My Orchid from Miss Ann...care tips.

https://youtu.be/f9--8LsmExE

The stained glass lamp mystery.

This lamp came with the house and is very heavy.  I posted in Collectors Weekly to see if I could get help with identification.  Here is the link:

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/214457-stained-glass-lamp?in=user


Here are some pictures also:

WHAT DO YOU THINK?  Tiffany or no?

...I think we're alone now.

Love and greek revival dreams, Kris

Carbon monoxide detector wake up. Yikes.

So owning an old home is not all silk flowers and wood floors.  Our carbon monoxide detector went off at 4 this morning.  We turned off the furnace and aired out the house.

On the morning of closing, the furnace did not work.  Since then, it has worked off and on.  BOTTOM LINE, IT NEEDS REPLACED.  NOW.

Luckily, we have found a great heating and ac guy in Chester and he is going to do the work.

On a positive note, I start my second day at Citi today.  My commute was 25 minutes door to seat, so I will take it.

Have a great day and thank goodness for CO2 DETECTORS!

Our house in Lancaster, SC is officially on the market!

So, now that we are in a contingency contract, we have put our lovely home in Lancaster, SC.  It is on .4 of an acre and boasts an updated kitchen and fabulous Master Bathroom and Suite.  We love our house!

Here is the virtual tour:

1184 Craig Avenue Lancaster, SC 29720

We are praying for a quick sale so that we can move forward with our move to Chester, SC!

Wide Plank Floor Dreams, Kris

143 York Street: The front of the house video

This is a video of Clay and I looking at the front of the house, for the first time.  It is amazing to me that this house used to be red brick.  It was painted and remodeled by mid-20th century owner J. Cody Quinton.  He added onto the back of the house, removed the front porch, and painted the house white.

Before:

After:

And our video...

We just got a call! We have a verbal agreement.

So, here is the deal.   We offered 195,000 plus the contents of the home.  We just got a call  that we would need to accept the house as/is and the family would like to enter and Family Heirlooms.  We  completely agreed.  Because of this, we will not have a firm contract until after the weekend. 

Check out the interior. 

Even if we get a part of the antiques, I feel like this is a blessing and meant to be. 

 

Please cross your fingers for us.  Love and wide plank floor dreams, Kris

The G.W. Gage House - 143 York Street Chester, SC: The Early Years

The GW Gage House was built in 1855 by Absolm Housar.  Mr. Housar was a prominent brick contractor in Chester, SC.  The 1850 census shows that Mr. Houser had moved from NC and was co-owner of a business called McDonald and Housar. This brick business manufactured over 450,000 bricks per year!  Absolm was no slacker.

Check out this early photo of the house before the front porches were removed and the brick was painted white:




Gaston-Gage House before the remodel

I love the history of this pre-civil war gem.  I can guarantee that if we purchase this home, our next dog will be named Absolm, Absolutely!

Fingers crossed!  Wide Plank Floor Dreams, Kris