That kitchen light is just gorgeous. I wish more modern homes used classic lighting in them like this. I like that the restorer didn't use a lot of hanging lights in the house to light the house, too. It looks like they rely on the house's natural light and a lot of lamps to light the house, and that feels so much more unique and special in my opinion. Love the armoires in the bedrooms, too. Those are beautiful! And a perfect way to add storage without building over what's already there.
I have a solid brass double lamp that was converted to electric like thst. A little more scroll work and doesn’t have the globes,, but candle-like lights and shades or new globes would be fine. Nobody wants to buy here. All that 18th and 19th century furniture like is in it I have nobody wants it. Im in western NC in smokies. I need to find homes for things so my kids don’t have to deal with it. I’ve downsized the last 10 , almost 11 years since I lost my husband. Spent a lifetime of collecting and been trying to purge it. Beautiful home. I was surprised by the price!
This is one of my favorites! It is just beautiful but livable. The owner has taken great care to preserve the home but also to make it easy to enjoy. Love it!
This was a treat! What a gorgeous property. It’s a gem! I loved everything about this home. Absolutely in my top 3 favorite places you have shown. Thank you, Laine!
I toured OAK ALLEY in 1984 my ❤ skips a beat when I see or hear anything about OAK ALLEY!!! Have you been there? I believe I was a poor child who wanted to live in the big magnificent house in a past life!!! I bought a picture book as a teenager called GHOSTS OF THE MISSISSIPP filled with photos of old plantations succumbing to nature. I was drawn to the big plantation houses I don't know why!I wish a very Merry Christmas to you both!!!!!
I have driven by this home for years and it has always fascinated me. I knew it was early, like, early early. This makes me so happy to see that it has been allowed to live appropriately with so much original characteristics and features. I am in love with all that hand hewn lumber!
Got really emotional seeing how lovingly preserved this home is. Love the emergency fire suppression installed. Having a home where almost every piece of wood is carved by hand makes this home priceless! Thank You for sharing this masterpiece of magic with us! B~}
I'm Scots-Irish from East Tennessee, but I LOVE these simple Louisiana houses. I think this is the best one you've done a walk through on. I just picked out my new dining room paint color from it. 🙂
My home was built 1790 and a lot the construction style in this home is similar to mine including the beaded ceiling and exposed beams. The interior doors were constructed the same as shutters and the floors, ceilings and doors were actual 1 1/8” thick. Great vid and insight into the detail of this home. It’s appreciated..
I love this channel. Laine and Kevin do an amazing job on appreciating and sharing beauty even when it is not to be seen at first glance. It is also somewhat educational and entertaining at the same time. I don't live in USA, nor I am American, but this is a show I would watch on Netflix, if its escence is preserved. I like Laine and Kevin as hosts and they do a fantastic job. I hope theur hard work is compensated. I am guessing they are not going to read this comment, which is more than understable, but at least I put it out there. By the way, realtors should pay them something. This is priceless advertisement.
I adore the balance and simplicity of these rooms, which allow the beautiful period furniture to shine. The kitchen is so well done, with the modern necessities slipped into the perfect setting. The range hood is divine! And I agree! Those are the best added storage I've seen for a home with no closets. People who buy old houses should step back for a minute and really think how features from the past can work as is. Things like air flow, natural light, and putting existing spaces to a different use, rather than gutting it all for open floor plans or other trendy ideas. I've learned so much about the South from you, and how each home reflects the times and needs of the people who built them. Sunny today here in So Cal too.
Lovely old farmhouse! I am from the Pacific Northwest (7th generation) and have never seen tobacco growing in a field. They are very pretty plants. I really like the simplicity of this old home and love learning from your videos.
