I have all 1920's and 1930's Christmas lights like yours on my tree every year. To keep the old C6 bulbs from burning out, I use a lamp cord extension cord with built in dimmer. Run them on about one half power and they don't burn out. They still look awesome, but I usually only have 3 or 4 bulbs that I have to replace each year out of the 10 strands on the tree. You can get working replacement old bulbs for your strings on Ebay. Your house is awesome! I love what you have planned and what you have completed so far.
During the aesthetic movement, most people mixed many styles in a room so long as the total effect created an artistic or “picturesque” quality. So in a parlor back then you would likely see “Renaissance revival” mixed with other thing like “modern gothic” and “Eastlake”. The very wealthy did buy complete furniture sets even matching it the the stylistic themes of the room, but it wasn’t the norm. So I think if you’re trying to create a realistic time capsule room, it would be perfect to mix and match styles of the era.
Also I highly recommend a book called The Poetic House by Stephan Muthesius. It has 396 illustrations and the packed with information about 19th century interiors. Also the book Victorian & Edwardian Furniture & Interiors by Jeremy Cooper. It has 683 illustrations.
Here in Britain it was quite usual to mix styles and we didn't have matching doors throughout a big house either. The best/ornate doors would be made for the best rooms and in the scullery and servant's areas they would be plain with simple brass handles.
I can see remnants of color on that ceiling medallion that are likely original, and coordinated with the paper on the ceiling, which in turn coordinated with the wallpaper. Victorian paper patterns often had borders or friezes, dados, and ceiling patterns that harmonized with the main wall pattern. Before you strip off those colors, you might want to document them. The medallions would really "pop" if you finished them in a polychrome finish, something that was hugely popular in those times. We tend to think of plaster ornamentation as being white, or neutral, but it was often multi-colored, and highlighted with gold paint, or actual gold leaf. I've done a lot of antique polychrome finishes on wood, metal, and plaster. Just get the base colors on, and tone it all with a brownish wash, which also gets into the nooks and crannies, emphasizing the detail. Anyway, my two cents worth!
That Red Lounger is ultra rare, Looks in the Rococo revival style ca 1860s. Its very beautiful and looks like its made out of walnut. Great buy and very hard to find. I like the red fabric, it would look amazing in the library.
Those antique Christmas lights are fantastic! If you’re feeling ambitious you could always rig some led bulbs behind them to make it look like they’re lit up without risking the actual bulbs themselves blowing out.
I believe that your "funky" tufted red damask chair is known as an "invalid's chair." It would have been used by a person with limited mobility. Some had wheels, but many did not. The integral footrest and leg supports are a giveaway. I was able to find one in black that was quite similar.
Its definitely an invalid chair. It's been reupholstered in damask which was probably an aesthetic choice. Most invalid chairs would have been upholstered in leather or horse hair for easy cleaning, for obvious reasons..
The low to the ground rocking chair was sometimes called/used a nursing chair here in Australia used fr breastfeeding and rocking infants to sleep as you could use your legs power easily to rock it
You could also put a pot of ivy in the bird cage. Nice video. I was wondering, do you think there could have been a niche in the hallway that was plastered over? that would explain the curved molding on the wall.
@@caragarcia2307 I know this isn't a Victorian-era thing, but once I saw Kaleb's subway dioramas, and recalled an in-person tour of actor Neal Patrick Harris' home, which featured a really really really cool diorama that was installed inside his wall, delighting me beyond measure, I suddenly secretly thought it would be cool if Kaleb put a diorama on an in-set in his & Kimberly's place. I can dream, can't I??
Hiya! Bit of info on the print in the frame you liked. It is a print of a famous painting of Madame de Pompadour, who was the Official Cheif Mistress to King Louis the 15th of France. Hope that is helpful & useful to you, as you might be able to sell the picture on to someone who might be into that period. Big fan, keep it up & keep being you. 😊
I love the mirror! It’s ok to have furniture from different eras, as if the house’s owners acquired things along the way. That being said, for your house I’d stop with quality things from the 1930’s, that blend well with your Victorian things. PS: spelter was easier to mold with finer detail than bronze pieces, but isn’t valued as much. Personally, I like it and there’s more available.
The 3-sided mirror is more of a lady's boudoir piece. It's very feminine, and I can so easily see a 1890's woman admiring her new dress before going down to dinner!
What I love about your channel is it’s a learning experience and the people that love you and write in are fabulous and are as happy and excited about your house as you are. I also love that you take the time to get the project right and not rush it. Maybe with the old Xmas lights you can sting them on a tree but back light them with white lights to have them show or take the lights off and turn them into ornaments.Also the Beautiful frame would look nice with a painting of your house in it .
Hi Guys, I love watching your channel and the hard work and determination you are putting into restoring such a beautiful piece of history. The 'Medallions' are so detailed and will look stunning once you have restored them. I just wanted to share a small piece of information with you, in England we call them a 'Ceiling Rose'. They were originally designed not to just look beautiful but also to protect the ceilings from the heat of the gas lights or candles which were used in victorian homes. S fun fact for you all the way from Wigan, which is in the north west of England. Keep going you two, you're doing the greatest of things!
My perfect era is Art Deco.. I live in a Queen Anne with typical Victorian decor, but I did the master bedroom, a theatre room and guest bath in Art Deco...I figured all though she started her life during the Victorian period, she has lived and seen a lifetime of changes, as any distinguished lady would ... my Daughters living quarters over the garage even went 1950's retro, complete with all 50's retro appliances, because my Daughter loves that era.. lol..
