AN OLD FIND

Everything has been stripped out of the kitchen and utility rooms. They are bare except for lots of dust and rubble. 

On the wall that the cooker was in front of, we found this...

Am I the only person to get excited about finding old wallpaper?

  

We believe it's from the 1940's, but would like to find out more information about it.  I've done some investigations myself, and found nothing specific.  If anybody has an idea of who produced it or what age it is, we'd be very interested to know.

Above is a detail of the carrots.

How glum do these fish look?

A closer look at the strawberries in a bowl and below the bowl in relationship to the bottles. I like the way the wooden shelves with chains interlink with each other and the various still life sits on them.

The closest wallpaper (below) similar to ours was found on The Vintage Galaxy . It's described as beautiful antique piece of block printed wallpaper, hand printed dating back to the 1940's. 

The colours, style and printing technique are very similar to one found in our kitchen, obviously the subject is very different. 

PROVIDENCE CHAPEL, WILTSHIRE

Converted former Baptist Church built in 1867, Providence Chapel in Chippenham, Wiltshire is up for sale with Frank Knight.

  

(above) A semi-derelict, Grade 11-listed building that the existing owners fell in love with it on first sight. Now renovated with an award winning extension, it is a playful yet calm and contemporary living space.  

(above) I love the mix of old and new.  Renovated without loosing the 'character' and 'bones' of the building. Painted white walls, wooden floors and contemporary kitchen all blend together in a Shaker-like simplicity.

(above) Master bedroom

(above) The bathroom features a floor-to-ceiling window and opens directly onto the garden

(above) The extension working together with the existing old building

  

THE BACK PORCH

The original porch at the back of the house, in our opinion, was cheaply added probably in the 70's and not in keeping with the rest of the house.  It had a large unsympathetic window facing north and an entrance door around the side.  The whole thing was very tired, worn and in need of a replacement.

above: The existing porch is circled. 



above: This drawing shows how the porch was entered via the door at the side, then through the main door into the corridor. The wall separating the dining room and the corridor was taken down allowing for the open dining hall that we now have.



above:  (after) You can see from this photo, that with the porch and main back door open, it goes into the dining room.
 

above: (after)The porch completed.  Our builders did a fantastic job with the brick work especially the arch above the door.  We hunted for the door at a local reclammation yard.  
Four panels were taken out and glass added.  This helps let in light.