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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. Very First Photo I Took of the House Feb 18, 2007 - 30 minutes after we bought the house.
Butterbeans Blackboard
Restoring Living Room
November 2007
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 Kohler Claw Foot Tub
My Studio
My Favorite Hiding Place
Handpainted Furniture
Mrs.D's Fun Projects
Tutorial - Covering A Bench
How to Sew Box Construction
Antique Berry Bowls
Grandma Edna's 1898 Wedding Gift
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Before & After Photos - First Floor - Here are some before and after photos of the first floor renovations between the day I bought the house, and just after I finished the floors. These are ju...
About Me
- Mrs. D
- My name is Linda (Mrs. D). I work out of my studio as a free style long arm quilter, and designer of beaded handbags and soft luggage. Since 2007 my husband and I have been restoring a Queen Anne Victorian. The majority of projects are finished after eight years. But, I don't think one ever finishes work on hundred year old home. Our journal http://www.1893victorianfarmhouse.blogspot.com shares our life here in rural 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, quilting queen size bed quilts, machine embroider fine linens, re-cover vintage lampshades and collector/restorer of vintage and antique sewing machines. I've become good at repairing interior walls, and scraping, priming, and painting the exterior of the house. Its hard work, but a satisfying journey. I hope you become a follower of my blog. I have lots of photos to share with you. Sincerely mrs.durrant1@gmail.com
Hello Linda, What a pleasant surprise to see this post of the way you renovated your charming, old-fashioned bathroom. Your artistic touch is certainly not limited to quilts and sewing. It has been one of my dreams to have a fine old house filled with interesting old things. Incidentally, what is that thing next to the wooden dresser? It looks like an old vending machine, but there is not a clear photo of it.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you and your family are all doing well.
--Jim
Hello Jim. Thank you for your vote of confidence. Next to the walnut dresser is a 3-bay gumball machine. We have a small collection of them. What is interesting for me about this gumball machine is the housing color. It is a grayed-green and was the inspiration color for the beadboard wall paint color, "Bewitch" by Valspar. Usually I have gumballs in the machine, but over the years the gumballs faded in color. I bought a new 4 lb. bag of gumballs but haven't poured them into the vending machine yet. I took the first three photos of the bathroom recently. It was a very sunny morning. Not much has changed since we converted this small bedroom in May 2009--into a much needed 2nd bath upstairs. In closing, I want to say thank you for looking at my blog. It's been a long time since we corresponded. I'll go visit your site now, to see what you've been doing. I miss your "mystery-item" blogs. Always a challenge.
DeleteWOW! Absolutely gorgeous! And so time-appropriate! ~Robin~
ReplyDeleteHi Robin. I keep saying to myself--one of these days I'm going to ring you up, and see if you want to go to lunch. I stay at home much too much. I need a road trip.
DeletePlease do! I'd love it!
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