If you do a French country lady's bedroom on the second floor the French Retro furniture would look lovely. Victorians love room styles to fit the people who used the room. French country was a feminine style, there are heavy masculine style pieces as well,
Mixed styles of furniture seemed to happen. Growing up visiting the Lucius Wing House in Coldwater, Michigan, which is 90% original furnishings, there was furniture even from the 1830s in a home built in the late 1870s. So, not every piece needs to be "period correct" or matching in style. Like today, I'm sure that most people wouldn't have gotten all new furniture for a home, so feel free to do some mixing and matching. 😉 What reasonably fits a range of time and you like should be perfect.
This! Plus, people don’t change a lot. Just as we receive pieces handed down through the family and keep them in our homes and treasure them, so did people then, as well. Especially those with more affluent backgrounds. Those who aspired to appear to have that background, would have cultivated the look by picking up older pieces and weaving them in with newer pieces for an eclectic look.
@@Lucinda_Jackson Exactly. The son of a woven wire fencing mogul was the original owner of the Wing House, and the older furniture was from his family. Completely out of date by the time the house was built, still lovely. And there's the placing of the kitchen from the basement to the first floor, while leaving the original in place in the 1930s. And the bathroom that went in in the 1940s. The kitchen and bathroom were the only things changed by the Wing family, but the whole thing shows the entire history, even though it kind of stopped in the 1940s. The range of time of occupation by the Browns gives a place to start and end up with things like this. Including any "hand-me-down" type of pieces.
@@Lucinda_Jackson The upper classes tended to keep older period things because they were usually worth a lot of money. The middle classes/lower middle classes were more likely to be "modern." This was true in the 1920s/30s too. All those new build semi detached houses with a modern look as opposed to the gentry living in mansions a couple of hundred years old.
@@timefortea1931 **WARNING - LOOOONG COMMENT BUT A GOOD (& TRUE) STORY** My feelings will not be hurt if your eyes glaze over and you decide not to finish reading.💕 Yes, to an extent. One part of my family started as Irish immigrants who came over with very little and settled in north central PA. But one young man educated himself and moved to the oil fields where he worked his way up and ended up working for Standard Oil of Indiana. He began his own businesses building massive pipelines for gas and oil and eventually became an international expert on gas and oil pipelines and problem solving. He and his companies were responsible for building the longest gas lines of the time. He and his wife bought a huge mansion with park-like grounds in the best section of Indianapolis, where he headquartered his businesses, hired servants, and assumed the good life. The home was beautifully furnished with a mixture of antiques and then-current mid to late Victorian pieces. They lived lavishly but decorously, and they had 10 children, 9 of whom survived and grew up to attend universities and be prominent in their student bodies there. (Except for my grandmother, one of the youngest children, who instead ran off and married a traveling typewriter salesman and was forbidden from visiting the house by her father and only visited her old home a few times when her father was out and her mother and the servants would sneak her in.) At about the time the older kids were in college or preparing to go, the older girls talked their mother into completely redecorating the house. Out went all the beautiful antiques that had been meticulously collected to lend a sheen of upper class respectability. The girls called LS Ayre’s , the big local department store, and they spent a fortune buying all new, sleek, Art Deco furnishings. Brand new from top to bottom. Okay The rooms looked like photos from a catalogue - featureless and characterless. Their mother allowed it and just held on to a few of the old, beautiful things - her desk, her bedroom furniture, some decorative pieces. Like many newly wealthy, the girls preferred new, shiny and the latest to the soft glow of the patina on antiques. They spent that money like water and it seemed like it came from a bottomless well. Then, in the blink of an eye, they were poor again. The patriarch had died and their funds had all been mishandled. The crash was the final blow. It ended with the lovely mansion being sold with all its furnishings, etc. to pay the bills when my great-grandmother died. My grandmother (struggling to make ends meet in a salesman’s salary when she’d been raised in the lap of luxury) tried to scrape together enough to help her mother buy her lovely and cherished desk at the sale. She enlisted the help of her brothers and sisters and the desk was saved. Anyway, it just goes to illustrate your point - those who were brought up with very few pieces of furniture, all old and used and often falling apart or roughly hand made, had no appreciation of “old stuff”. Even skipping a generation, they gravitate to new because in their world, new meant you were coming up in the world.
I think it’s appropriate to have different styles in your house as the people who have lived there would have been updating and replacing items as necessary. Adds much to the ongoing history! 😘
It's amazing how much detail there is in the rosettes after the paint has been removed; great job! The chalky surface on them is a paint called distemper made from animal skin glue mixed with hot water and chalk dust which would have been originally been used throughout the interior of your house. It was used on things like rosettes because it can be washed off prior to the application of a new coat to prevent paint build up and the obscuring of detail.
It's possible to replace of the filament in a bulb, But it's time consuming and requires a glass blower. if you do replace them LEDs would be the easiest as you do not need a vacuum or you could use a carbon filament which it time correct and if you size it right, last for ever. note - if you under power a led it will last a lot longer, something like half the brightness lasts 10 times as long
That’s an Irish set dance being played by the organist. It’s called St Patrick’s Day. It used to be one of my set dances when I first started Irish dancing in 1995 :)
How cool that you do the Irish dancing! We had no hope of such fun in Columbia, Missouri, unless a show visited our town. Then one day I went to get my eyelashes done at a place I'd never been, and was shocked to see that it was next door to an Irish dance studio, though I cannot recall ever seeing an ad for their performances, if in fact they perform for outsiders around here. I think it's quite terrific that you can do it.
