Sunday, June 21, 2009
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A journal about life in Wisconsin, decorating, and restoring an 1893 Queen Anne Victorian built by Civil War veteran John Olson Wrolstad and his wife Mathea. Read on to see lots of old photographs, and read stories of the second owners Thomas and Maren Quien, and their children who filled the house with memories for 90 years.
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Bathroom Restoration Photos
Upstairs Bedroom Becomes a New Bathroom
Kitchen
Bird's Eye View
Our Red Dining Room
Setting The Table
Thanksgiving at 1893 Victorian
Upstairs Bathroom
1903 Koehler Claw Foot Tub
My Art Studio
Where I Design Handbags & Travel Totes
Handpainted Furniture
Mrs.D's Fun Projects
Tutorial - Covering A Bench
How to Sew Box Construction
Followers
Antique Berry Bowls
Grandma Edna's 1898 Wedding Gift
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My Blog List
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Misc - I was planning to go and buy the green living room paint today, and get some cheap shower curtains and paint drop-cloths (dollar store), but I forgot that ...
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Ki Headed to the Old Glory Antiques Fair! - While we're waiting for the latest issue of Flea Market Style mag to appear, here's one way to get your vintage fix! *Ki will be making a special guest app...
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Victoria Day - Princess Victoria with her spaniel Dash Painting by George Hayter, 1833 As Victoria Day unofficially marks the beginning of Canadian summer, I thought a fre...
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Got Up and Went - The spring has found us moving at a snails pace. Perhaps our "get up and go", got up and went! We are both trying to get in gear, but at the same time we h...
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Yes, we are open! - It has been about 10 days since all the excitement of a flood in my little town, Clarksville,Mo. We had three days warning that the Mississippi ...
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Still Crazed-y After All These Years - No rest for the weary at *That Old House*, not if you are a piece of aged, crazed, possibly *cracked*, ironstone. Yes, we put old crackpots to good use. *...
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May 17, 2013: Unique House Sampler - [image: 1896 - $275,000 - 650 Old Suman Rd, Valparaiso, IN"GRACEFULLY AGED WITH 117 YEARS TIED TO SUMAN VALLEY HISTORY. This is a rare building indeed. The...
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Illustrator Chris Wormell - Today I'm sharing the art of Christopher Wormell. Perhaps because I grew up with old books around me, I have an abiding love for the art of wood engravi...
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Embroidery Stitch Book 19 - French knots with running stitches in boxes
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Summer Classes - I'll be teaching the following classes at Penn Yan Sewing Machines in Penn Yan, NY! *SMARTPHONE WALLET:* If you like to travel light with only a wallet a...
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Rick's Mill - My buddy, Rick, is a Master Electrician who helped me wire my new workshop. He also helped me wire my house when I bought it back in '94 (1994, not 1894)....
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A Contributing Editor - Last Fall, while discussing the details over the feature on our guest house, I was asked to join *Country Living* magazine as a contributing editor. ...
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What's New - I've done a bit of embroidering lately, lots of colorful things. I think I am just anxious for spring to come and bring some color back to the landscape. ...
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New book find Secret Garden - *Click here for more information about this book* Every now and again I come across a special book that I just fall in love with, *Secret Garden by Johanna ...
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New Letter Find - Well not exactly new, I found it over a year ago but am just now getting around to posting it. A few years ago I posted about a letter that I found on e-ba...
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Clayson House Tea - [image: Clayson House Tea] A couple weeks ago, my husband and I attended a tea at the local historical society museum, the Clayson House. It was a fundrais...
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Piecework using Friendly Plastic - Friendly plastic piecework technique Supplies needed: 3 strips of friendly plastic, rolling pin or tube, strong scissors, cooking oil, small towel, strong t...
About Me
- Mrs. D
- I recently retired from my office job. I smile typing the word "retired" as I am currently building an art studio to teach oil painting classes: daytime, evening, and weekend seminars beginning this fall. The last four years my husband and I are restoring an 1893 Queen Anne Victorian. My journal http://www.1893victorianfarmhouse.blogspot.com shares our life here in Wisconsin with many before and after restoration photos and history of the two previous owner families. We feel honored to repair this old house and give it another hundred years of life. I have lots of hobbies, most of them a result of the restoration project. I love to sew draperies, machine embroider fine bedlinens, re-cover vintage lampshades and upholster chairs. I've become good at repairing interior walls, and scraping, priming, and painting the exterior of the house. My job this summer is painting the old barn and laying out design for west flower gardens. As always, lots and lots of work. I hope you become a follower of my website. I have lots of photos to share with you. Sincerely, Mrs. D
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