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July 30, 2005
Rear of Parlor Floor
The rear of the parlor floor is a separate "kitchen-less" studio that our sister is going to rent from us. In many ways, it's the nicest room in the house. Largest fireplace, biggest windows, most over-the-top moldings and wonderful afternoon sun. This is one of the reasons we decided to put a bathroom in the middle of this floor. Check out the First Floor Plan. The front "Bedroom" will be our office and we'll close off the door so that she has her private dressing room and bathroom. She will enter on the garden floor, along with that tenant, and come up the stairs to enter her studio, thereby preserving the main entrance and hall as our own private space. Of course, now that the only two renters will be our sister and a friend, we will probably be more relaxed about actually closing off these areas.
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A lot of rear parlors in brownstones originally had a lincrusta or anaglypta frieze on the wall between the small molding near the top of your niche and the plaster molding at the wall/ceiling line. A big selection of repro relief friezes in various styles are available at vendors like Cumberland Woodcraft. You just roll them out like a wallpaper border and glue them to the wall. They're paintable and durable and not that pricey, and add a nice touch.
Posted by: Anon at July 31, 2005 8:36 AM
weird again- how much this looks like our Parlor floor. Same paint color...
I like the light fixture, where'd you get it?
Posted by: lc at August 1, 2005 7:02 AM
$25 a Build It Green. This is a rental space so wanted to keep it cheap. But we still like it.
Posted by: Brownstoner at August 1, 2005 10:01 AM
Very nice hanging ceiling light. Where did you find it?
Posted by: Susan at August 1, 2005 3:22 PM
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