Loved the intro, your organ being played. You selected great pieces at the estate sale that will compliment your house. So glad, your father went back for the birdcage, such a unique piece and in good shape. You certainly have the capability of bringing the newel post back to its regal self at the end of your staircase. Thanks, for the closeup of your clock, it’s a nice one. What a surprise if she worked. I have a few, only one keeps time, but, still nice to look at. Great video, Kaleb
That portrait is of Madame de Pompadour, Mistress, later advisor, to King Louis XV. That’s the most famous painting of her, by Boucher. Such a gorgeous piece.
Time lapse is interesting in showing actually how much a person actually does in one day. So next time someone asks you what you did today, just say everything.
That last chair is so beautfiul, looks to be aesthetic movement 1880s like you said. The carving is really good quality, and probably the best you can find for that period. The upholstery looks 100% original and intact which is super rare as well, I would think about keeping it for sure, finding embossed velvet fabric like that is almost impossible and all velvets these days are rayon or polyester. Amazing finds
I think you did a superb job at that estate sale. You found some amazing beauties. I love antique’s. They bring so much joy in my heart. I wish they could talk I’m sure they’d have much to say. I think that red chair that’s like a recliner is so cool. Never seen any like it. Got to keep that as it’s a conversation piece. You do amazing work Caleb, I’m so impressed. Yes, I have to agree on newel post. It’s perfect! I believe it’s as close to the original if not the same. That was so nice of that new friend of yours. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍
Was wondering, what would have been under that arch on the left hand wall as soon as you enter the front door? The arch is very decorative and must have had a purpose. You are my Monday look-forward-to. Thanks for sharing this great journey!
I noticed that there is a Greek Key design edging the lower part of the clock ladies dress. Could possibly be Italian? Great finds! So happy for you both.
@@The2ndEmpireStrikesBack I love sculptural pieces that are also functional. The clock is Neo-classical, which uses the key design, and I suspect it is French. There have been various revivals of the style, even up to the 1960s, which sometimes makes pieces hard to date unless they are cheap knock-offs. I have similar "French" items from the 1940s. The newel post lamps are fabulous. The lady in the ornate gold frame is Madame Pompadour, who was mistress to King Louis the 15th. Yep, lots of Louis. Someone would likely buy the picture itself, though it would go fine in a different frame in a room with the French Provincial settee and chairs.
The clock itself is French. The case may have originally been ormolu, in which a paste of gold and mercury was applied to it and then heated to drive off the mercury, leaving these gold finishes. For obvious reasons, this is no longer done.
@@SpanishEclectic Just more info--the artist is Francois Boucher, who did a bunch of portraits of Madam de Pompadour. He is a Rococo most well known for idyllic, classicizing paintings. He was quite popular during the Rococo revival.
Hi Kaleb what's up man, thanks for sharing this video. I like to see your Kim in her natural habitat lol you two work so hard on this house it's amazing. Thanks again.✌️
Kaleb, Everything you’re doing is turning out so beautiful. I’m so proud of you for taking on this challenge. I used to live on St. Louis Avenue, across the street from you.
Thank you for another look at your new treasures. I saw them highlighted in Kim’s video, but it’s nice to see them in the house. Your dad is a gem! I love the bird cage and the frame which is in such beautiful condition! That newel post was such a huge gift! I think you have created the most giving community amongst your viewers - it’s becoming a sort of everyman’s house, as though each feels they he or she has a vested interest in the outcome. I loved your lights! I have quite a number of ornaments from the same period and with many of the same images or figuratively shapes. Lots of fruits - my favorites are a peach with a beautiful blush on one side and an orange that resembles the orange bulb you have. They’re family pieces that have been passed down and will keep on in the family. Your lights are very special. I remember seeing some on my grandmother’s trees when I was really young (she always had the old fashioned trees that looked like tiers of branches with lots of space between each tier so you could see the lights and ornaments clearly. They would hang from rather than nestle into the branches. The little red beads on the lights help hold the lights in place. The bead slides back and the branch tip is slipped between the wires, then the bead slides forward to hold the light onto the branch. So pretty!
The post is perfect for your stairs! It has all of the ornate elements of the house! What looks like gold wallpaper (shown on our far right wall near the start of this video) would look gorgeous in that downstairs front sitting room or parlour. As you mentioned, the gold sofa (& side chairs) match so well with it. The gold mirror with a gold sconce on each side of it would be a real showpiece! You could use mauve accents in the room since gold & pink look rich & spectacular together! The birdcage would look great if painted metallic gold (if you choose to do so.) Lavish birdcages were quite popular in the Victorian era, so I'm glad you were gifted that cage with the pedestal stand! I had one years ago & even though I no longer had birds, I used it as a decor piece. I spray-painted it metallic gold, then laid a beautiful pineapple doily on top of the cage with a faux pink rose topper . The open 'door' to the cage had a tiny pineapple doily with a tiny real birds nest on it. I put the same faux roses around the bottom of the cage & I wound (wrapped) a tri-color ribbon around the pedestal post from top to bottom. The cage really looked nice & matched my decor.
Another fantastic video. I've removed paint from ceiling roses and cornice using a steam wallpaper stripper. I'm not sure if those are sold in the US, but if you can find one with a spade shaped paddle you simply hold it over the plaster for as few minutes and the paint should peel off. Colin
Love everything you purchased. Including what your Dad bought. That birdcage is amazing & looks great in your house. ...Kaleb, you should put a colorful Faux bird in the cage to make it more realistic in use. That red chair is amazing & looks so comfy. I like the way you said "pre lazy boy" & like an old fashioned wheelchair. I love the new lamp too. Goes so well with the other one. Oh & the new clock would look nice by the new lamp too. Awesome Video as Always. Looking forward to next week's episode. Have an Amazing rest of the week.