This is amazing! Such a gorgeous blend of new and old and yet it still feels so original. A great reference to anyone whom is looking on how to make a striped out house feel old (especially in the kitchen, bathrooms, and those armories. And that roofline 😍😍😍
What a fabulous restoration job done! Nothing comes closer to my taste! A dream property for me , being greek , ah, too exotic! Treat it with love and respect, it is one of a kind ...❤🙏
What an amazing job these people did on this lovely gracious home. I love it when people fill old homes with antique furniture. Theirs is over the top--I was foaming at the mouth looking at it all. (I am an antique dealer) I so enjoy learning from Laine's extensive knowledge of architecture. You're a good teacher!
🔷Simple, functional, and relatable. This home looks as if anyone could step right in and be comfortable. The history of the building material is remarkable.🔷
This was so good! Loving the music but that house! Wowee I really enjoyed how balanced the modern and the original are. Tobacco! That’s pretty amazing, I guess the original owners made a pretty penny, those fields are huge. I love this channel so much❤️
I love the light in this home, the view out every door and window and the way it’s decorated is perfect!! What a gorgeous property…one of the favorites I’ve seen you guys present!!
I am always, ALWAYS so grateful for and so impressed by the depth of detail you're able to share with us. Such is now so rare!!!! Many of us crave to learn while we listen, don't want pablum and garbage. THANK YOU, as always.
Wow! What a great home. Such an interesting layout. The side by side trio of rooms flows nicely. A question about the slatted large doors on the level under the main floor - were they for storage? (Freely admit to a couple minute distraction in my viewing, so perhaps I missed their story.)
I've been trying to sell my 1883 home,across from the city civic center. It still has all it's original door knobs and escrusteons plus the original light fixtures. None of the woodwork on main level has ever been painted. There are 3 sets of pocket doors. The lower level contained the kitchen, dining room, bathroom. The attic is one huge room. Originally, there was a widows walk and the house still contains 3 chimneys, with 7 flues. Every room except the two bathrooms, have 3 windows or 2 windows and one door. Most rooms are 15f x 15f. The ceilings are 12f. This house is huge and it has a wrap a round porch. The windows on the main level are 84in and lower level 64in. The attic have cute windows and dormer windows on south side. The crawl space is native stone, the lower level is brick and main and attic ship lap. The staircase from lower level up to the attic is curved and enclosed. The original owner immigrated from Bavaria in 1859, just in time for Civil War. Because he entered thru NYC, he fought for Union. He and his wife had two sons who worked for Iron Mtn RR. They also had 5 daughters, last died in 1947. Then their second sons wife had a son, that inherited. They lived there until house sold in 1976. The buyers lived there until 2017, when I bought it. It is a lovely house that needs new caretakers to love and restore it. Merry Christmas...e
Beautiful home. Just driving up and down River Road on both sides of the river is a treat. It’s unfortunate there are so many industrial plants next to these homes, many owned by corporations, so are off limits to the public. Hopefully these businesses maintain the homes properly. During my recent tour of Louisiana, one guide told me the reason so many antebellum homes survived is that Louisiana fell early to the Union Army, putting up little resistance. Don’t know how true this is, but sounds reasonable.
It is amazing that the house was able to retain much of the original detailing. The listing shows that it was built in 2008 - the agent should make sure to correct this detail.
Considering the age of the house does it still have its "visitors room" or "travels room"? I think i'm remembering what itwas called correctly.. It was a room that could only be gotten to from the outside. the room only had an abed and washstand init. because even back then who in their right mind would let a total stranger in home to spend the night.
Hi, I watched both of you talking about your successful summer event in Natchez, will there be another one next year, if so how soon would you be announcing sale of tickets, places to lodge etc? I would love to attend! I love your program! Merry Christmas!
Wonderful Home ~ Your words as well ! Thank you so very much . Only one question __ "Fireplace features: None" Can they be made to function ? It is so hard to have a hearth without a fire .
I like that question and would like to know, too. I understand some don't care about or want a functioning fireplace in their home (they may have good reason, history), but for me it's ...I've got to have a functional fireplace, like it's the heart of the home.
