Hey everyone!  First of all, thanks to those of you who are bothering to read these! As I understand, it’s not always possible to leave a comment right now because of a technical glitch, but I’ll just assume that someone out there is reading from time to time…

TEMPTATION

      I put together a piece for tonight’s 7pm news touring one of the houses featured in the Broad Ripple Historic Home Tour Saturday.  I was absolutely blown away by the beauty of this home, and the artistry that went into every detail.  I’ve always been a HUGE sucker for older homes - my husband and I have lived in three pre-1930’s bungalows - and I can’t resist the classic lines of the Arts and Crafts era.  Walking into Tom Evaniew’s home made me wish - for a moment - we were once again in a home from that era, with all that gorgeous woodwork. He says a home is like a story - every family that lives in it adds to that story.  I liked that.

     Anyway, our new home here in Indy is anything but Craftsman - it was built in ‘61. It has plenty of unique features and most importantly a big yard for our huge dog, and a floor plan that really works for our family.  

    But after touring the gorgeous house in Broad Ripple, I found myself thinking…. could walnut crown moulding work somehow in our 60’s house?   What if we….. and then we could try to….. or if you just knocked out this one wall and changed the fireplace….

   I can feel my husband and my dad cringe.  Dad is always the one who helps execute my brilliant home renovation ideas. Most of the time we end up much deeper in work than I expected.  At the last house we overhauled the kitchen - and accidentally added a few colorful words to my son’s vocabulary.

    My husband, Ian, knows how I get when I’m on a roll.  Once I get the vision, there’s almost no stopping me until the project is DONE.  I become a mad scientist.

  There is one problem:  it takes time, talent, and money to pull off these projects. 

       So it is probably safer for me to stay away from historic home tours. For now.

  But once we’re really settled in, maybe, just maybe, I can figure out a way to bring just a little touch of that earthy arts-and-crafts feel into our very-Brady floorplan!

Have a great weeknd!

Trisha