As I was watching you work on them medallion I thought something must have been hung in the alcove area of the hallway. Do you plan to hang a piece of artwork there? Nice finds Caleb. Thanks for sharing.
I guess I didn’t scroll down far enough to avoid repeating: rondel. I deleted my comment. But since I’m commenting here, that birdcage…I’ve seen folks put plants in them.
That picture frame was a sweet find! I always tell people, when you go to thrift stores, don’t look at the pictures in a frame but check out the frames themselves, it should not have staples and they have value. I used to be a custom picture framer/illustrator.
Awesome finds...love it all! Fine work on the medallion, it deserves that cleaning to bring out those gorgeous details again! That newel post is perfect!!! That new lamp is also the perfect size to go on top. That mantle clock is fabulous! The clockworks most likely just needs cleaning ...your local clock repair shop can make it work. Great video...thanks!
Can't wait to see the newel post in place. It's perfect for your home!! The Christmas lights are gorgeous. So excited for you guys to move into your new home:))
I watched Kim's video last night and was excited to see your video today to get a closer look at what you bought. I thought the prices at the sale were really good, at least for some of the stuff.
When you get to redo the fabric on the furniture you can mix the patterns up as long as they are the same color family. My mom reupholstered furniture for a living before she pasted and she redid the living room with different patterns and it works.
Perfect newel post!!! Love the grainy details of the medallion ... I'm excited after this video for all the beautiful and eclectic pieces that can work throughout this awesome home!... Great Job Guys 😃❤️
Loved the Christmas lights. I have my great-grandmother's. A set of 8 bulbs that looks like Japanese paper lanterns and they all still work. Like you I don't plug them in very often in fear of one burning out. I have some other figural Christmas lights from the period which no longer light. The paint and colors are still in good condition. Some were meant to hang going up and others go down. I use them as tree decorations using the Victorian Christmas tree candle holders. They clip on a branch, easily hold the bulb where candle goes and I can clip them in the correct up or down position.
@@porkchop0711 I didn't but that is good to know. Of course, they wouldn't actually be my great grandparent's. If I go that route I would mark the originals so I could tell them apart. Again, thanks for letting me know.
OMG... I LOVE the birdcage!! I have been looking for one, exactly like that, for as long as I can remember😍😍😍 I don't know why, I've only ever seen them in pictures. I'm not gonna put a bird in one either 😂I just love the way it looks 😁 And looks like its complete?
13:09- Put a few Victorian wind-up toy birds in it! Or maybe a decoupage tin. Would standing an Art Nuvo wire hummingbird in it be too much? ... You'll think of something. 14:37- I think that's supposed to have a copper and wire bow. I've seen cherub medallion rings in that style (slender, point wings, draped) up in South Bend, Indiana. The house was a limestone front Vic. Revival. 17:30- I'd glue a biscuit in it. Keep it from shifting. Adding a reinforcing strip along the back wouldn't hurt. And a clock for a study. There's a temptation to polish the books.
Stripping that medallion is a fair bit of work! That thing will be incredible when finished. The newel post could be done by an experienced blaster using one of several different blasting media. Soda blasting is used on antique brass era cars with wooden bodies as well as on fiberglass, aluminum, and other plastic parts. I think putting a fake raven in the birdcage and naming him "Edgar Allen" would be cool. Maybe a voice recorder playing back "Quoth the Raven...nevermore" on push button would be fun too.
Hello from Las Vegas, NV. I know I’m a little late to the game, but been obsessed with your videos. Those circular designs are called bullseye. Also the fan design around the bullseye on that Newel Post match the fan design above the windows and in the gables.
Total classic of a birdcage, down to the porcelain cups. One clear solution, since live birds aren't your thing, is to find a nicely-done Tweety figurine, to put inside. It's such the quintessential birdcage from every cartoon ever, I'd have to do it, myself, if I found one.
The organ playing at the start was delightful! I really love seeing items come your way and people’s help and generosity..That newel post is going to look stunning when you clean it up.. glad you found more pieces that you will treasure..
Caleb, I can feel that you are saddened by the neglect of your once beautiful and prosperous neighbourhood, but from experience of my own very old area in Toowoomba, Australia, once renovation has taken place on a couple of properties, the trend has continued, property values have increased and a full renaissance is now in progress. You are a pioneer, keep up the good work!
Love the red lounge chair i see crystal chandeliers all over the house bling bling bling!I also love the Roccocco style love all that gold yeah u guys nice job !
That upstairs cedar cupboard would be a nice place to store all your wall paper test pieces and other rare things you don't want to get eaten or damaged
Too many Henrys, Louies and Georges...holy crap I laughed at that. That red chair looks like an elderly lounger. Something they would stick grandma in and leave here. The clock is GORGEOUS! The lady look Greco-Roman style. It may be Italian. Great finds Caleb!
Many years ago, I toured the "San Francisco" plantation house (1853-1856) outside of New Orleans. In one the bedrooms was an "Invalid Chair" exactly like your great estate find. I think one of the brothers in the family was an invalid.
