I WANNA live Wednesday # 79

Good morning everyone!

I thought we'd head on back to Westmount this week ( the neighborhood we just moved from actually )
I can't stay away from that architecture for very long it would seem

This one is just gorgeous -

Year built - 1895
3 beds - 1 bath - 1 half bath
Private parking for 2 cars
899,000 ( a steal for this neighborhood which I know from experience has a walking score of 92 !!! )
Agents - PATRICIA CHANG & DAVID DE SANTIS
:Listing says :
GREAT DEAL.Gracious living in this stunning restored 1895 stonefront townhouse in historic neighborhood steps Greene Ave & 2 metro.Easy walk downtown.High ceilings,gorgeous woodwork.LVR-gas FP.Designer chef's KIT w.island&gas stove,FR doors to garden,2 car parking& Stayner Park.MBR w/den. A/C. More than 332 500$ in renovations

Here we go - Step right up - Come on in ( if you'd like to take the grand tour ) 

It's a typical rowhouse type of house on the outside

But the magic happens when you step inside !
Do you need a moment to take in those windows?
( and not that this is part of the architecture but I LOVE that laurel wreath over the mantel )

Here, I'll show it to you from a different angle lol

This will probably be the last time you'll ever hear me say these words ( because we all know by now that I'm not a lover of wood ) I LOVE THE WOOD IN THIS HOME !!!

Rowhouses have narrow kitchens - but they did wonders with the space

Especially when those French doors lead to this lovely maintenance free garden

I don't think I've ever seen a stainless steel sink in a washroom before - but it works !

OMG - I'd just sit on the steps with a cup of tea, looking down for hours LOL

This is one section of the master bedroom

and this is the other

and another view of the master

another bedroom

and another one ( again I'm loving the windows ) 

City living at it's finest !!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone - I'm going to try to figure out to make one of those wreaths!

Much love,

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Exterior Decorating !

I've been " decorating " the back yard ( admittedly it looks a little bare right now but we all know how prettily gardens come together without all that much effort, right ? )

So .......................I've been hanging and moving around and placing all my little garden " treasures "

Like the inside of this house - there's lots of little nooks and crannie's to fill -

John says - Ok - STOP - enough!!!
Suzan says - Stop what?
John says - I don't want the back yard to look like an old curiosity shop
Suzan says - Back yard?  How crass - it shall be known as the GARDEN from now on please.
John says - It'll be too crowded - LIKE EVERY OTHER SINGLE SPACE WE OCCUPY !!!
John says - AND WHO PUTS MIRRORS OUTSIDE?
Suzan says - Uhhhh - everybody !!!

I created a little Kitchen area - that needs a LOT of work - but the potential is there !
When we created the " niche " to fit the fridge into the kitchen - we had to remove this very cool
piece that they had in the mud room - it's absolutely perfect for beside the bar-b-q - sink and all.
We'll use the sink to fill with ice in the summer to keep drinks cold - and have extra counter top
( plus there's storage underneath  )
I have to paint it still - but I'm definitely leaving the formica countertop as is.
John wanted to throw it out - NO WAY - it's so perfectly vintage

Some tea lights above it - ( paid 2.44 for each of these spheres on sale 2 years ago - I think I bought 10 of them )

Here it is in it's raw shape - which is why John is horrified that I want to keep it - but I'll be spray painting the body of it with black bar b q paint ( because of it's very close proximity to the actual bar b q ) It got tossed out on it's ear during renovations and sat in a heap on top of the snow waiting to go to the landfill.

A few more touches here and there

Hummingbird feeder

A rusty old plant stand - which can contain a Dahlia beautifully!

My " Pagoda " light bought on sale many moons ago - still my favorite garden light

A colorful bird feeder

A dollar store find

A Glass Mosaic lantern that shines like jewels at night

Lots of lanterns actually - all rusting up the way I like them :)

I bought these globes years ago also - at the end of one summer - I think I paid 2.00 each - I have 6 of them around the pool section  - plus gave all the kids a couple each lol - ( some people buy food in bulk - I buy
" things " in bulk - especially when the price is ridiculous )

My butterfly tea light holder - given to me by the kids many years ago and aging beautifully!

Blooms Blossom Brighter Here - Pokey - beloved first pet for my children - a stone marker I had made for them when he passed
( kitty kat )

And I'm nowhere finished - there's fairy lights and sparkles and wind chimes and wrought iron bed frames
and a couple of beloved water features and ladders..................oh it's just endless really !
Do you think John is right?
Will it end up looking like an Old Curiosity shop?
And if it does - what, pray tell, is wrong with your very own Garden Curiosity Shop anyway?
Wait till he finds out I'm on the look out for a chandelier ( or 2 or 3 or 10 )

Just so you know - I happened to get a glance in that mirror and almost fainted - seriously - OMG -
I need a day at a spa desperately - or a plastic surgeon.

Can't wait - simply can't wait - until everything starts to

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone !!!
The End  ♥♥♥

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