I suspect like us the man that rehabilitated this home places chimney function at the end of a long list. Typically there will be some damage over time to the chimney that will have to be resolved before it can be made wood burning. I don’t know the situation here. You’d have to ask the realtor. But you can also do a ventless gas fireplace that is very warm. We’ve done that in the past.
This looks like the same home I visited some 25 years ago when it had a red metal roof on it. They were trying to sell it then but no buyers ,. It needed a lot of work. I know the lising agent
Such beautiful houses. The only problem I see with a lot of these layouts is the serious feng shui problem of doors opening toward the bed. This is known as "the death position". So unfortunate.
As a historian of slavery, I do! Some Creoles owned slaves, and while tobacco plantations like this one could operate with smaller enslaved labor forces, they could not dispense with it entirely if they were cultivating on a large scale. I'd be delighted to hear your research shows otherwise, but the video doesn't say anything about the economic or labor history of the house and its owners. @@OurRestorationNation
Well, as a historian of slavery specifically I’d say you are far more qualified to speak on the subject than am I. I’d love it if you did the research on the farm and got back to us. I am an architectural historian, and my specialty is the built structure, so that’s what I speak on. We find that the general lay- person is unaware of concepts of bousillage or the difference between type and style of home. They don’t know how to tell if wood was milled or hewn. How glass was produced before modern methods evolved is a mystery to most. So, our intention is to teach the hidden. Slavery is not hidden. Its history and effects are known by everyone around the globe. While that knowledge may not be at the level you would prefer, we feel like slavery isn’t a mystery to anyone. As it isn’t a mystery we feel that making sweeping statements about issues we don’t have full historic facts on is disingenuous and performative. Performative activism is worthless. So, unless we have facts, we don’t perform.
That kitchen light is just gorgeous. I wish more modern homes used classic lighting in them like this. I like that the restorer didn't use a lot of hanging lights in the house to light the house, too. It looks like they rely on the house's natural light and a lot of lamps to light the house, and that feels so much more unique and special in my opinion. Love the armoires in the bedrooms, too. Those are beautiful! And a perfect way to add storage without building over what's already there.
I have a solid brass double lamp that was converted to electric like thst. A little more scroll work and doesn’t have the globes,, but candle-like lights and shades or new globes would be fine. Nobody wants to buy here. All that 18th and 19th century furniture like is in it I have nobody wants it. Im in western NC in smokies. I need to find homes for things so my kids don’t have to deal with it. I’ve downsized the last 10 , almost 11 years since I lost my husband.
Spent a lifetime of collecting and been trying to purge it.
Beautiful home. I was surprised by the price!
This is one of my favorites! It is just beautiful but livable. The owner has taken great care to preserve the home but also to make it easy to enjoy. Love it!
This was a treat! What a gorgeous property. It’s a gem! I loved everything about this home. Absolutely in my top 3 favorite places you have shown. Thank you, Laine!
I toured OAK ALLEY in 1984 my ❤ skips a beat when I see or hear anything about OAK ALLEY!!! Have you been there? I believe I was a poor child who wanted to live in the big magnificent house in a past life!!! I bought a picture book as a teenager called GHOSTS OF THE MISSISSIPP filled with photos of old plantations succumbing to nature. I was drawn to the big plantation houses I don't know why!I wish a very Merry Christmas to you both!!!!!
We have been there. So many great things to see down river road.
That is truly my dream home.
Thank you, Laine! I loved the tongue & grove ceilings with the beams. This house seems perfectly cozy.
I have driven by this home for years and it has always fascinated me. I knew it was early, like, early early. This makes me so happy to see that it has been allowed to live appropriately with so much original characteristics and features. I am in love with all that hand hewn lumber!