Click the link to see how it all began: ruclips.net/video/IF8VkcLa1S4/видео.html
I have all 1920's and 1930's Christmas lights like yours on my tree every year. To keep the old C6 bulbs from burning out, I use a lamp cord extension cord with built in dimmer. Run them on about one half power and they don't burn out. They still look awesome, but I usually only have 3 or 4 bulbs that I have to replace each year out of the 10 strands on the tree. You can get working replacement old bulbs for your strings on Ebay. Your house is awesome! I love what you have planned and what you have completed so far.
During the aesthetic movement, most people mixed many styles in a room so long as the total effect created an artistic or “picturesque” quality. So in a parlor back then you would likely see “Renaissance revival” mixed with other thing like “modern gothic” and “Eastlake”.
The very wealthy did buy complete furniture sets even matching it the the stylistic themes of the room, but it wasn’t the norm.
So I think if you’re trying to create a realistic time capsule room, it would be perfect to mix and match styles of the era.
Also I highly recommend a book called The Poetic House by Stephan Muthesius.
It has 396 illustrations and the packed with information about 19th century interiors.
Also the book Victorian & Edwardian Furniture & Interiors by Jeremy Cooper. It has 683 illustrations.
"Eclectic." (?)
Here in Britain it was quite usual to mix styles and we didn't have matching doors throughout a big house either. The best/ornate doors would be made for the best rooms and in the scullery and servant's areas they would be plain with simple brass handles.
I can see remnants of color on that ceiling medallion that are likely original, and coordinated with the paper on the ceiling, which in turn coordinated with the wallpaper. Victorian paper patterns often had borders or friezes, dados, and ceiling patterns that harmonized with the main wall pattern. Before you strip off those colors, you might want to document them. The medallions would really "pop" if you finished them in a polychrome finish, something that was hugely popular in those times. We tend to think of plaster ornamentation as being white, or neutral, but it was often multi-colored, and highlighted with gold paint, or actual gold leaf. I've done a lot of antique polychrome finishes on wood, metal, and plaster. Just get the base colors on, and tone it all with a brownish wash, which also gets into the nooks and crannies, emphasizing the detail. Anyway, my two cents worth!
That Red Lounger is ultra rare, Looks in the Rococo revival style ca 1860s. Its very beautiful and looks like its made out of walnut. Great buy and very hard to find. I like the red fabric, it would look amazing in the library.
You're right. It reminds me of the President Lincoln rocking chair.
This red lounger is Amazing! And the frame with the very beautiful print is perfect for my house….Haha Love it all
This makes me think of a sort of "convalescence" chair for grandma or someone recovering from something other than age.
I love that your dad and grandfather are able to come and help you, building great memories. The medallion looks so much better!! Great work Kaleb!
Those antique Christmas lights are fantastic!
If you’re feeling ambitious you could always rig some led bulbs behind them to make it look like they’re lit up without risking the actual bulbs themselves blowing out.
The art in the frame is a copy of Madame De Pompadour by Francois Boucher. Check how old the print is, as of it is older, it could hold some value :)
ruclips.net/video/5gUu671fMxQ/видео.html sewstine a youtuber made a dress based on the official portrait
I believe that your "funky" tufted red damask chair is known as an "invalid's chair." It would have been used by a person with limited mobility. Some had wheels, but many did not. The integral footrest and leg supports are a giveaway. I was able to find one in black that was quite similar.
Its definitely an invalid chair. It's been reupholstered in damask which was probably an aesthetic choice. Most invalid chairs would have been upholstered in leather or horse hair for easy cleaning, for obvious reasons..
A place for grandma
The low to the ground rocking chair was sometimes called/used a nursing chair here in Australia used fr breastfeeding and rocking infants to sleep as you could use your legs power easily to rock it
@@amandabrown4269 or Grandpa, because of his civil war wounds.
Looks like you have a chair for Sweeney Todd...
Ooooh definitely consider getting a fake felt bird or something in the bird cage for purely aesthetic purposes!
You could also put a pot of ivy in the bird cage. Nice video. I was wondering, do you think there could have been a niche in the hallway that was plastered over? that would explain the curved molding on the wall.
He's an artist. He could make something.
@@caragarcia2307 I know this isn't a Victorian-era thing, but once I saw Kaleb's subway dioramas, and recalled an in-person tour of actor Neal Patrick Harris' home, which featured a really really really cool diorama that was installed inside his wall, delighting me beyond measure, I suddenly secretly thought it would be cool if Kaleb put a diorama on an in-set in his & Kimberly's place. I can dream, can't I??
@@curioussoul5051 I think they probably put something under it like a mirror or a hall tree for coats and umbrellas that's my guess
@@curioussoul5051 The niche is there. There would have originally been a hall tree there.
I love your artist eye on this overwhelmingly huge project. Thank you for supporting detail and intelligence.
Hiya! Bit of info on the print in the frame you liked. It is a print of a famous painting of Madame de Pompadour, who was the Official Cheif Mistress to King Louis the 15th of France. Hope that is helpful & useful to you, as you might be able to sell the picture on to someone who might be into that period.
Big fan, keep it up & keep being you. 😊
You beat me to it!
I love the mirror! It’s ok to have furniture from different eras, as if the house’s owners acquired things along the way. That being said, for your house I’d stop with quality things from the 1930’s, that blend well with your Victorian things. PS: spelter was easier to mold with finer detail than bronze pieces, but isn’t valued as much. Personally, I like it and there’s more available.
The 3-sided mirror is more of a lady's boudoir piece. It's very feminine, and I can so easily see a 1890's woman admiring her new dress before going down to dinner!
