Oh My… Marble House Mansion

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Good Morning!

I can’t believe that we are in the first week of August! It’s flying by! This weekend Lauren and I are headed to the fabric store to get a few things for her. Then it’s Bath and Body Works next to buy a few soaps for the home. I really don’t have much planned and it all depends on how the weather is here. We have some rain coming which always keeps me in doors. Oh my new fabric did arrive yesterday, and I will be taking it to the upholster on Saturday! 

As I continue to download my photos from our trip, I continue to mourn a little. I really do miss Rhode Island. I still can’t believe how pretty it was. Now on to mansion tour number 3!

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley

 

I can’t believe that I took this photo! It was like a dream when I was standing there! I could not believe how beautiful this home and this garden was. These hydrangeas were everywhere! This mansion was called the Marble House mansion. 

 

 

 

 

Here was the entryway. Grand as usual…

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

The ceilings are just works of art. Look how stunning….

 

 

One of the bedrooms. I still can’t believe how big the rooms are. 

 

 

This was the library. It was inspired by a cathedral church. 

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

 

I heard one of the volunteers say that “the lady of the house would not let people spend the night”. She always felt like you could go and stay in a hotel”. Now I don’t know if that was true, but I thought it was an interesting story. 

 

 

 

 

Just looking at the details. It was breathtaking. I can’t believe all of the details that are in these homes! 

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

 

Now this was Lauren’s favorite! She loved this Japanese tea rom. I didn’t go inside but I was told that you can have tea there. I didn’t take any photos behind the house, but it sits on a water view. It’s beautiful to look out. I was told that this house has a lot of weddings hosted here and I can see why. 

I hope you all enjoyed this tour. I still have one more house to share and I will do that next week. I hope you have all had the chance to watch my Youtube video showing all of the mansions and the gardens. It was truly a dream. Have a great weekend!

 

 

 

The Beautiful Elms Mansion

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Good Monday Morning and Happy August!

I hope you all had a great weekend! On Saturday I went to a fabric store called Calico Corners here in my city. The gentleman that is reupholstering my stool told me to go there to pick out fabrics. I did and decided to go with the Vern Yip-Exotic print. I look forward to seeing the finished product! 

I am also trying to look into some new dresses for the boutique. I have my eye on a few. I hope that the are still available. Sometimes you have to move quickly. There are so many boutique owners out there. 

Now on to tour 2 of the Newport Mansions. Next on the list is the beautiful Elms Mansion and one of my favorites. 

 

photo credits: Mrs. Shockley

I have to say when we walked up to this house it took my breath away. If felt like “home” to me. Like I could live here…. 

 

 

The entryway…

 

 

Still the entryway…

 

photo credits: Mrs. Shockley 

 

Looking up continues to be a requirement. 

 

 

I could see this in my home. Beautiful prints. 

 

 

I loved the carpet and large planter as well. I actually took some video footage of it. I am trying to upload it to YouTube. It has been taking forever! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love seeing the artwork of the “ladies of the home”. 

 

 

photo credits: Mrs. Shockley

 

This was another room favorite. The chinoiserie room was stunning and a family favorite. We all loved this room and took many photos of it. 

 

 

I remember the audio program saying that “the families of these homes love bringing back items from their country visits”. They would bring back art from Russia, or porcelain from China. I try to make that a habit whenever we travel somewhere. Bring something elegant back!

 

 

 

 

 

Going upstairs…

 

 

The husband’s study…. 

 

 

photo credits: Mrs. Shockley 

 

I still can’t get over how wonderful these bathrooms looked. It’s incredible!

 

 

Goodness gracious. The fountain outside near the stables was so picturesque. There was a bench nearby. I just sat there and took it all in. Oh and did I mention that the building in this photo was the stables! 

 

 

The stables up close. Wow…. 

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

 

This is the back of the home. How perfect is that? It looks like a home from Bridgerton! I seriously loved the architecture of this home the most. It suited the style that I love the most. The only thing that it was missing was the blue hydrangeas. It felt like it needed some of those but the next mansion had plenty. I hope you all enjoyed this tour and share your thoughts in the comments below!