tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post831330048888809509..comments2024-03-04T06:21:11.464-05:00Comments on Hartwood Roses: Pondering Porch PatternsConnie in Hartwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-56405292036656193592015-02-25T14:02:36.111-05:002015-02-25T14:02:36.111-05:00I think your choice is lovely. You have to instal...I think your choice is lovely. You have to install what will make you smile every time you see it!Sharrieboberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659931257459104972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-43073918238224805362015-02-24T16:16:45.271-05:002015-02-24T16:16:45.271-05:00SO cOOl Connie! It's going to look incredible...SO cOOl Connie! It's going to look incredible--whenever you get to it!<br />How about cutting them from your milled fallen tree? Or are you saving that wood for moi?!? ; D<br />CatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-30388583845946827952015-02-24T10:34:35.496-05:002015-02-24T10:34:35.496-05:00Connie, you continue to amaze me. I love your chos...Connie, you continue to amaze me. I love your chosen design for the baluster. Excellent work. What a treasure you have with the photo archives of your home. The world needs more people like you to help preserve the past. Thank you for sharing your project with us. I look forward to seeing the progress in person. Best to you.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174812293017041777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-56718316489177004882015-02-23T10:09:49.051-05:002015-02-23T10:09:49.051-05:00I absolutely LOVE that photo of your house from 19...I absolutely LOVE that photo of your house from 1933. It's so cool you have all this documentation. <br /><br />This is a really, really tough decision that would keep me awake for many, many nights. It sounds like you've put a lot of thought and research into it so you're the best judge.<br /><br />I do love the casing treatment around your upstairs windows.An Urban Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-73308943942446873732015-02-23T08:14:41.928-05:002015-02-23T08:14:41.928-05:00Thank you Connie for sharing in such detail the Th...Thank you Connie for sharing in such detail the Thought Process. I find it so interesting. MarmePurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500222210426502889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-37585938061159404022015-02-23T05:05:41.493-05:002015-02-23T05:05:41.493-05:00What an interesting post about your home and the I...What an interesting post about your home and the Idlewild place. How awful that it is just a ruin now. I love the lacy pattern you worked out from your photos, and the pattern on the right definitely looks great! I love the gingerbread arches you are making too.<br /><br />You have inspired me once again Connie. Thank you.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-41128788517825251262015-02-22T21:30:06.102-05:002015-02-22T21:30:06.102-05:00Isn't this the most interesting post I have re...Isn't this the most interesting post I have read in ages. Thank you for taking the time to lay this out for us. Fascinating. <br /><br />And I love your ideas. It's going to look beautiful.<br /><br />Xo Jflwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-65349894822603783782015-02-22T19:10:37.411-05:002015-02-22T19:10:37.411-05:00So neat seeing those old houses. I just love old h...So neat seeing those old houses. I just love old houses. I can't help but think of the memories they hold.. How wonderful that you have pictures of your home that old!! How cool is that!? I love the character the gingerbread gave to your house. Everything today is always so streamlined, no craftsmanship... Your plan for the porch is awesome!! Hugs! debjinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-42530797022620460462015-02-22T18:55:23.342-05:002015-02-22T18:55:23.342-05:00What a process! You must love PS for imagining a...What a process! You must love PS for imagining and designing projects such as this. I look forward to seeing it finished....in due time :-)Denise at Autumn Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00229028926029898680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-4295493371791146172015-02-22T18:50:11.886-05:002015-02-22T18:50:11.886-05:00I'm a bit torn about the decorative roofline f...I'm a bit torn about the decorative roofline fascia (or whatever you call them) in the older photos of your home. They are beautiful, but they do seem to mask the lines of all the gorgeous window trim. Do you have plans to install replacements someday? It's good that the porch design is finally coming together. It will be beautiful! Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678523115908249689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-76596861677563654862015-02-22T15:42:14.566-05:002015-02-22T15:42:14.566-05:00I am so happy that you were able to trace those wh...I am so happy that you were able to trace those when you did and have kept them safe. I think they are the perfect finish to the porch. I like either side you are showing. How perfect.<br />I agree- finding the perfect design is often the hardest part. xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-44163518396492426932015-02-22T14:08:20.072-05:002015-02-22T14:08:20.072-05:00Wow! I love this post.
I like how you traced those...Wow! I love this post.<br />I like how you traced those out and stretched them. Very cool!<br />The photos of Idlewood made me a bit sad. <br />There are quite a few homes around here that make me feel that way too.<br />Beautiful and once very Grand and now slowly going to ruin.Cindi Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475347748831862659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-78675771128154492762015-02-22T14:06:38.992-05:002015-02-22T14:06:38.992-05:00Love all the shots of your house over the years! ...Love all the shots of your house over the years! I know whatever you do will look great, it always does. <br /><br />Crying shame about the Idlewild house. Crying shame.Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-27355520897976836082015-02-22T12:38:40.764-05:002015-02-22T12:38:40.764-05:00I liked watching the history of the place and of c...I liked watching the history of the place and of course your design, very fitting to the spirit of the house, I thought.<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-48226824564766696352015-02-22T11:10:39.354-05:002015-02-22T11:10:39.354-05:00what a history! and what a good idea for creating...what a history! and what a good idea for creating that template.<br /><br />ANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669855421350031273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-45650942488324464832015-02-22T11:04:15.005-05:002015-02-22T11:04:15.005-05:00Just call me obsessed. :)
My California gardenin...Just call me obsessed. :)<br /><br />My California gardening friends are very worried about what the future will bring for them, with the recent shift in weather patterns bringing such out of season warmth and the continued drought.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-60336229389243650772015-02-22T10:57:53.403-05:002015-02-22T10:57:53.403-05:00I really like the lacy design you chose. I am in ...I really like the lacy design you chose. I am in awe of the efforts you go to in researching and restoring your home... amazing with such good results!<br /><br />Odd, as harsh as the winter has been in the eastern half of the US, it has been exceedingly mild in the West. That sounds good on paper, but it is very abnormal. The lack of moisture is killing trees and the 70 plus degree weather isDevonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563150483422859462noreply@blogger.com