What I love about your channel is it’s a learning experience and the people that love you and write in are fabulous and are as happy and excited about your house as you are. I also love that you take the time to get the project right and not rush it. Maybe with the old Xmas lights you can sting them on a tree but back light them with white lights to have them show or take the lights off and turn them into ornaments.Also the Beautiful frame would look nice with a painting of your house in it .
Hi Guys, I love watching your channel and the hard work and determination you are putting into restoring such a beautiful piece of history. The 'Medallions' are so detailed and will look stunning once you have restored them. I just wanted to share a small piece of information with you, in England we call them a 'Ceiling Rose'. They were originally designed not to just look beautiful but also to protect the ceilings from the heat of the gas lights or candles which were used in victorian homes. S fun fact for you all the way from Wigan, which is in the north west of England. Keep going you two, you're doing the greatest of things!
My perfect era is Art Deco.. I live in a Queen Anne with typical Victorian decor, but I did the master bedroom, a theatre room and guest bath in Art Deco...I figured all though she started her life during the Victorian period, she has lived and seen a lifetime of changes, as any distinguished lady would ... my Daughters living quarters over the garage even went 1950's retro, complete with all 50's retro appliances, because my Daughter loves that era.. lol..
If you do a French country lady's bedroom on the second floor the French Retro furniture would look lovely. Victorians love room styles to fit the people who used the room. French country was a feminine style, there are heavy masculine style pieces as well,
Your focus on every small detail of your home is inspiring. The small details make one appreciate the bigger picture.
Mixed styles of furniture seemed to happen. Growing up visiting the Lucius Wing House in Coldwater, Michigan, which is 90% original furnishings, there was furniture even from the 1830s in a home built in the late 1870s. So, not every piece needs to be "period correct" or matching in style. Like today, I'm sure that most people wouldn't have gotten all new furniture for a home, so feel free to do some mixing and matching. 😉 What reasonably fits a range of time and you like should be perfect.
This! Plus, people don’t change a lot. Just as we receive pieces handed down through the family and keep them in our homes and treasure them, so did people then, as well. Especially those with more affluent backgrounds. Those who aspired to appear to have that background, would have cultivated the look by picking up older pieces and weaving them in with newer pieces for an eclectic look.
@@Lucinda_Jackson Exactly. The son of a woven wire fencing mogul was the original owner of the Wing House, and the older furniture was from his family. Completely out of date by the time the house was built, still lovely. And there's the placing of the kitchen from the basement to the first floor, while leaving the original in place in the 1930s. And the bathroom that went in in the 1940s. The kitchen and bathroom were the only things changed by the Wing family, but the whole thing shows the entire history, even though it kind of stopped in the 1940s. The range of time of occupation by the Browns gives a place to start and end up with things like this. Including any "hand-me-down" type of pieces.
@@Lucinda_Jackson The upper classes tended to keep older period things because they were usually worth a lot of money. The middle classes/lower middle classes were more likely to be "modern." This was true in the 1920s/30s too. All those new build semi detached houses with a modern look as opposed to the gentry living in mansions a couple of hundred years old.
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Yes, to an extent. One part of my family started as Irish immigrants who came over with very little and settled in north central PA. But one young man educated himself and moved to the oil fields where he worked his way up and ended up working for Standard Oil of Indiana. He began his own businesses building massive pipelines for gas and oil and eventually became an international expert on gas and oil pipelines and problem solving. He and his companies were responsible for building the longest gas lines of the time. He and his wife bought a huge mansion with park-like grounds in the best section of Indianapolis, where he headquartered his businesses, hired servants, and assumed the good life. The home was beautifully furnished with a mixture of antiques and then-current mid to late Victorian pieces. They lived lavishly but decorously, and they had 10 children, 9 of whom survived and grew up to attend universities and be prominent in their student bodies there. (Except for my grandmother, one of the youngest children, who instead ran off and married a traveling typewriter salesman and was forbidden from visiting the house by her father and only visited her old home a few times when her father was out and her mother and the servants would sneak her in.)
At about the time the older kids were in college or preparing to go, the older girls talked their mother into completely redecorating the house. Out went all the beautiful antiques that had been meticulously collected to lend a sheen of upper class respectability. The girls called LS Ayre’s , the big local department store, and they spent a fortune buying all new, sleek, Art Deco furnishings. Brand new from top to bottom. Okay The rooms looked like photos from a catalogue - featureless and characterless. Their mother allowed it and just held on to a few of the old, beautiful things - her desk, her bedroom furniture, some decorative pieces. Like many newly wealthy, the girls preferred new, shiny and the latest to the soft glow of the patina on antiques. They spent that money like water and it seemed like it came from a bottomless well. Then, in the blink of an eye, they were poor again. The patriarch had died and their funds had all been mishandled. The crash was the final blow. It ended with the lovely mansion being sold with all its furnishings, etc. to pay the bills when my great-grandmother died. My grandmother (struggling to make ends meet in a salesman’s salary when she’d been raised in the lap of luxury) tried to scrape together enough to help her mother buy her lovely and cherished desk at the sale. She enlisted the help of her brothers and sisters and the desk was saved.
Anyway, it just goes to illustrate your point - those who were brought up with very few pieces of furniture, all old and used and often falling apart or roughly hand made, had no appreciation of “old stuff”. Even skipping a generation, they gravitate to new because in their world, new meant you were coming up in the world.
