The Beautiful Elms Mansion

 

 

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!