I am SO impressed - thank you so much for this tour. My blood BOILS lol, when I see people buy one of these old homes and then MODERNIZE it. That doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever. Even love all of the old portraits up on the wall - really feels like a walk back in time. Thanks again!
Gorgeous home! Love the original woodwork and details. It breaks my heart to see many of these homes turned into dingy apartments with painted woodwork. The original elements make these homes distinctive and gracious.
Progrocker70 I would have thought the trim at the top of the walls would have been wider, they were narrow like today’s trim. I wonder if that was a change from the original.
Grew up in a very similar home, back staircase and all! Ours was built in 1879. Now, as an adult, I have a Victorian built in 1860 that needs a ton of work!
I’ve just watched a video of my dream home! I’m nearly speechless...every aspect of your home is spectacular! The furnishings, the woodwork.....The newel post!!! Wow! Thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous home with us. It’s clear from this video that your home is lovingly cared for and preserved. And I bow to your wife, or whoever cleans it, it’s beyond perfect! By the way, I would love to be the housekeeper and live in the maid’s quarters! 😊
Incredible!!! We've lost way too many of these architectural jewels. The fretwork makes my head spin. Thanks for not ruining it by upgrading any more than you had to.
Can you imagine what this house is like at Christmas? GORGEOUS!!! Thank you so much for sharing and preserving history, Don & Mary! Your home is stunning!
It's fun but also a pain in the arse. It's hard to do restoration on them because nothing is square. Everything has a slight angle or imperfection. Found that out buying a 1920 one room schoolhouse.
Yes, we have to get approval to do anything outside on the house from the historic society. Not a big deal, but the windows with the pulley and sash cords bug me. Ours has the maids and butlers quarters and you can tell no heating ducts or overhead lighting was ran to that side. The woodworking is phenomenal. I don't even know where we would begin to start. You hate to see when people do a disservice to these old houses.
What a gorgeous house and home. I love looking at Victorian homes. My family and I have lived for the last 33 years, in now being a 50 year old mobile home, in real bad condition. I'm sure that I'll never live in a house, but it's still my home that raised 7 children in. You know that you are blessed to have that beautiful home.
@Karen Durbin If your mobile home has aluminum wiring (or copper wiring) be sure not to neglect any signs of problems such as flickering lights or non-working outlets. Many mobile home fires are caused by faulty aluminum wiring.
I just love old homes like this! So full of character and cozy! Would love to see what it looks like in the evening with all the lights on. Thank you for the tour!
Thanks for letting us see your beautiful home. The woodwork is absolutely amazing. I bought an 1845 Victorian in upstate New York but it needs a lot of TLC right now. Thankfully it has the original woodwork and some of the light fixtures and a copper ceiling in the kitchen. I can't wait to get started restoring it
Brings me so much joy to see an ikea-less, shabby chic-less, non bland beautiful piece of victorian age. Back things were intricate and made with displayed skills and hard work :) very nice!
You have a very beautiful old historic home. I love very old homes like this. The woodwork is beautiful. Glad it was never painted over, that ruins it. Everything about your home is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Makes me miss my 1905 Tudor Victorian Home like yours it had 17 rooms . We bought it back to life with its original grandeur ( meaning cleaned woodwork, re- attached lights and toiled endlessly day & night for 9yrs) it was absolutely gorgeous when attached & restored her original hardwares from the basement. We loved it so very much . Seeing the love & devotion you both have kept in your home makes my heart feel warm, cozy and things are alright. Your home is glorious from your front door to the inside. Those foyer entries says alot especially those staircases...at Christmas & Holiday's those homes just beamed ....Hallelujah!! I'm proud of you both I love it❤.
Your home is absolutely impeccable! Beautiful! It’s so refreshing to see an anti-open-concept house, may this beautiful home be preserved for many many more years to come!
Something to delight the eye in every step, around every turn. Thank you for being a fine custodian, and I hope there are many more like you in its future. History needs more men like you.
