guess we'll start our tour today in the old part of the house that -- the old Victorian cabinets we call it and this was the living room which were now using as a --"
" The -- comparable run for a sitting down on the -- and enjoying a nice."
" Fire threat this cheers that's wonderful. Now what was your thinking for furnishing the whole."
" House while weak -- concept from a Victorian cottage house which was usually furnished with cast stop thinking. From the main house. So we visited auction and antique shops flea markets and Lee even visited your attic yeah and nobody -- the shares terrific for your front. Addicts there came from consignment shop and we. But it for eight dollars and upholstered chair and then dollars we -- and I slip cover on it to get a fresh look marvelous now always here. Approach here in terms of the -- the color that you've all of college come from this and check that wallpaper it's got nice soft colors and we can't yell out of the woodwork. From the wallpaper yes and -- is that in there. Little curtains. And then we've also used it on that shares in the accent. We picked up the grain and -- He has to nice Victorian friend John -- nice little Victorian -- it is a -- accident now what about this this rug it's it's it's a sisal car."
" Edwards has it for two reasons. One for the color. And the second reason is it's not inexpensive floor covering and it's easy to maintain when you have a lot of sand and there -- just taken up and taken outside shaken out."
" Shake it out yet. They're not very expensive you're saying and they're very -- mow around hundred dollars for a nine by twelve that's. But the devil looks wonderful let's take a look at the rest of the the little. -- here."
" The bathroom itself was not changed much you still see the same bathroom fixtures that tub in the toilet and sink. However the floor was rotted here so we had to take up the floor remove all these pictures and while we were added we've put it in new ceramic tile surround which really makes a difference in here you know I love the cover of the the light yellow that you've kind of taken from the wallpaper used throughout here. Including our little kitchen net. Which again new wallpaper new paint. -- covered it was here's a refrigerator with a paint job running even the same kitchen sink with a new bottom cabinet made for this will end up being. I guess kitchen when we have guests using a little cottage and then that we had one bedroom and a trip bedroom."
" We have a guest bedroom evening. We've from. Yes they yell out throughout the cottage I think when you have a small space and it's good to have. A kind of continuity here and if you statement one color. -- More easily taking him out raising and easier to live and -- One thing you can remember -- to match everything exactly. We started when the strike in the yellow wallpaper but we've added brass old brass -- boards and -- Victorian. -- tables and chastity and and they don't on -- that they now are the same. Color towns that make for a comfortable there's not client -- there's not too much contrast not a lot contract. I recognize that that's him premiere -- from. And it adds a nice accent colors to implement it looks terrific and -- let's take a look at the turret great."
" This house to meet that narrow little staircase yet. Oh boy look at this through the this is great I love the colors and here. It's turned out -- they have -- I'll tell and hideaway -- him you know when we started. The ceiling had here was so low that it really was like a little child that this was the ridge. But the shed dormer roof plane came down straight like this to another smaller window you couldn't walk close to the walnut banging your Saturday -- I don't know what you're again. -- you know visits their low ceilings but at least it's expensive than you have some room so that the architectural solution of turning it into a tourist which is a Victorian. Element I think really works well here we have an additional nine feet now so the ceiling height is closer to fourteen. What a great --"
" Definitely pain and -- sky below it feels like care in the clouds we've got kites flying."
" Yeah."
" Up here they had certain inexpensive way to decorate every color in there very got my -- take enough to walk out I am sure."
" Now the big concern was that you wouldn't be able to bring any furniture up here."
" So sterile as -- house so we're lucky we found. Some candles. Children size pots student if all right up. Not easy to bring upstairs and we've treated for love life camp -- is sleeping bag sure. And battery powered lanterns yeah. So these marvelous wooden treasure chests kind of wooden treasure chest to halt games for tell us on the blue and and then these antiques -- the -- the rats -- antique they're easily washable kids can sit down here and on a rainy day have a great game monopoly exactly."
" So we really have a standalone guest suite now mom and dad can be in the bedroom below kids up here they have their own little living room kitchen that bath."