Friday, December 19, 2008

A Christmas Walk of My Own Home - Day Fourteen, The Last Day!

Welcome to the Fourteenth, and FINAL day of A Christmas Walk of My Home. Be sure to check Posts One through Thirteen to see all the interior rooms decorated for Christmas.

Today I will feature the outside of the house. I don't do too much Christmas Decorating outside because I can't stand the cold and my husband won't do it for me! Oh well, I can't get him to do everything I want! LOL!

As stated in my very first post of the Christmas Walk, the house was built sometime in the late 1800's by a man who also built a mill on the river below the house. The original portion of the house sits on a sandstone foundation and the house is made of brick. The porches you see are all new. When we first bought the house there wasn't a porch, but a ugly, sided, enclosed entryway attached to the garage which was right up against the house. It was awful, because it blocked all the light from entering the house and when you looked out the dining room windows, you saw a garage wall. Ugh! So we tore down the old garage and entryway and built a grand front porch and moved the garage back farther. The side porch you see in the first picture is the entry into the new addition.

The house sits on almost two acres of land which are primarily perennial flower beds and grassy paths. I have a few scrapbook pages posted on my blog showing pictures of my garden if you are interested in seeing what the yard looks like in the summer. That is my garden shed located in the bottom right of the second picture.




Here is a view of the back of the house. Those are steps and retaining walls covered with snow. You can see the sun room addition on the right. Although the interior portion of the sun room matches the original house very well, unfortunately the outside doesn't. Ideally, we would have loved to have the addition with the same brick to match the original house and also have the structure 'tie in' with it a bit more, but finances did not permit that. The good news is that the addition is on the back of the house, and can't even be seen by the road.


Here is my side entry porch. I use mostly natural elements when decorating the outside. I simply cut pine boughs and berries from the many trees and bushes I have in my garden, and make an arrangement out of them.

This is a close up of my outside Christmas wreath and my wagon display. The wagon is left outside all year and I change the decorations depending on the season. In the summer its filled with fresh annual flowers, and in the fall its filled with pumpkins, gourds, hay and a scarecrow. I bought this wagon at Kohl's for about $20.00. What a deal!




Here's a little guy I picked up at Kirklands. He's actually a bird feeder. There's a place to put bird seed on the top of his hat. I nestled some fresh greens underneath him. Isn't he a cutie?






This is my formal front porch. The leaded glass door is new. For Christmas Decorations I simply added fresh greens in all the planters and hung a 'Peace' sign.
Well I hope you have enjoyed seeing my home decorated for Christmas. Although I will probably never post anything this detailed about my home again, I will always show you different seasonal displays and garden pictures throughout the year.
Have a great day! Amy




26 comments:

  1. WOW - Amy - your house is gorgeous!!! Love it!!! Super cozy too!!! I think I have to come and visit - LOL!!!

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  2. Amy, Your house is absolutely gorgeous! You are a very talented decorator, wish I had half of your talent. It looks like you have some wonderful property, very peaceful.

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  3. Wow... your home looks so beautiful from outside, being snow covered.

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  4. It's so nice to see you receiving more comments on your efforts!!! The outside of your home looks as beautiful as the inside! Your decorating is so well done ... I commend you my friend!!!
    We are headed for Pittsburgh today to celebrate the season with DH's mom who is in a nursing home and has alzeheimers. Mark has biopsy surgery on Tuesday and starts high dose chemo on Friday so we're going to enjoy Christmas as much as we can.
    Thanks so much for opening your gorgeous home to all of us ... I have TRULY enjoyed the tour!!!

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  5. Amy, I am picking my chin up off the floor!!! Your home and yard are gorgeous. The porches are to die for!!! I guess it's my country background, but I love porches. They beg you to take a moment, or two, to sit down and relax.

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  6. Your home and yard are absolutely beautiful, Amy! Having grown up in a home over 100 years old, I know the work that goes into one, but still dream of living in one again one day. :D

    Oh yeah, another thing we have in common -- I blog too! (penny-penn.blogspot.com) :)

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  7. Just took the tour through your home! WOW! How long does it take you to do all that decorating??!! It looks fabulous!! Also loved the picture of the waterfall you took for the phone book. I just love waterfalls and this one is a beauty. TFS.

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  26. Amy, after seeing your Christmas Walk for this year, I went back to see your previous posts. Your home is lovely and you should be very proud of all of your hard work. What a lovely place to call home.
    tfs

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