Wonderfully preserved home, it is so fortunate to have so many original features intact and in pristine condition like the light fixtures, call bell/annunciator, butlers pantry cabinets and the fabulous fretwork. Thank you for sharing your beautiful historic home and documenting the historic features. I hope you can work with a local historical society or town/city to make sure this home stays forever preserved by receiving a designation as an historically protected building or a granting an exterior and interior preservation easement.
You are truly blessed to live in such a masterpiece! The period furniture is to die for! THANK YOU for preserving it and keeping its integrity because pride in craftsmanship like this can never be replicated in today's cheap builder grade era!
Amazing! I can tell you this is one well-preserved, upper middle class Victorian gem! And the woodwork is perfection. It's even more rare that the call box (also known as an 'enunciator') has been preserved. The narrow back stairs, another Victorian classic touch, designed to save space and make sure the residents saw as little of the service staff as possible, would also allow the housekeepers carrying huge baskets of laundry to steady themselves by their elbows on the way down. Thank you for sharing this!
You have the house my husband and I had always wanted. My childhood home was built in 1880 but it looked nothing like this as it was a row house in Pennsylvania. Thank you so much for such a wish come true tour.
What a charming house! I grew up in a Victorian and every house around us was different. It was fun playing hide and seek at different kids houses. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one with so many details intact. Particularly the spandrels - the decorative woodwork between rooms. Thank you for sharing it with us.
This is a time capsule. i'm sure you know how incredible blessed you have been to have found a place like this that had not been chopped up into little apartments. Thank you so much for taking us for a tour of your home..
Thank you for the video and taking us on a wonderful tour of your beautiful house. It is well preserved and original. I love historical homes and it breaks my heart when these old houses are torn down to make room for parking lots or ugly commercial structures.
You have a very beautiful home. Warms my heart that people like you guys took a historic home and saved it or preserved it for future generations. So many beautiful homes like this are left abandoned and to rot. Which is so sad and breaks my heart. Thank You for sharing your beautiful home.
I loved this beautiful house. I would be interested in it’s history, it’s accommodation of modern features, it’s furniture and it’s upkeep/ restoration. Also the kitchen. How about another video Don? Who keeps it so immaculate?
Thank you 🙏😊 SO much for sharing your beautiful home ! The staircase is stunning, I love the front door with the stained glass and also the intricate Woodwork at the tops of the door arches. It’s beautifully decorated in the era. Though I will never have a home like this, it’s still very much a pleasure to see others who have been able to do this ! 👍🙌 NZ
Pride in craftsmanship, intrecasy and beauty is everywhere in your house...The wood has been hand rubbed and cared for magnificently..The Glassworks is beyond amazing. It is the kind of home where you could sit and look at the artistry everywhere for hours on end and appreciate the time taken to put in such beautiful detail. Thank you so much for your kindness to let us all see it
Thank you for the video. This home is stunning. I saw the video of where the home was being moved. My goodness! I bet you were walking on nails the entire time. The light fixtures, I fell in love with them. The decor above the doors are gorgeous. Thank you again.
I love Victorian homes!! I’m impressed with the stained glass windows in the entry doors, Parkay floors and the ornate woodwork fixtures in the doorways
Wonderfully done home. So much of the original interior is in the house is unusual, because so often it's been ripped out for improvements. I won't consider the modernization to be better for this house. For it to be in this shape at least for one hundred years is great! I enjoyed seeing your home! Thanks for sharing your home.💓💖🌼💟💝💔💋💗💝💔💋💗💕💗💟💜🌼💖💓😅😆💜🌼💚💟💗💔💋💙😁😘💛❤💌😍😍😘😁🌻💛😁💋💔💋💗💝💕💟🌼💖💓💓💮💚💕💟💝💗💔💋😘💛💛❤😍🌻💌💛😘💔💝💟🌼🌼💖💓💓💖🌼💚💕💗💋💝💔
Oh what a gorgeous old Victorian beauty!!! I too am so glad you didn't modernize her!! I envy you so much! You and your family are so blessed to be able to live in this beautiful piece of history!! Thank you for sharing! Enjoy!!