Great architectural history tour. 😊
Got really emotional seeing how lovingly preserved this home is. Love the emergency fire suppression installed. Having a home where almost every piece of wood is carved by hand makes this home priceless! Thank You for sharing this masterpiece of magic with us! B~}
I'm Scots-Irish from East Tennessee, but I LOVE these simple Louisiana houses. I think this is the best one you've done a walk through on. I just picked out my new dining room paint color from it. 🙂
I’m so glad!
Thank you for what you do that is absolutely amazing
My home was built 1790 and a lot the construction style in this home is similar to mine including the beaded ceiling and exposed beams. The interior doors were constructed the same as shutters and the floors, ceilings and doors were actual 1 1/8” thick. Great vid and insight into the detail of this home. It’s appreciated..
I love this channel. Laine and Kevin do an amazing job on appreciating and sharing beauty even when it is not to be seen at first glance. It is also somewhat educational and entertaining at the same time. I don't live in USA, nor I am American, but this is a show I would watch on Netflix, if its escence is preserved. I like Laine and Kevin as hosts and they do a fantastic job. I hope theur hard work is compensated. I am guessing they are not going to read this comment, which is more than understable, but at least I put it out there. By the way, realtors should pay them something. This is priceless advertisement.
Wow! Thank you so much. And believe me, we read every comment.
I adore the balance and simplicity of these rooms, which allow the beautiful period furniture to shine. The kitchen is so well done, with the modern necessities slipped into the perfect setting. The range hood is divine! And I agree! Those are the best added storage I've seen for a home with no closets. People who buy old houses should step back for a minute and really think how features from the past can work as is. Things like air flow, natural light, and putting existing spaces to a different use, rather than gutting it all for open floor plans or other trendy ideas. I've learned so much about the South from you, and how each home reflects the times and needs of the people who built them. Sunny today here in So Cal too.
Gorgeous kitchen!!!! 😊❤❤❤❤
Beautifully decorated house.
As a child I grew up on River road, I would imagine myself owning one of these homes... So in love ❤❤❤
Thank you!!!❤
I love that Creole style home, beautiful 🥰
Lovely old farmhouse! I am from the Pacific Northwest (7th generation) and have never seen tobacco growing in a field. They are very pretty plants. I really like the simplicity of this old home and love learning from your videos.
This is amazing! Such a gorgeous blend of new and old and yet it still feels so original. A great reference to anyone whom is looking on how to make a striped out house feel old (especially in the kitchen, bathrooms, and those armories. And that roofline 😍😍😍
Wonderful!!! That’s all that needs to be said.
Amazing my type of style home! Kitchen, windows 😊
Absolutely stunning.
What a fabulous restoration job done! Nothing comes closer to my taste! A dream property for me , being greek , ah, too exotic!
Treat it with love and respect, it is one of a kind ...❤🙏
Another fabulous tour. So glad that the home has so many original features. Gorgeous antiques. Thank you so much for sharing.
Loved the beauty in the simplicity of the design. Stunning!
Another beauty with our lovely guide Laine. This one is amazing! 💚💜
Absolutely gorgeous!!!! Thank you for sharing laine. Loved the tour. Merry christmas yall!!
I love this house! I want this house. Thank you for sharing it.
What an amazing job these people did on this lovely gracious home. I love it when people fill old homes with antique furniture. Theirs is over the top--I was foaming at the mouth looking at it all. (I am an antique dealer) I so enjoy learning from Laine's extensive knowledge of architecture. You're a good teacher!
This one has had good care takers for sure.
What a sweet property...I am truly amazed at these wonderful homes that you choose to showcase for us. Thanks so much.
You both are so special!!!!!!
Thank you so much!
I'm packing my bags and the moving truck (well, really I'd just like to keep all the furniture in the house!)...Gorgeous
I think this creole cottage is my favorite style. Love the wood on the ceilings and wall!
Exquisite and pure❤
🔷Simple, functional, and relatable. This home looks as if anyone could step right in and be comfortable. The history of the building material is remarkable.🔷
This was an absolutely lovely home tour, Laine. I always learn something new from you. Thank you!
