tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post6202616908888302640..comments2024-03-27T23:00:22.683-04:00Comments on for the love of a house: the winter mantelfor the love of a househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-11666686174023953912018-02-23T12:40:42.751-05:002018-02-23T12:40:42.751-05:00Sisal. Though for high traffic areas I wouldn'...Sisal. Though for high traffic areas I wouldn't recommend and would instead use a sea grass rug.for the love of a househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-57832073653183337592018-01-17T03:55:51.140-05:002018-01-17T03:55:51.140-05:00What sort of natural fiber rug did you choose? Ve...What sort of natural fiber rug did you choose? Very lovely use of the cow hide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-3201155588139189072013-07-01T13:31:05.813-04:002013-07-01T13:31:05.813-04:00The painted bricks on this fireplace are original....The painted bricks on this fireplace are original. We did however paint the dining room fireplace bricks to look like this one. You want to use a high-heat mat black paint. If you want it to look aged I would paint the bricks and then lightly wipe, exposing just a hint of the original brick.for the love of a househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-78321047009063383742013-07-01T12:48:27.641-04:002013-07-01T12:48:27.641-04:00We have a used brick fireplace and I would love to...We have a used brick fireplace and I would love to paint the brick to look like yours. Did you paint it or did it come that way? If you painted it, what kind.color of paint did you use? Thanks so much!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-84004167148422925822012-02-15T14:46:56.789-05:002012-02-15T14:46:56.789-05:00I have come back seversl times to this January pos...I have come back seversl times to this January post. There is something that speaks to me about your winter mantel! I use it for inspiration--just lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-41837180573470005672012-01-24T17:31:33.710-05:002012-01-24T17:31:33.710-05:00The mantel looks great...I can ran around my prope...The mantel looks great...I can ran around my property and gather most of the same stuff...except those confit pots. Those are GREAT. You should them to me :)A.J.Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649060799779978067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-56316367920789678702012-01-18T15:03:15.081-05:002012-01-18T15:03:15.081-05:00Joan- I am completely new to your site and wanted ...Joan- I am completely new to your site and wanted to share a story. My husband and I currently live in Romania. We went for a walk in the forest near our house recently and picked up a fungus or 'conk' as I thought it interesting. I came home and for whatever reason opened your blog. What do I see but a beautiful mantel featuring nothing other than a conk! Serendipity. I ran out to the car, grabbed the conk, and fashioned a similar arrangement and included feathers from the forest, family pictures etc. I also went back into the forest with my dog and dragged out a monster of a conk weighing over 15 pounds to put who knows where......I totally stole yoir idea, but assume you do not mind.Lesley B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-5945797257763630482012-01-14T17:52:19.098-05:002012-01-14T17:52:19.098-05:00Love the mantel. Crisp, but still warming. It woul...Love the mantel. Crisp, but still warming. It would be great to have you join me at Seasonal Sundays.<br /><br />- The TablescaperThe Tablescaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046015889036397874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-20171930632020795532012-01-11T21:17:03.341-05:002012-01-11T21:17:03.341-05:00i love all the texture that just oozes from your m...i love all the texture that just oozes from your mantel vignette. i just want to touch it all!!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999935218567196423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-31479952316227288932012-01-10T10:43:29.909-05:002012-01-10T10:43:29.909-05:00Thank you...1850...that helps a lot. I think I ne...Thank you...1850...that helps a lot. I think I need to start searching salvage yards to find an old mantel.annie@mostlovelythingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964878814684727910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-15208362623438649932012-01-10T02:17:52.910-05:002012-01-10T02:17:52.910-05:00Joan, Your mantel is beautiful! I love the antique...Joan, Your mantel is beautiful! I love the antique confit pots.<br />Hugs,<br />SherrySherry @ No Minimalist Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321374710550709020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-41250586777916948652012-01-09T22:27:51.042-05:002012-01-09T22:27:51.042-05:00Hello, Adriana from OZ again. Love your mantle, i...Hello, Adriana from OZ again. Love your mantle, it conjurs images of cosy nights by the fire. Happy new year to you and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-68634058634406605112012-01-09T22:16:59.441-05:002012-01-09T22:16:59.441-05:00Joan, like all the comments before, this looks so ...Joan, like all the comments before, this looks so warm and inviting. Even my son Charlie just pointed to your pictures and said "are we going there?" Oh, Charlie, I wish! Then I could post about my lunch with Joan and it would be just as good as any lunch had with Bunny Williams.