Don, thanks for showing us your fabulous home! What a beautiful gem, glad you were kind enough to share that nice slice of history with the world. Great job preserving the original details and charm.
You have a gorgeous home love it Thanks for giving a tour My goodness the woodwork is spectacular ,I would hate to have to polish it all lol My son baught a captain's home in The historic part of Barnegat NJ Mostly original in great shape home was built in 1836 Thanks again for letting me tour your beautiful home
I’m in a 1905 Victorian which still has its wall corners and some of its light fixtures, and the wood is unpainted. So cool to see you have the same kind of 2-3 toned wood floors with a different design in each room. I also have a front sitting area/ turret room and it looks like the house may have had fretwork in the doorways as well. I got such a good idea of how to place my furniture and what kind of chairs to look for-- thank you! Loved this tour!
What a treasure trove of architectural delights! Glad I stumbled upon this video. Hope you're well and still enjoying this beautiful home in 2023!
Thank you for allowing me to see your wonderful home. A Victorian is my dream home.
Mine too!
Mine too
Me too!
me three!
I am SO impressed - thank you so much for this tour. My blood BOILS lol, when I see people buy one of these old homes and then MODERNIZE it. That doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever. Even love all of the old portraits up on the wall - really feels like a walk back in time. Thanks again!
You have a beautiful Home! I am a big fanatic of the Victorian ERA. Your tour is very much appreciated.
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Gorgeous home! Love the original woodwork and details. It breaks my heart to see many of these homes turned into dingy apartments with painted woodwork. The original elements make these homes distinctive and gracious.
A lot of people made money converting old mansions into multi families and then selling income producing properties
You should make more videos of this house. Detailing each room. I’d love to see the kitchen and inside the pantry. Great video!
Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing.
Yes, there were also doors in the third floor room that he didn’t explain. Maybe they are closets...
Becky Vickers Thank you!
Beautiful home, however, I would have loved to see the kitchen.
Kristina Giovanni I’m sure the kitchen was left out of the tour because it’s a 21st Century kitchen
I was wondering the same....where in the heck is the kitchen!?!?!?
There's a bit of a glimpse of it. You can see the stove a tiny bit and can tell that the kitchen would be modern.
It’s most likely modernized.
The Mrs. probably put the kibosh on that. lol
Glad you didn't modernize the house.
Yep it's getting harder to find natural wood trim like this with all the paint everything white treatment these houses are getting now.
Progrocker70 I would have thought the trim at the top of the walls would have been wider, they were narrow like today’s trim. I wonder if that was a change from the original.
I love wallpaper, I know most people today it's "dated". I think it's charming.
Me too!
@@jkalb1744 Me too, i hate all this white and gray extra-modern stuff trending today. It has zero character or personality.
Grew up in a very similar home, back staircase and all! Ours was built in 1879. Now, as an adult, I have a Victorian built in 1860 that needs a ton of work!
Keep at it the end result will be well worth it !!
I’ve just watched a video of my dream home! I’m nearly speechless...every aspect of your home is spectacular! The furnishings, the woodwork.....The newel post!!! Wow! Thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous home with us. It’s clear from this video that your home is lovingly cared for and preserved. And I bow to your wife, or whoever cleans it, it’s beyond perfect! By the way, I would love to be the housekeeper and live in the maid’s quarters! 😊
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Incredible!!! We've lost way too many of these architectural jewels. The fretwork makes my head spin. Thanks for not ruining it by upgrading any more than you had to.
It's obvious that your house is loved and well cared for.
Can you imagine what this house is like at Christmas? GORGEOUS!!! Thank you so much for sharing and preserving history, Don & Mary! Your home is stunning!
Your home is magnificent! It could be a movie set location...
Thank you don for showing me your lovely homexx
Such a beautiful home, I wish more people would put the time and energy into keeping an older home!
It's fun but also a pain in the arse. It's hard to do restoration on them because nothing is square. Everything has a slight angle or imperfection. Found that out buying a 1920 one room schoolhouse.
