Then & Now

My friends over on Baltimore Fishbowl just posted a piece about the house where I grew up, and the people who are living there now. We lived in this house for about 30 years and sold it in the late 1990’s. It was such a gorgeous house and property, so it’s fun to see the changes that have occurred.

Here is a reminder of what the house looks like from the front when we lived there, in the springand in the depths of winter, and from the back.

THEN:  The house had a huge front porch, with Mexican terracotta tiles, a long stone wall and plenty of flowers.

NOW:

THEN: The front hall was filled with oriental rugs, perfect for rolling back to practice The Shag with friends.

Here’s a detail of the column cap.

NOW: THEN: The dining room with its hand-printed Chinese wallpaper and curtains.

Here’s a detail of the wallpaper.

This is the picture that I have as the wallpaper on my laptop.

NOW:

THEN: The living room with its mahogany chimney breast and stone faces.Here’s a detail of one of the stone faces.

NOW:

THEN: The landing between the first and second floors. We had a coat of arms in the windows, and removed it when we left.

NOW:

There are more images of the house on Fishbowl, but these are the only ones I have of the same rooms.