Calling BURK and other old home enthusiasts!

[iluvcarats]

.....or any home pics.
Ours is a tudor built in 1926.

 

[iluvcarats]

from the back

 

[iluvcarats]

the front

 

[iluvcarats]

We added on in 2006. This is the kitchen. I am an artist and did all mosaic tile work.

 

[iluvcarats]

The family room off the kitchen

 

[iluvcarats]

living room with the late Jasper

 

[iluvcarats]

a closer look at some of the tile that leads out to the patio and koi pond


ok. you're turn.

 

[lili]

iluvcarats
Oh wow, your home is beautiful! Inside and out!
It''s huge...how many square feet are we looking at here?
I love the tile works....must see more in details
And I also wanted to see...your landscaping is awesome.

 

[Burk]

GORGEOUS!!! iluv, it is soooo fantastic! I love the kitchen. I''m off to get pics of our house resized!

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 1/6/2009 8:30:41 PM
Author: Burk
GORGEOUS!!! iluv, it is soooo fantastic! I love the kitchen. I''m off to get pics of our house resized!

Looking forward to them!

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 1/6/2009 8:27:20 PM
Author: lili
iluvcarats

Oh wow, your home is beautiful! Inside and out!

It''s huge...how many square feet are we looking at here?

I love the tile works....must see more in details

And I also wanted to see...your landscaping is awesome.

Thanks Lili! It''s about 4500sq ft
Here is more of the outside

 

[Burk]

Here''s mine. It''s a tudor also. Built in 1931. This is the front of the house (thought it was funny that DH and I are in the front door in the pic)

 

[Burk]

I WISH ours was as big as yours!! And your lot size looks HUGE!! I'm soooo jealous!

Here's a pic of our kitchen remodel from last year. We knocked down two walls and made our kitchen, dining room and office all kitchen/dining

ETA: the remodel is not done in these pics that were taken last year-hence the white trim we have yet to strip and the unfinished molding.

 

[Burk]

another of the kitchen

 

[Burk]

this is the built-in we were able to salvage in the remodel. We have all gumwood woodwork. I love the rich dark color.

 

[iluvcarats]

Burk, I LOVE your house! It is so sunny for a tudor! I love your kitchen too. We have tile like that in our master bath. That is going to be a hard house to move from. What is the new house going to be on the outside?

 

[Burk]

We're going for the craftsman look for the house we're building. The builder does all custom, craftsman style homes. I'll attach a pic of the house that we looked at that we liked that caused us to choose our builder. Our house will be custom and different in many ways (this house is 1 and a half story and ours will be 2) but it gives you an idea of the style.

 

[iluvcarats]

I love it! I especially love the stone

You must be so excited. When do you break ground?

 

[dani13]

OMG, ladies, I LOVE your homes!!! Absolutely gorgeous!!! I am SUCH a fan of older homes...MH and I hope to have one someday.

Thanks for sharing these pics!!!

ps- If I may ask, where (general vicinity) do you both live?

 

[Burk]

iluv~it''ll be a while. Still can''t decide on a plan or a lot!

We meet with the builder''s rep this weekend to try and get some things figured out. Oh, and we still haven''t put our house up for sale. We have a ways to go.

Dani~Thanks! We live in Nebraska.

 

[iluvcarats]

Thanks Dani!
We are in NY.

 

[fisherofmengirly]

Such pretty homes!

I adore vaulted ceilings!

And the lighting you have in the living room picture. It''s like a swirly of light. That''s awesome!!!!!

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 1/6/2009 9:23:30 PM
Author: fisherofmengirly
Such pretty homes!


I adore vaulted ceilings!


And the lighting you have in the living room picture. It''s like a swirly of light. That''s awesome!!!!!

Thanks fisher! The light was made by a local blacksmith.

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 1/6/2009 9:14:10 PM
Author: Dani
OMG, ladies, I LOVE your homes!!! Absolutely gorgeous!!! I am SUCH a fan of older homes...MH and I hope to have one someday.

Thanks for sharing these pics!!!

Ditto me too! There is something charming about older homes, the details and those windows (Iluvs). Your yard is awesome Iluvs!!!
Both Tudors are gorgeous. My hubbys parents had a home that was built in 1905; it was so cool (they sold it but it was in VA). I love all the details, gorgeous!

 

[steph72276]

Lovely homes ladies! Burk, I love craftsman style homes. Can''t wait to see pictures!

 

[Burk]

Thanks fisher and skippy!

steph, I love craftsmans, too. Always have. I will be sure to post some pics as soon as we start making progress!

 

[iluvcarats]

Thank you skippy and Steph!
I love all the little details too.

 

[snlee]

iluv and Burk, both your homes are GORGEOUS! I love the details.

 

[puffy]

iluv your home is lovely! and what a big home it is!!

burk it is going to be sooo fun doing your house! i am way jealous!!

 

[pennquaker09]

I LOVE, LOVE Tudor homes. The city that I''m from has a lot of them. Even my elementary school has Tudor architecture, I suppose that''s were my love of Tudor homes stems from.

I would love nothing more than to find an older Tudor home, but I think we''re going to eventually build. Depends on when we add to the family.

Mountain Brook Elementary