Yes, we have to get approval to do anything outside on the house from the historic society. Not a big deal, but the windows with the pulley and sash cords bug me. Ours has the maids and butlers quarters and you can tell no heating ducts or overhead lighting was ran to that side. The woodworking is phenomenal. I don't even know where we would begin to start. You hate to see when people do a disservice to these old houses.
I just bought a 1915 that has been modernized, but planning on restoring to it's former glory!
@@stavechurch9973 the world need more people like you
What a gorgeous house and home.
I love looking at Victorian homes.
My family and I have lived for the last 33 years, in now being a 50 year old mobile home, in real bad condition.
I'm sure that I'll never live in a house, but it's still my home that raised 7 children in. You know that you are blessed to have that beautiful home.
@Karen Durbin If your mobile home has aluminum wiring (or copper wiring) be sure not to neglect any signs of problems such as flickering lights or non-working outlets. Many mobile home fires are caused by faulty aluminum wiring.
I love your home. Thank you💜
No tv no radio no stereophoniks no internet no noise , looks like paradise to me ! The old good times
Wow! Good people like you keep our History Alive - Literally!!
Beautiful Home!!
Thank you so much for posting this. I enjoyed it very much!
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I love seeing a home like this preserved. Absolutely stunning!
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The fretwork in the doorways!!! Droooool! Very beautifully furnished, light and airy and elegant! Very lovely!
But a lot of work to keep dusted.
I just love old homes like this! So full of character and cozy! Would love to see what it looks like in the evening with all the lights on. Thank you for the tour!
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What a beautiful home. Loved the tour. Why didn't you show the kitchen? Would have loved to seen that.
Thanks for letting us see your beautiful home. The woodwork is absolutely amazing. I bought an 1845 Victorian in upstate New York but it needs a lot of TLC right now. Thankfully it has the original woodwork and some of the light fixtures and a copper ceiling in the kitchen. I can't wait to get started restoring it
Your house sounds amazing!
Breathtaking! My dream home. Thank you for preserving this jewel of a home AND sharing it with us. Hope it will always the TLC it deserves.
Thank you for preserving this jewel. No painted woodwork! A true preservationist. Beautiful!
Absolutely beautiful. The woodwork in this house is gorgous. So glad it hasn't been painted. Love the stained glass as well.
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The style was elaborate art nouveau.
What a beautiful home, it has an Europen vibe, with the parquet and woodwork. Thank you for keeping the history of the house!
Your truly amazing home was a complete pleasure!!
It’s obvious the pride and care your family has in this magnificent period home. Thank you for sharing but would have love to see the kitchen also.
Beautiful home that has been preserved so well. Thanks for sharing this gem.
Wow! Your home is stunning. Im so glad you kept it period. Truly awesome .
More, more more please. Thanks for not speeding through. I love your home.
What a gorgeous home. I would feel like a Queen to live in your home. Thank you!
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Brings me so much joy to see an ikea-less, shabby chic-less, non bland beautiful piece of victorian age. Back things were intricate and made with displayed skills and hard work :) very nice!
An Absolutely beautiful house.
You have a very beautiful old historic home. I love very old homes like this. The woodwork is beautiful. Glad it was never painted over, that ruins it. Everything about your home is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
That house is stunning!
I Love Love Love your home, Thank You for showing it to us!!! Just Beautiful💖
Beautiful home. Thank you... 5 years restoration on my Victorian farm house. Worth every penny and time spent.
What a lovely old home! Thank you for sharing this with us. It must be a wonderful place to live each day. I love that third floor. :)
Very nice. The lighter woodwork makes it more cheerful than other older houses.
This home is so beautiful. So many Intricate designs in the doorways and the floor. It's just a breathtaking house.
All your hard work and love, truly shows throughout your beautiful home. Appreciated the tour thank you.
Makes me miss my 1905 Tudor Victorian Home like yours it had 17 rooms . We bought it back to life with its original grandeur ( meaning cleaned woodwork, re- attached lights and toiled endlessly day & night for 9yrs) it was absolutely gorgeous when attached & restored her original hardwares from the basement. We loved it so very much . Seeing the love & devotion you both have kept in your home makes my heart feel warm, cozy and things are alright. Your home is glorious from your front door to the inside. Those foyer entries says alot especially those staircases...at Christmas & Holiday's those homes just beamed ....Hallelujah!!
