tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6696582391587199435.post6899834163164451161..comments2023-12-14T02:14:57.156-08:00Comments on Antique Houses Of Gloucester And Beyond: TWELVE THINGS NOT TO DO TO AN ANTIQUE HOUSEEdythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6696582391587199435.post-91054551014953709872013-10-31T04:48:54.388-07:002013-10-31T04:48:54.388-07:00Love your blog, so glad I found it! How do I foll...Love your blog, so glad I found it! How do I follow via email? I can't find any place to become a follower. Jayne<br />jayne@chalkmercantile.comDaiseyJayne.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11020627075755953470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6696582391587199435.post-46387844975827322622013-10-27T09:55:08.264-07:002013-10-27T09:55:08.264-07:00Hi Dixie, It has been pretty universally accepted...Hi Dixie, It has been pretty universally accepted that wood should be stripped but especially after the first period paneled walls were painted. If you look at photograph of wood that has been stripped you can always see a residue of paint in the grain of the wood. Rooms come to life with paint!prudence fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940285046413262096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6696582391587199435.post-55833135798748126032013-10-27T08:25:19.982-07:002013-10-27T08:25:19.982-07:00Another comment! ;-) I was thinking about this s...Another comment! ;-) I was thinking about this statement you made "The interiors were not as somber and brown as we have been led to believe.". some years ago I visited an old, old house owned by the Pentobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine. The interior had been restored, and all the woodwork was the most beautiful blue green. I loved that!Dixie Redmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290571323764327616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6696582391587199435.post-22000965179827756302013-10-26T16:30:01.419-07:002013-10-26T16:30:01.419-07:00One of the things I've learned but did not kno...One of the things I've learned but did not know is that most houses did not hav exposed beams after 1725. I'm not sure why I thought that! Dixie Redmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290571323764327616noreply@blogger.com