I think it’s appropriate to have different styles in your house as the people who have lived there would have been updating and replacing items as necessary. Adds much to the ongoing history! 😘
It's amazing how much detail there is in the rosettes after the paint has been removed; great job! The chalky surface on them is a paint called distemper made from animal skin glue mixed with hot water and chalk dust which would have been originally been used throughout the interior of your house. It was used on things like rosettes because it can be washed off prior to the application of a new coat to prevent paint build up and the obscuring of detail.
The colors on the medallion, under the paint, are amazing.
It's possible to replace of the filament in a bulb, But it's time consuming and requires a glass blower. if you do replace them LEDs would be the easiest as you do not need a vacuum or you could use a carbon filament which it time correct and if you size it right, last for ever.
note - if you under power a led it will last a lot longer, something like half the brightness lasts 10 times as long
Check out behind the picture….sometimes there are portraits or some kind of surprise pictures!
That’s an Irish set dance being played by the organist. It’s called St Patrick’s Day. It used to be one of my set dances when I first started Irish dancing in 1995 :)
How cool that you do the Irish dancing! We had no hope of such fun in Columbia, Missouri, unless a show visited our town. Then one day I went to get my eyelashes done at a place I'd never been, and was shocked to see that it was next door to an Irish dance studio, though I cannot recall ever seeing an ad for their performances, if in fact they perform for outsiders around here. I think it's quite terrific that you can do it.
Loved the intro, your organ being played. You selected great pieces at the estate sale that will compliment your house. So glad, your father went back for the birdcage, such a unique piece and in good shape. You certainly have the capability of bringing the newel post back to its regal self at the end of your staircase. Thanks, for the closeup of your clock, it’s a nice one. What a surprise if she worked. I have a few, only one keeps time, but, still nice to look at. Great video, Kaleb
Is the bird cage the new home for your squirrel, Chippey?
I will be servicing Kaleb and Kim's clocks and getting them working. This one is missing the pendulum, so I'll have to find a replacement.
I'm not a fan of birds indoors, myself, but I have a great old birdcage. I keep a "stuffed" crow in it. 🙂
Hi Kaleb! Thank you for sharing.
I'm a fan of your lamps too. 🙂
Glad you like them!
Great finds!!! Specially the dressing mirror! 🥰🥳
Thank you!! 😊
Agreed. I drooled when I saw it. Quite lovely.
That portrait is of Madame de Pompadour, Mistress, later advisor, to King Louis XV. That’s the most famous painting of her, by Boucher. Such a gorgeous piece.
Time lapse is interesting in showing actually how much a person actually does in one day. So next time someone asks you what you did today, just say everything.
That last chair is so beautfiul, looks to be aesthetic movement 1880s like you said. The carving is really good quality, and probably the best you can find for that period. The upholstery looks 100% original and intact which is super rare as well, I would think about keeping it for sure, finding embossed velvet fabric like that is almost impossible and all velvets these days are rayon or polyester. Amazing finds
Love the Yellow and Red easy to see you in time laps.
I think you did a superb job at that estate sale. You found some amazing beauties. I love antique’s. They bring so much joy in my heart. I wish they could talk I’m sure they’d have much to say. I think that red chair that’s like a recliner is so cool. Never seen any like it. Got to keep that as it’s a conversation piece. You do amazing work Caleb, I’m so impressed. Yes, I have to agree on newel post. It’s perfect! I believe it’s as close to the original if not the same. That was so nice of that new friend of yours. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍
Was wondering, what would have been under that arch on the left hand wall as soon as you enter the front door? The arch is very decorative and must have had a purpose. You are my Monday look-forward-to. Thanks for sharing this great journey!
We believe it was a hall tree.
@@The2ndEmpireStrikesBack I wonder if a mirror was involved. You're living the dream my friend.
I noticed that there is a Greek Key design edging the lower part of the clock ladies dress. Could possibly be Italian? Great finds! So happy for you both.
Interesting!
@@The2ndEmpireStrikesBack I love sculptural pieces that are also functional. The clock is Neo-classical, which uses the key design, and I suspect it is French. There have been various revivals of the style, even up to the 1960s, which sometimes makes pieces hard to date unless they are cheap knock-offs. I have similar "French" items from the 1940s. The newel post lamps are fabulous. The lady in the ornate gold frame is Madame Pompadour, who was mistress to King Louis the 15th. Yep, lots of Louis. Someone would likely buy the picture itself, though it would go fine in a different frame in a room with the French Provincial settee and chairs.
The clock itself is French. The case may have originally been ormolu, in which a paste of gold and mercury was applied to it and then heated to drive off the mercury, leaving these gold finishes. For obvious reasons, this is no longer done.
@@SpanishEclectic Just more info--the artist is Francois Boucher, who did a bunch of portraits of Madam de Pompadour. He is a Rococo most well known for idyllic, classicizing paintings. He was quite popular during the Rococo revival.
Hi Kaleb what's up man, thanks for sharing this video. I like to see your Kim in her natural habitat lol you two work so hard on this house it's amazing. Thanks again.✌️
Cannot wait for it to begin!
I just love how you come across these furniture. So beautiful.
Kaleb, Everything you’re doing is turning out so beautiful. I’m so proud of you for taking on this challenge. I used to live on St. Louis Avenue, across the street from you.
You could paint a portrait of Charles S. Brown and put it in the frame
What a good idea!
Thank you for another look at your new treasures. I saw them highlighted in Kim’s video, but it’s nice to see them in the house. Your dad is a gem! I love the bird cage and the frame which is in such beautiful condition!
That newel post was such a huge gift! I think you have created the most giving community amongst your viewers - it’s becoming a sort of everyman’s house, as though each feels they he or she has a vested interest in the outcome.