I'm proud of you both I love it❤.
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Your home is absolutely impeccable! Beautiful! It’s so refreshing to see an anti-open-concept house, may this beautiful home be preserved for many many more years to come!
Absolutely stunning !!!!
Your home is lovely. Thank you for showing us.
Something to delight the eye in every step, around every turn. Thank you for being a fine custodian, and I hope there are many more like you in its future. History needs more men like you.
Thank you for sharing your lovely home with us. It is truly a masterpiece.
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Wonderfully preserved home, it is so fortunate to have so many original features intact and in pristine condition like the light fixtures, call bell/annunciator, butlers pantry cabinets and the fabulous fretwork. Thank you for sharing your beautiful historic home and documenting the historic features. I hope you can work with a local historical society or town/city to make sure this home stays forever preserved by receiving a designation as an historically protected building or a granting an exterior and interior preservation easement.
Beautiful house. Thank you for sharing this wonderful Victorian home.It was a pleasure to see it.
Thank you! What a beautiful piece of history!
You are truly blessed to live in such a masterpiece! The period furniture is to die for! THANK YOU for preserving it and keeping its integrity because pride in craftsmanship like this can never be replicated in today's cheap builder grade era!
Mr Kinzler, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful home! It's just my style!!!!
Amazing! I can tell you this is one well-preserved, upper middle class Victorian gem! And the woodwork is perfection. It's even more rare that the call box (also known as an 'enunciator') has been preserved. The narrow back stairs, another Victorian classic touch, designed to save space and make sure the residents saw as little of the service staff as possible, would also allow the housekeepers carrying huge baskets of laundry to steady themselves by their elbows on the way down. Thank you for sharing this!
You have the house my husband and I had always wanted. My childhood home was built in 1880 but it looked nothing like this as it was a row house in Pennsylvania. Thank you so much for such a wish come true tour.
Thank you for letting us view your beautiful home. Just the thought of time preserved inside this home & stepping outside to modern time.
This was the perfect tour, thank you for not racing through it. I got a lot of great decorating ideas!
Oh my, I’ve never seen a house so beautiful! Thank you for the tour!
This house is really gorgeous! Thank you for taking us and showing us
I really enjoyed that tour...I'm a very natalgic person ...beautiful.....
Absolutely stunning!! It is very apparent how much you love and cherish this home. May you care and enjoy this home for many years to come!!
What a charming house! I grew up in a Victorian and every house around us was different. It was fun playing hide and seek at different kids houses. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one with so many details intact. Particularly the spandrels - the decorative woodwork between rooms. Thank you for sharing it with us.
I have loved all the intricate details that go into the architecture of old Victorian homes. The style is true craftsmanship. Absolutely Devine ❤
A beautiful home. Thank you for Sharing and taking great care of the house.
Thank you for showing us your amazing and lovely home. I think I loved in a house like that in a previous life! Lol...
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
GOOD HEALTH TO ENJOY.
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING. CAMILLE AUST.
This is a time capsule. i'm sure you know how incredible blessed you have been to have found a place like this that had not been chopped up into little apartments. Thank you so much for taking us for a tour of your home..
Your home is very beautiful, thank you for showing us 💕
Thank you for the video and taking us on a wonderful tour of your beautiful house. It is well preserved and original. I love historical homes and it breaks my heart when these old houses are torn down to make room for parking lots or ugly commercial structures.
You have a very beautiful home. Warms my heart that people like you guys took a historic home and saved it or preserved it for future generations. So many beautiful homes like this are left abandoned and to rot. Which is so sad and breaks my heart. Thank You for sharing your beautiful home.
Beautiful home. Can’t imagine how much is spent on electricity. Thank you for sharing your home.
Your Home 🏡 is Absolutely Lovely!!! Well Persevered and Cared For. What a Beautiful Home. You Were So Through Giving Your Tour😊. Tfs💝
I loved this beautiful house. I would be interested in it’s history, it’s accommodation of modern features, it’s furniture and it’s upkeep/ restoration. Also the kitchen. How about another video Don? Who keeps it so immaculate?
