Tiernan Design

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. 

My House

I thought I would begin a new category called "My House".  We live in a "they just don't make them like this anymore" neighborhood.  Really, they don't make houses like this anymore.  There are so many details, etc. in my house I would like to share with you.  I walked into my house a few days ago and saw this view.  I thought it was really pretty and took a snap shot.  In the foreground is a dinning table I bought off Craigslist for less the $300 (which included a Baker Furniture Buffet) - which makes me think of another category........."why can't we own a piece of furniture someone didn't own before us".  That might be too long of a title, but that is my husband's reaction to my thrift store, craigslist, estate sale purchases.  He is coming around especially when he found out the history of the thrift-ed dining table manufacturer - John Widdicomb.  I had know idea who made this table when I bought it, I just liked the lines of the chairs.  After doing a little research, like the link I just attached, it makes me like it even more!