we just entered into agreement to buy our house, and my mind is racing! to say ive been obsessive about the house hunt is an understatement. we've just moved to utrecht, the netherlands, and are now not only trying to learn dutch, but buying our first home. the house we're buying has all these wonderful preserved period details. built in 1910, it has stained glass and pocket doors, and these marvelous little art nouveau placards in the entryway, too. today im showing the downstairs only.. you gotta start somewhere. i cant wait to move in.
entry hall
standing in the parlor, looking through to the dining room and kitchen
the dining room, and fireplace.
i guess its worth mentioning at this point that traditionally the dutch use the front room (what im calling that parlor) as a dining room, and the big central room between is called the living room, but i think the table and kitchen are the rightful epicenter of the home. so im putting it there.
kitchen cabinets, facing dining and parlor
i love the well preserved history in this house, i also love rustic and modern and ecclectic artsy stuffs.. so we'll see how it can all work together in this framework.
thinking about a big heavy natural wood dining table as an anchor for the hearth of the house, and reading up about the greek goddess hestia. ~bb
