tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060542751127184764.post6486188923777785800..comments2020-10-16T07:27:40.021-04:00Comments on PONTIFICAL.S PORCH : Six Reasons & GatsbySami Pat http://www.blogger.com/profile/16545531406668058733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060542751127184764.post-42079189130469851422013-07-15T22:59:23.251-04:002013-07-15T22:59:23.251-04:00Linda,
Hearst had purchased some of the paneling...Linda, <br /><br />Hearst had purchased some of the paneling from the house I wrote about recently. He never used it and it became part of a movie set. My current home is a cottage that was built by the greens keeper at the nearby golf course in the 1950's. It has been totally renovated inside and a big porch added across the back but we maintained the original structure. Good bones. Good boards. Believe me, I'm into salvage. I encourage it in all my design work. I often encounter people who don't want 'old' but I can sometimes convince them if I find just the right piece. I work at it. <br /><br />Sami Pat https://www.blogger.com/profile/16545531406668058733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060542751127184764.post-68148684438443095022013-07-15T19:46:02.758-04:002013-07-15T19:46:02.758-04:00To add to the list above... If you have millions ...To add to the list above... If you have millions to purchase this "wreck" you have the 100's of thousands to salvage the contents and design your new structure (it takes the love of a family to make it a home) reusing most of the pieces and donating the leftovers.<br /><br />The U.S. has a growing interest in buying salvaged architecture at every level of investment. William Randolf Hearst may have been the wealthiest and one of the earliest to import european elements. Today there are advertising and editorial pages devoted to the resellers and decorators offering and using salvage in every design magazine. <br /><br />Too bad that the U.S. born salvaged architecture is still mainly from our old barns. And much of this is being shipped overseas!<br /><br />Our 30+ year old home has a front door from Argentina (nearly 100 yrs old), a pair of old painted mahogany courtyard doors from Mexico we installed between the dinning & living rooms, and vintage chandeliers from resale shops. Try it. You'll like it! :-)Linda @ DesignInMyViewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722223853682171585noreply@blogger.com