Thank you! Such a beautiful home! So happy you kept the original integrity! 👍👏❤️
Thank you for inviting us to your home. Just beautiful!
Absolutely stunning!
Thank you 🙏😊 SO much for sharing your beautiful home ! The staircase is stunning, I love the front door with the stained glass and also the intricate Woodwork at the tops of the door arches. It’s beautifully decorated in the era. Though I will never have a home like this, it’s still very much a pleasure to see others who have been able to do this ! 👍🙌 NZ
Pride in craftsmanship, intrecasy and beauty is everywhere in your house...The wood has been hand rubbed and cared for magnificently..The Glassworks is beyond amazing. It is the kind of home where you could sit and look at the artistry everywhere for hours on end and appreciate the time taken to put in such beautiful detail. Thank you so much for your kindness to let us all see it
Lovely home! So glad you kept this wonderful house in great shape! Love the detail put into these houses.
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Absolutely wonderful! So glad it is so well preserved and obviously well loved. Thank you for sharing it!
Wow! The real Mc Coy! Love the squeaky floors! It’s great when people honor the past &
want to preserve it.
Lovely Lovely Vintage Home. Your so fortunate to have a piece of History to live in. Tfs💐
Thank you for the video. This home is stunning. I saw the video of where the home was being moved. My goodness! I bet you were walking on nails the entire time. The light fixtures, I fell in love with them. The decor above the doors are gorgeous. Thank you again.
Your home is beautiful never change it
I love Victorian homes!! I’m impressed with the stained glass windows in the entry doors, Parkay floors and the ornate woodwork fixtures in the doorways
Beautiful home - thanks for inviting me in!
March 3, 2019: Thanks for sharing your home! Lynchburg, VA
Wonderfully done home. So much of the original interior is in the house is unusual, because so often it's been ripped out for improvements. I won't consider the modernization to be better for this house. For it to be in this shape at least for one hundred years is great! I enjoyed seeing your home! Thanks for sharing your home.💓💖🌼💟💝💔💋💗💝💔💋💗💕💗💟💜🌼💖💓😅😆💜🌼💚💟💗💔💋💙😁😘💛❤💌😍😍😘😁🌻💛😁💋💔💋💗💝💕💟🌼💖💓💓💮💚💕💟💝💗💔💋😘💛💛❤😍🌻💌💛😘💔💝💟🌼🌼💖💓💓💖🌼💚💕💗💋💝💔
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Would love to know all the trials, tribulations, scandals, and love affairs that occurred in that Victorian beauty! If the house could only talk...
Thank you for the tour! And thank you for restoring your house! I live in a 1920’s Spanish colonial and I restored it. It is a real treasure.
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Oh what a gorgeous old Victorian beauty!!! I too am so glad you didn't modernize her!! I envy you so much! You and your family are so blessed to be able to live in this beautiful piece of history!! Thank you for sharing! Enjoy!!
Don, thanks for showing us your fabulous home! What a beautiful gem, glad you were kind enough to share that nice slice of history with the world. Great job preserving the original details and charm.
You have a gorgeous home love it
Thanks for giving a tour
My goodness the woodwork is spectacular ,I would hate to have to polish it all lol
My son baught a captain's home in The historic part of Barnegat NJ
Mostly original in great shape home was built in 1836
Thanks again for letting me tour your beautiful home
I’m in a 1905 Victorian which still has its wall corners and some of its light fixtures, and the wood is unpainted. So cool to see you have the same kind of 2-3 toned wood floors with a different design in each room. I also have a front sitting area/ turret room and it looks like the house may have had fretwork in the doorways as well. I got such a good idea of how to place my furniture and what kind of chairs to look for-- thank you! Loved this tour!
Love it! Absolutely beautiful. The best part is that you and your family are actually living in it and isn't a museum.
The woodwork in the home is so beautiful as well as other features. Thanks for showing this gem of a home.