October 31, 2011

A Halloween Treat!

I was invited to a fun Halloween Party on Saturday evening and I don’t know which I was more excited about, the party wesleystuckeydotcomor seeing the house where it was held. I took a ton of pictures, but the house was dark and mysterious, so they didn’t come out too well.

Luckily, a local magazine just printed a feature on the house, so I scanned those in to share with you as a special Halloween treat!cathedral hill0001 The house is called Cathedral Hill, which is also the name of the host and owner’s design firm which he’s just launched. When you see these images, you’ll see that he’s super talented.

CathedralHill 4If you look at the right side of the picture above, you can see framed prints of the famous Turgot Plan de Paris, which the owner, Drew Rieger, downloaded from Pigtown*Design! He framed them in 18 sections, nine on each side of the fireplace. I think the bust of Lafayette just below the maps is from McLain Wiesand.cathedral hill0004One of the rooms I was most excited about seeing was the kitchen space. Drew took out the floor of the room above the kitchen and added a balcony around it. It brought a lot of light into the room. On the right side of the room, both top and bottom is “the great wall of china”, Drew’s extensive of china and other pieces, all on gorgeous shelves.  CathedralHill 7Behind the kitchen is this little garden room which is a perfect place to sit and have a cup of coffee. CathedralHill 6 Although the columns in the dining room look like they’ve always been there, they actually came from the set of “The Wire” which was filmed in Baltimore. They fit perfectly in the space. CathedralHill 8 Throughout the house, which is spread over six floors, there are fabulous vignettes, like this old settee, which has beautiful lines which are highlighted by its naked state!CathedralHill 10 The house, which was originally a private residence and then disintegrated into a flop house with 56 small rooms, amazingly, retained many of its original features, although many were covered up. Many of the rooms still have fireplaces.CathedralHill 3If you look in the fireplace, the white piece is one of David Wiesand’s tortoise shell castings. CathedralHill 9 Although I didn’t get to see the entire house, I can’t wait to be invited back for another look {hint!}. CathedralHill 5 It’s a stunning restoration and Drew is super-talented.

Thanks again for including me at your party, gentlemen!

12 comments:

  1. Great house! I can see why you were so excited to go to the party there! Heck with the party- I'd want to tour!

    I really like the idea of opening up the floor above the kitchen. Along with the wrought iron railing, it has a wonderful charm.

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  2. Turns out that my friend, Sean O'Harra at Moss Unlimited Studios made the kitchen railing.

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  3. You get invited to all the best parties!
    Have a great day Meg
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  4. The house is gorgeous, but the "naked" Chippendale sofa really caught my eye. Thanks for sharing. Mary

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  5. That house is just stunning. It's my kind of place. So many interesting details! The kitchen--the bath! Maybe complete sentences will come to me, but not just yet.

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  6. what an amazing kitchen! And such a collection of antiques -wow! Great place for a Halloween Party.

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  7. Love this...and, of course, the Great Wall of China! What an amazing flip from flop and thanks for the report from Cathedral Hill, AD.

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  8. Holy cow, that's amazing! What a house for parties. It must be incredible to be able to save another of Baltimore's incredible architectural gems. Thanks for sharing....and here's to you seeing the rest of the spread soon...

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  9. May I steal the idea of taking the floor above the kitchen out! what a grand idea. Thanks for sharing Meg. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

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  10. A spectacular house, but I'm also intrigued by the party invitation. Was this a Weimar Republic theme?

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  11. nice blog... i would like to share my blog with you Pergolas

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  12. A fabulous house indeed!! And that railing in the kitchen amazing!

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