Wow - what a fabulous house! I love all the original features, and I'd love to have that kitchen.
This place is just dreamy! I love a creole cottage and this one is amazing. Beautiful video!
This was so good! Loving the music but that house! Wowee I really enjoyed how balanced the modern and the original are.
Tobacco! That’s pretty amazing, I guess the original owners made a pretty penny, those fields are huge.
I love this channel so much❤️
I love the light in this home, the view out every door and window and the way it’s decorated is perfect!! What a gorgeous property…one of the favorites I’ve seen you guys present!!
Reminds me of red beans and rice, and crawdad gumbo. Puts a smile on my face!
Beautiful home
I am always, ALWAYS so grateful for and so impressed by the depth of detail you're able to share with us. Such is now so rare!!!! Many of us crave to learn while we listen, don't want pablum and garbage. THANK YOU, as always.
Great job Laine! I’ve never seen tobacco growing in Louisiana!
Such an amazing and unique house. Thank you for bringing us these amazing houses and exploring and pointing out all the amazing features!
Enjoyed the video
Down in the Sugarlands! Love Creole everything ❤
I've been waiting to see another tour of yours of a beautiful home and this one is so good! Thank you.
We do one every Thursday- make sure you haven’t missed the two beautiful homes before this one!
The original construction reminds me very much of Magnolia Mound, in Baton Rouge, built 1791. Beautiful!
What craftsmanship!!! Love it all!!!💜
That kitchen is just fantastic, so nicely done.
What an amazing home!! Thank you for sharing.
Loved seeing this home and those built-in armoire set... so beautiful! Definitely gives some ideas for our "new" home we're moving into next month.
I've been in this home a few times and it is pristine!!!!
Beautiful home! ❤
Just in love with this home❤
Love this house!.
Yess!! I have fam born there! From state!!
I love my 1923 bungalow, but this place makes me want to move!
Wow! Amazing to see how you dated that home!
Wow! What a great home. Such an interesting layout. The side by side trio of rooms flows nicely. A question about the slatted large doors on the level under the main floor - were they for storage? (Freely admit to a couple minute distraction in my viewing, so perhaps I missed their story.)
Beautifully kept home. Very nice.
I love that kitchen!!!
I've been trying to sell my 1883 home,across from the city civic center. It still has all it's original door knobs and escrusteons plus the original light fixtures. None of the woodwork on main level has ever been painted. There are 3 sets of pocket doors. The lower level contained the kitchen, dining room, bathroom. The attic is one huge room. Originally, there was a widows walk and the house still contains 3 chimneys, with 7 flues. Every room except the two bathrooms, have 3 windows or 2 windows and one door. Most rooms are 15f x 15f. The ceilings are 12f. This house is huge and it has a wrap a round porch. The windows on the main level are 84in and lower level 64in. The attic have cute windows and dormer windows on south side. The crawl space is native stone, the lower level is brick and main and attic ship lap. The staircase from lower level up to the attic is curved and enclosed. The original owner immigrated from Bavaria in 1859, just in time for Civil War. Because he entered thru NYC, he fought for Union. He and his wife had two sons who worked for Iron Mtn RR. They also had 5 daughters, last died in 1947. Then their second sons wife had a son, that inherited. They lived there until house sold in 1976. The buyers lived there until 2017, when I bought it. It is a lovely house that needs new caretakers to love and restore it. Merry Christmas...e
👥️ I come here for Laine's expert guided tours. I think we all do.
Beautiful home. Just driving up and down River Road on both sides of the river is a treat. It’s unfortunate there are so many industrial plants next to these homes, many owned by corporations, so are off limits to the public. Hopefully these businesses maintain the homes properly.
During my recent tour of Louisiana, one guide told me the reason so many antebellum homes survived is that Louisiana fell early to the Union Army, putting up little resistance. Don’t know how true this is, but sounds reasonable.
