Tiernan Design

Pasadena Hills, Come for Sunlight and Health

"Come for Sunlight and Health" that is what the original brochure for my neighborhood of Pasadena Hills writes to describe this place in the country.  Looking at the photos, it really was in the country, but for us, it is just a 10 minute drive from downtown St. Louis. Crazy huh?  Can you say 0-60 in 3.5 seconds?

Check out the brochure, it is pretty interesting. Probably more interesting for me because I know every house that is sketched in the brochure.  I guess it is kind of like talking about your children to a stranger; the stranger doesn't give a hoot, but you will blab on and on as if they really care.  Humor me.  Take a look.  Our street lamps are still original, so I enjoyed reading about those too............like I said, humor me! 

Winding Staircase

I said I would post highlights of our house and I am starting with the biggest.  Our stair to the second floor of our house is great.  It winds 180 degrees and has a pretty ceiling you don't notice until you get partially up the stair.  The trim molding had the original antiqued paint finish, so we painted the foyer and stairwell walls a warm tan to play nice with the trim moulding.  The chandelier is original and filled with bottle glass stained glass.  It is a bit large, but cool.  I will post a pic of it later.  There are a lot details to talk about in the stair, but my favorite are the niches.  There are two of them and they are illuminated by the prettiest little brass flowers; two per niche.  You got to love the details of the days gone by.