<br /><br />KatieShady Grove Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496402522528663407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-921860914305806202012-01-09T21:55:21.091-05:002012-01-09T21:55:21.091-05:00Amazingly beautiful, as always!!!!Amazingly beautiful, as always!!!!Buttercup Blisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481157134284202590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-21642888885568127322012-01-09T21:32:23.702-05:002012-01-09T21:32:23.702-05:00So happy to have found your blog! I'm a fellow...So happy to have found your blog! I'm a fellow NH gal (born and bred). Your home is beautiful! =)Bethany @ Our 4 Sons Plus 1...Super Cute Girly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121947461101222394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-47904598528758210122012-01-09T19:45:20.854-05:002012-01-09T19:45:20.854-05:00Terri- The only resource I know of is the woods;)....Terri- The only resource I know of is the woods;)... sorry.<br /><br />Annie- the house was built in 1850and the fireplace is original to the house.<br /><br />Linda- I have some of those olive jars too, and yes they did use them to store olives!<br /><br />SmileyIsles- the fireplace is a vented gas. We close the damper between fires and keep it closed in the summer so there is minimal air loss. <br /><br />I'll post next on the 20 year old topiary!for the love of a househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-75058993908841010772012-01-09T19:21:48.436-05:002012-01-09T19:21:48.436-05:00Love everything! As usual... your house is gorgeo...Love everything! As usual... your house is gorgeous. <br />I do have a question about your fireplace. Is it wood burning or gas? I am asking because we have a wood burning one, but I want to redo it a little bit. It has a door on it, but I prefer the look of an open fireplace. If yours is wood burning, do you have any pros/cons about having it open. Especially over the summer months...do you lose any energy/air conditioning through the chimney?SmileyIsleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565225915791354959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-47346537490050744202012-01-09T17:39:17.055-05:002012-01-09T17:39:17.055-05:00Look at you...all nature girl and everything! Inte...Look at you...all nature girl and everything! Interesting about the potsand why only partially glazed. I have an old one that was called an olive jar (also partially glazed) did they store olives that way? or is it not an olive jar at all??<br /><br />Mantel looks beautiful...expect a little wood nymph to stick his little face out from behind!Linda@ Lime in the Coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551293394719390382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-33873659702352296032012-01-09T14:57:15.751-05:002012-01-09T14:57:15.751-05:00It is all perfect.
We have a smaller tray, from In...It is all perfect.<br />We have a smaller tray, from India, aged to that wonderful green patina .. I have mine by the kitchen door for keys . I wish we had more .. I guess we will have to go back to India ! :)<br />Happy New Year, Joan !<br />CNotes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-21214120285657603022012-01-09T14:09:59.407-05:002012-01-09T14:09:59.407-05:00So pretty, serene and wintery warm.So pretty, serene and wintery warm.Virginia Country Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291355605808113627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-50932935003576127302012-01-09T11:57:12.258-05:002012-01-09T11:57:12.258-05:00Just beautiful and so much warmth with the colors ...Just beautiful and so much warmth with the colors and textures of the very loved objects for the winter months. <br /><br />My eyes were of course drawn to all the pretty interesting things on and around the mantel, but as we are planning our renovations of our house built in 1900 in in CT...I can't help but look at the entire fireplace. When was your home built? The original mantel in our home was replaced many years ago with a stone fireplace and it does not go with the house...I'm thinking this would be closer. I love the brick and also the slate...I assume it's original to the house? It's really beautiful!annie@mostlovelythingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964878814684727910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-63621257676626156022012-01-09T10:17:31.993-05:002012-01-09T10:17:31.993-05:00Beautiful as always! This display seems a bit dif...Beautiful as always! This display seems a bit different from what I've seen in the past from you. I love how you educate as you share your antiques with us (confit pots).Vickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-46868121423927704592012-01-09T10:00:42.703-05:002012-01-09T10:00:42.703-05:00Hi Joan! Well now you've gone and done it! Yo...Hi Joan! Well now you've gone and done it! You inspired me!! :-)<br />I have some pots that are inspired by the old look of pottery like yours. I hadn't figured out how to use them yet, but now I'm on a roll. I might blog about it *if it turns out well) and use one of your pictures as my inspiration (of course I'll give credit to the master!). I'm afraid I'm fungus free though (LOL). Love your tray on the table too!Liz@ HomeandGardeningWithLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470612105590699955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-36114322948853173112012-01-09T09:30:04.536-05:002012-01-09T09:30:04.536-05:00Beautiful mantle, absolutly love the antique earth...Beautiful mantle, absolutly love the antique earthernware pots they add such a wonderful warmth to the room.Shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735783001796294736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-14482437072562705322012-01-09T06:38:34.698-05:002012-01-09T06:38:34.698-05:00Hi Joan
Just lovely. Those clonks have got me fasc...Hi Joan<br />Just lovely. Those clonks have got me fascinated. Love the India tray<br />Kind Regards<br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032322905915314997noreply@blogger.com