Years ago
When I had first moved to OH
and we were visiting my father-in-law
we were driving and came across
this old house that had a small gift shop
So we decided to go in.
I fell in love with the house
and it stuck with me over the years
Fast forward ten years
when we moved back to OH
we stopped by "my house"
the store and house were closed
and I thought I never see
the inside again
(I found out yesterday the place
had closed for a period of time due to a fire)
This weekend we
went up to my hsb's hometown
to go to his cousin's wedding
as we were driving
down the road
I told my daughter
up here is the house
we always joked as being
"my house"
well guess what there
was a store back in it
and here are some photos
I took of some of the
merchandise
Downstairs
these rooms were in an addition
I'm a sucker for lace
and they had a whole room
filled:
Upstairs
the staircase is to the right
as you come up
to the landing where the window is
to the left is a bedroom
that now holds baby items
as you walk down this walkway
straight ahead is a room
to the right and left are rooms
the room to the right has Christmas
and OSU merchandise
My son would go crazy in here
they even have items he doesn't have
(its hard to believe there
is anything he doesn't own)
the other 2 rooms
have a mismatch of items
one clearance and
one with primitives
As I came out of one room
I found the following
two displays I liked
I might even copy this one
I fell in love with the upstairs
years ago it still had the original wallpaper
and as I looked out the windows
I thought of years gone by
that some woman looked out
those windows as she
went about her day
looking out at the fields
and wondered if the old cemetery
across the street held
some of her family
the pictures aren't the best quality
since they were taken with my
cell phone
of course I had to buy something
I got 2 pieces of lace
and faux hydrangea
oh and here's a picture
of the bride and her nephew
she looked like a princess
and her sister with the newest
member of the Rolston clan
He is the sweetest baby
Such a great house. Glad you got to go in and take photos...some great stuff. Lovely Bride!
ReplyDeleteThe house itself is beautiful, but oh goodness! I could spend a weekend just wandering around lusting after all those gorgeous items!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the bride and to her sister.
Jo,
ReplyDelete"Your house" is so neat. What fun to be able to go thru it and shop. I love shops like that and could spend hours looking!
Nancy
Hi Jo -- me again! I saw "old farmhouse" in your lists of posts, and of course could not resist visiting again --
ReplyDeleteand am glad I did. Wow what a fantastic store -- and how charming it is to have it in that beautiful old house!
There's a big old house near here that I always refer to as "my house," too -- or, "that's where I want to live when I grow up!"
Meanwhile, my own old farmhouse will do just nicely, as will your beautiful old cottage!
Cass