It is amazing that the house was able to retain much of the original detailing. The listing shows that it was built in 2008 - the agent should make sure to correct this detail.
I was unsure why they did that as well. It was rehabilitated in 2008 so they put that there on purpose. The description gives the 1840 date.
Beautiful home. It reminds me of the Lara plantation.
On a smaller scale, its very similar to Parlange House in Pointe Coupée. Parlange was built by a french aristocrat in 1750
Reminds me of Laura Plantation.
Considering the age of the house does it still have its "visitors room" or "travels room"? I think i'm remembering what itwas called correctly.. It was a room that could only be gotten to from the outside. the room only had an abed and washstand init. because even back then who in their right mind would let a total stranger in home to spend the night.
Hi, I watched both of you talking about your successful summer event in Natchez, will there be another one next year, if so how soon would you be announcing sale of tickets, places to lodge etc? I would love to attend! I love your program! Merry Christmas!
Oh we can’t wait to have you Connie! We will be having another in the spring, and will start promoting in January!
Thank you for your reply! I can’t wait to attend the event! I love both of you & of course your program! Blessings to both of you ❤️
Wonderful Home ~ Your words as well ! Thank you so very much . Only one question __ "Fireplace features: None" Can they be made to function ? It is so hard to have a hearth without a fire .
I like that question and would like to know, too. I understand some don't care about or want a functioning fireplace in their home (they may have good reason, history), but for me it's ...I've got to have a functional fireplace, like it's the heart of the home.
I suspect like us the man that rehabilitated this home places chimney function at the end of a long list. Typically there will be some damage over time to the chimney that will have to be resolved before it can be made wood burning. I don’t know the situation here. You’d have to ask the realtor. But you can also do a ventless gas fireplace that is very warm. We’ve done that in the past.
Speaks of the workmanship back in 1800/1840
This looks like the same home I visited some 25 years ago when it had a red metal roof on it. They were trying to sell it then but no buyers ,. It needed a lot of work. I know the lising agent
Is the whole house above the waterline?
Beautiful restoration but no way I will move back to Louisiana.
Why does it say built in 2008 in the listing?
It was rehabilitated in 2008. I think the realtor wanted people to know that.
Such beautiful houses. The only problem I see with a lot of these layouts is the serious feng shui problem of doors opening toward the bed. This is known as "the death position". So unfortunate.
Dang…. I’ve never lived in a house where the door doesn’t open toward the bed. I should have been dead years ago😬
@@OurRestorationNation I would be dead due to lack of air flow, lol!
Plantation... That was its greatest use 😒
Beautiful structure. How many people were enslaved on this plantation?
Just wondering if you know the meaning of the word Creole…
As a historian of slavery, I do! Some Creoles owned slaves, and while tobacco plantations like this one could operate with smaller enslaved labor forces, they could not dispense with it entirely if they were cultivating on a large scale. I'd be delighted to hear your research shows otherwise, but the video doesn't say anything about the economic or labor history of the house and its owners. @@OurRestorationNation
Well, as a historian of slavery specifically I’d say you are far more qualified to speak on the subject than am I. I’d love it if you did the research on the farm and got back to us. I am an architectural historian, and my specialty is the built structure, so that’s what I speak on. We find that the general lay- person is unaware of concepts of bousillage or the difference between type and style of home. They don’t know how to tell if wood was milled or hewn. How glass was produced before modern methods evolved is a mystery to most. So, our intention is to teach the hidden. Slavery is not hidden. Its history and effects are known by everyone around the globe. While that knowledge may not be at the level you would prefer, we feel like slavery isn’t a mystery to anyone. As it isn’t a mystery we feel that making sweeping statements about issues we don’t have full historic facts on is disingenuous and performative. Performative activism is worthless. So, unless we have facts, we don’t perform.
100, but it’s Ok because they’re White.
Beautiful home