I was so taken by those stairs that Jay-Works submitted this morning, that I just felt that the house was something special. Never have I been attracted to any other death stairs. Coincidentally, I was browsing thru one of my favorite online mag’s this afternoon, “The Wealden Times,” and lo and behold, there it was!
Alistair Hendy, the owner, is a chef, writer and photographer. After five years of painstaking restoration he has succeeded in returning his 16th century merchant’s house in Hastings Old Town, UK, to its pared-back Tudor glory.
He calls it the Christmas House b/c he opens it to the public in December. Entering the house straight into the drawing room, its sizeable inglenook, stone floor and wood paneled walls stand out.
Alastair brought his log store inside, so there’s a plentiful supply of bone-dry logs to stoke the open fires.
In rooms where candle light isn’t enough, he installed simple lighting in the form of adjustable pendants.
The shutters are rarely open b/c Alastair doesn’t like to see the modern street. Sunlight illuminates wisps of smoke that swirl from the open fires.
After peeling back centuries of updating, it has a pared down, utilitarian look and even the fixtures and fittings look as they might have when they were first installed.
Previous owners actually did more harm than good, modernizing in a pedestrian and thoughtless way, adding carpets and curtains and other urbane fixtures and fripperies. “It’s been more of a re-creation than a restoration project,” says Alastair.
Mod cons like plumbing and lighting are cunningly concealed out of sight in the rest of the house, but hints of modern-day living and appliances can be seen in the kitchen.
Alastair’s remarkable and imaginative conversion of the kitchen area, which was once a little tv room.
Alastair is also trained in theater and costume design so all the additions are meticulously executed, like the set of an elaborate production.
You can see where the floor has been lowered and the ‘new’ stair carefully slotted into an original beam.
The kitchen and dining room are situated in the rear wing of the house that was used as a mortuary, right up until the 1950s.
And, here they are- the stairs.
This is the pretty room we glimpsed from the stairs.
Alistair’s vision and hard work have gone into creating a house so interesting and atmospheric that it’s turned into a tourist attraction.
The Xmas decorations are subtle and understated, and also have a European feel.
The main bedroom has a raised bed enclosed by wood paneling and shutters.
The bathroom furnishings are from many different countries and periods, but they all share the same raw simplicity.
In the attic bathroom, is an original bathtub lined with lead. Its sheer weight meant that the floor had to be reinforced to safely support it.
A trap door in attic bedroom floor opens to reveal the room below.
https://priceless-magazines.com/interiors/the-christmas-house/
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Taken one evening a few days ago. I opened my window to take some photos of the forest right in front of my house, there was snow on the tree branches, it was really pretty. Then, as I turned my head, I saw this house that still had its Christmas lights. I thought I was in a dream 🧸🌙
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Pink Christmas House
I know I said my next build would be the Kawaii Strawberry House but I totally forgot about Christmas and I really wanted to build a pink Christmas house last year and I didn't have enough time so I decided to do it now.
I'm not gonna be sharing this build at the moment and I will only do it if many people ask for it cause, right now, I don't have time to search for cc links and the ones I tried to find were not available anymore so I felt it was pointless to keep searching.
UPDATE:
Tray files http://www.simfileshare.net/download/3619224/
CC links (not all) http://www.simfileshare.net/download/3619223/
As always, thanks to all the cc creators!
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This home in Plant City, Florida has nothing Christmassy on the lawn, but inside it’s insane. $479K.
It has a sale pending, so all this stuff has to be packed up and moved out.
So much stuff.
So many trees. How did the buyers even visualize how it would look?
Wreaths on all the upper cabinet doors.
The kitchen everyday dining space.
The open concept home has a family room on the ground level, as well as a living room.
A tree and fireplace on the upstairs landing.
I can’t get over all the trees. They must’ve taken forever to decorate. There’s a full living room space in the main bd.
Even the en suite is decked out.
There are 5 bds. and I bet each one has at least one tree.
2nd of 3 baths.
The 3rd bath.
It has a bird cage over the pool.
Plus, a large yard.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3310-Azalea-Blossom-Dr-Plant-City-FL-33567/82043388_zpid/
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