Here is a picture of the balsam fir that my brother cut down for me. That garland is toile, as is the wallpaper (this is my parlor), two lamps in the room, and my dining room curtains. I have a thing for toile.
Renovating/restoring my vernacular gothic revival cottage in a neighborhood of mostly late-19th-century homes on a narrow, steep little street.
About Me
- Durf
- When I'm not working on my c. 1875 Victorian, I've got my nose in a book, magazine or my netbook. If the weather's warm I'm outside gardening (or reading).
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