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Even if people originally covered the windows with drapes, I'd never cover those beautiful panes with drapes or blinds. They're so beautiful. I'd want to show them off.
Wait..you mean my soon to be house is a Gordon van Tine home??? How does she know?
Sheena, you misunderstood but it worked out. What I was telling you is that I currently live in a Gordon Van Tine home, the home my landlord grew up in, that her Great Grandfather built. It seems my lack of clarity cleared up the mystery of your home though, so it all works out.
Is it the home you recently showed photos of? If you don't mind I'll ask Mrs. J, my neighbor/good friend/landlord what window coverings were used in the home I live in. It is not a Sears home but it is one of the other homes like that, built well before Sears homes came out I believe. I can ask though if you want. This is the home she grew up in, her parents lived here and her grandparents lived here as well and she is currently 62 I believe. She has lived on the same property since she was born except for the 4 years of college and the 10 - 12 months after she got married.
Actually, My Hubby is from Cleveland. There were styles of homes before the infamous craftsman that are the inspiration for the Sears Craftsman home. SO, never think of your homes as less than...They may be the inspiration. I linked some websites in an earlier thread but I'll be darned if I can find them right now...
Actually, My Hubby is from Cleveland. There were styles of homes before the infamous craftsman that are the inspiration for the Sears Craftsman home. SO, never think of your homes as less than...They may be the inspiration. I linked some websites in an earlier thread but I'll be darned if I can find them right now...
Not sure what's infamous about a craftsman. I think the McMansion has that honor.
You’d be better off if you install window frosting on your windows! You won’t need to cover those windows but still get the level of privacy you need and deserve!
I think that nicely made "Venetian blinds" with WIDE slats and WIDE webbing look about as appropriate / authentic as anything. There are also very functional and generally allow a greater range of "light control" than the all but the fanciest "mini blinds".
There are also some very lovely traditional ROLLER SHADES that really compliment craftsmen styles. The nicest ones are IDEAL for filtering light and perhaps obscuring a less than a wonderful "view" of a some neighbor...
What we know is the land was bought in "24 for one dollar.
If you got that figure off a recorded deed that might not be the true cost. Here in Missouri we still write the selling price on a deed as "ten dollars and other valuable considerations." Guess there's some inflation in there somewhere.
If you got that figure off a recorded deed that might not be the true cost. Here in Missouri we still write the selling price on a deed as "ten dollars and other valuable considerations." Guess there's some inflation in there somewhere.
You are right in a way. Actually, it was free! The area was part of the Perkinswood Estate, a large manor house and horse farm. The Perkins family kept the huge house, but sold off the property to an attorney who built his house, a large Tudor, in 1915. The layer formed the Perkinswood Real Estate Company. He gave away parcels of land to people who helped build his house and also to relatives between the years 1917 and 1928.
The first owners and builders of our house were relatives of this lawyer.
For some reason, to make the transfer of land legal, he had to charge one dollar.
He actually wanted to retain control over who lived around him. So many of the first owners were relatives.
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I linked some websites in an earlier thread but I'll be darned if I can find them right now...
