My Tour of the Lilly House

 

 

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! My Christmas was good. I was exhausted on Christmas Eve. I did all of the cooking and decorating so at the end of the day I was really tired but we enjoyed ourselves. This should be a light work week (I hope). We don’t have any plans for New Years’ Eve. I just plan on making my cheeseboard, opening a glass of wine, and enjoying a quiet evening. 

I did want to share my recent home tour. I have been wanting to visit this home for quite some time. I took the afternoon to tour the Lilly House. 

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

 

It is a two-minute walk to the house from Newfields. The house is on the property. The Lilly family donated the house to the museum. It was made a National Landmark in 2003.

 

 

The whole time I am walking up to the home I am daydreaming that it belongs to me!

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

 

It truly is my dream home. I have always wanted a home that looked just like this. So this home sits on 26 acres and has a beautiful water view in the back that I did not get to see. It was built in 1913. 

 

 

They had it decorated for the holidays. There were Christmas trees everywhere!  This is what it looked like when you walked in.

 

 

I loved these chandelier lamps. I would love to have one for my dresser. The ornate vintage mirror was gorgeous as well. 

 

 

I walked into the study and this room was filled with Christmas trees. And look at the ceiling? All of the wonderful details!

 

 

Oh my goodness this was the next room and you guys know that I LOVED the chinoiserie wallpaper! I think this was added some years later. 

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

 

Okay, now I just learned about Nancy Lancaster’s yellow room. This color reminds me of that? What do you all think? 

 

 

I was told that the furniture is original to the home. How great is that?

 

 

This tree was mostly decorated with peacocks. They looked as if they were homemade because they were made of felt. 

 

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

 

I loved the mural painted in this hallway. The Chinese lanterns made it fun!

 

 

I then walked into the dining room. I wish I would have gotten the details about this room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The butler’s pantry! I have always wanted one of these. I got upclose to see if I could get pictures of the china.

 

 

 

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

 

 

I believe this was the family’s china. I loved all of the prints here!

 

 

 

Here is the kitchen. I don’t believe it has been updated. I read the card about the room but I can’t remember the last time they updated the kitchen. It may have been in the 60s. 

 

 

 

Here is the other side of the kitchen. I believe the desserts were fake but still lovely and added to the Christmas decor!

 

 

 

This was the second entryway in the home. I loved this area and the chandelier. They did not let you tour the upstairs so I was bummed about that but so happy that I got to see the home. I did learn that Lilly House was designed by Landon’s brother-in-law, Lewis Ketcham Davis, in the French Château style. The house is positioned on a bluff overlooking the White River, taking advantage of expansive views to the west.

The house includes a service wing, pavilions on the east and west with access to balconies from the second floor, and a large terrace atop a garage and service area. While occupied by the Landon family, the main floor originally included a music room, library, sunroom, living room, dining room, kitchen, and porch. The second floor was made up of private suites, bedrooms, bathrooms, the servant’s suite, and a study. A third-floor ballroom was also present in the Landon home and was used for storage during the Lilly’s occupancy (from Wikipedia).  At that time the estate also included a formal garden, greenhouse, tennis court, and several outbuildings. If you want to read about the history of the Lilly Manor you may read it here. 

I hope you all enjoyed this beautiful home tour. I do hope that I can tour more homes like this in the future. If you miss my home from this past spring you may read it here.  Have a wonderful Monday everyone!