Hard to believe that it's brand new construction.

The kitchen was designed after my favorite movie set kitchen 'Practical Magic'. They did a really great job!

While some of the home is not my personal style I can still really appreciate it and I'm sure some of you will love it.

Enjoy!

That is amazing, I would never be able to tell that wasn't an old house. The kitchen is to die for, I love it.

Wait till Igloochic see's it, I think she will especially love it.

.....Jane

Good tin ceiling in the one room too!

Thanks for the link,

KarinL

Some aspects of the interior are very well done, like the woodwork in the stairhall, although the stark white walls look unfinished. Papered in a rich blue to complement the stained-glass transom window and the silvery ceiling, ohhhh yes. I would hazard a guess that a good chunk of the stairhall and library may very well be salvaged material from another house, tackled by a very competent refinisher, and three (hundred) cheers for them if that is the case. If it's new-built, the craftsmen did do a hell of a job. The pale-blue-and-blinding-white room is rather jarring; I would guess it's supposed to be a "ladies' parlor" to mirror the "men's library" across the hall, but it's TOO much contrast. Most of those walls would have been wallpapered, faux-painted or stencilled rather than blank stretches of plain paint, and there should be much, much more artwork on the walls. In that period, bare walls were such a sign of sheer poverty that it was outright embarrassing! (I think it was Magnaverde who once posted a picture here of a rough-built bachelor shanty from the Western frontier in the 1870s or so that was surprisingly prettily decorated, complete with things like picture postcards tacked to the walls.) And frankly, it's just depressing to see so much dull beige wall-to-wall carpeting. It looks wrong. Bad designer, no designer biscuit.

Yes, that was my reaction, too. I'd never think it was an old house, never.

Thanks for posting ttodd!!

Love the whole house BTW, when can I move in? I'm packing now ;-P

That house would not fool anybody and I do not believe the story the designer told in the article that someone from the local historical society came by to inquire when the house was built. That house is in the same category as those fake Victorians mushrooming up in suburbs.

The landscaping is horrific. Even if those plantings mature it will still look 'off' just like that white picket fence.

Jan at Rosemary Cottage

Darn, looks like all that drooling messed up my keyboard.
What a fabulous house...

To me, this house looks like they threw some gingerbread and porch railings onto a typical McMansion style, then used features akin to a German restaurant inside. I love old houses and the Gothic Revival style, but I'm not liking this.

Connie

Well a member of a local historic society doesn't mean an historical expert.

That said the outside does look new (I agree w/ the height propprtions being 'off') but heaven only knows where they are at w/ the landscaping. If they just got done building it last year after a 2 year build, well, I'd guess (and it's just that) that landscaping wasn't the first thing on their minds.

Now about the interior: I think it's pretty darn amazing on the inside! The hall, entry and library look pretty dang good me - I say Bravo! Is everything perfectly right on - no but I can't imagine how much that build must have cost as is let alone if it were done precisely to an exact replica of a Gothic style home.

When they tried to plug all of the info into the computer to get my our homes value they couldn't capture it all. The numbers didn't go high enough because more highly decorative homes simply aren't built like that anymore and I live in a meager thing.

So again I say Bravo! Job well done for hopefully what they were looking for and could afford and give them a few years to landscape and then let it fill in. Hopefully they will take their time and enjoy the evolution of planting!

I'm with justgotabeme - my home will never be a historically worthy country farmhouse, although I love the charming elements of the style. But, I wouldn't want it to be an exact replica either. I like a nice big closet. :o) I do incorporate antiques, reproductions and other inspirational items into my decor, but still enjoy the modern luxuries of a new home.

In any case, homes as ornate as the GR style are not the norm any more. It's fascinating to research architecture across time. Here is a a really great link for anyone who is interested in learning and seeing more about the GR style:

Sorry, just had to get that off my chest. lol. Have you posted pictures of your house before? I'd love to see it.

By the way Dan Fogelberg did an album called Full Circle. He didn't write the title song, but wow did he make it his. (He played all the instruments on that CD.)

That said, the kitchen is awfully pretty--it's nice to see new construction with some imagination. :)