I loved your lights! I have quite a number of ornaments from the same period and with many of the same images or figuratively shapes. Lots of fruits - my favorites are a peach with a beautiful blush on one side and an orange that resembles the orange bulb you have. They’re family pieces that have been passed down and will keep on in the family. Your lights are very special. I remember seeing some on my grandmother’s trees when I was really young (she always had the old fashioned trees that looked like tiers of branches with lots of space between each tier so you could see the lights and ornaments clearly. They would hang from rather than nestle into the branches. The little red beads on the lights help hold the lights in place. The bead slides back and the branch tip is slipped between the wires, then the bead slides forward to hold the light onto the branch. So pretty!
You bought some wonderful item’s and the newel post is great. 😊
I absolutely loved the intro!
Thank you!!
The post is perfect for your stairs! It has all of the ornate elements of the house! What looks like gold wallpaper (shown on our far right wall near the start of this video) would look gorgeous in that downstairs front sitting room or parlour. As you mentioned, the gold sofa (& side chairs) match so well with it. The gold mirror with a gold sconce on each side of it would be a real showpiece! You could use mauve accents in the room since gold & pink look rich & spectacular together! The birdcage would look great if painted metallic gold (if you choose to do so.) Lavish birdcages were quite popular in the Victorian era, so I'm glad you were gifted that cage with the pedestal stand! I had one years ago & even though I no longer had birds, I used it as a decor piece. I spray-painted it metallic gold, then laid a beautiful pineapple doily on top of the cage with a faux pink rose topper . The open 'door' to the cage had a tiny pineapple doily with a tiny real birds nest on it. I put the same faux roses around the bottom of the cage & I wound (wrapped) a tri-color ribbon around the pedestal post from top to bottom. The cage really looked nice & matched my decor.
I love all those chairs and the upholstery on them. The rich golds and reds are gorgeous!
Love, love, love the ceiling medallion!!
Another fantastic video. I've removed paint from ceiling roses and cornice using a steam wallpaper stripper. I'm not sure if those are sold in the US, but if you can find one with a spade shaped paddle you simply hold it over the plaster for as few minutes and the paint should peel off. Colin
good idea!
Love everything you purchased. Including what your Dad bought.
That birdcage is amazing & looks great in your house.
...Kaleb, you should put a colorful Faux bird in the cage to make it more realistic in use.
That red chair is amazing & looks so comfy.
I like the way you said "pre lazy boy" & like an old fashioned wheelchair.
I love the new lamp too. Goes so well with the other one. Oh & the new clock would look nice by the new lamp too.
Awesome Video as Always. Looking forward to next week's episode.
Have an Amazing rest of the week.
As I was watching you work on them medallion I thought something must have been hung in the alcove area of the hallway. Do you plan to hang a piece of artwork there? Nice finds Caleb. Thanks for sharing.
A period hall tree will eventually occupy this space.
Currently cleaning up a newel post I found for fun it appears it is from a 1900s foursquare but is very ornate considering lots more detail than usual
Ceiling medallions incredible.
Rondels. Name of circular motifs. I have more than a few of them myself. Great finds.
Yes! Thank you!
I guess I didn’t scroll down far enough to avoid repeating: rondel. I deleted my comment. But since I’m commenting here, that birdcage…I’ve seen folks put plants in them.
Everything is so beautiful
That clock at 21 minutes is hands down my favorite thing you bought. I love it!!!!!!!! Even if you never fix the clock components it's so lovely
That picture frame was a sweet find! I always tell people, when you go to thrift stores, don’t look at the pictures in a frame but check out the frames themselves, it should not have staples and they have value.
I used to be a custom picture framer/illustrator.
Awesome finds...love it all! Fine work on the medallion, it deserves that cleaning to bring out those gorgeous details again!
That newel post is perfect!!! That new lamp is also the perfect size to go on top.
That mantle clock is fabulous! The clockworks most likely just needs cleaning ...your local clock repair shop can make it work.
Great video...thanks!
Can't wait to see the newel post in place. It's perfect for your home!! The Christmas lights are gorgeous. So excited for you guys to move into your new home:))
Thank you so much!!
I watched Kim's video last night and was excited to see your video today to get a closer look at what you bought. I thought the prices at the sale were really good, at least for some of the stuff.
You did great at the estate sale, those "new" antique items will be right at home in your place!
I really look forward to your videos. Feels like your a part of the family!
You are!
@@The2ndEmpireStrikesBack I will just go off and cry with joy now!
What a wonderful gift!
Love the pieces you purchased for your home👍
When you get to redo the fabric on the furniture you can mix the patterns up as long as they are the same color family. My mom reupholstered furniture for a living before she pasted and she redid the living room with different patterns and it works.
I am so impressed with your taste.Wounderful finds.
Those nouveau newel posts figures are spectacular!!
Beautiful post for your stairway! And I've never seen anything like those Christmas lights!!! And all your finds were fabulous!
Labor of love! Awesome job
Wow Caleb! these pieces are absolutly wonderfull...i love the red relaxing chair...nice stuff u got there!
Awesome finds! Wow!
Perfect newel post!!! Love the grainy details of the medallion ... I'm excited after this video for all the beautiful and eclectic pieces that can work throughout this awesome home!... Great Job Guys 😃❤️
Loved the Christmas lights. I have my great-grandmother's. A set of 8 bulbs that looks like Japanese paper lanterns and they all still work. Like you I don't plug them in very often in fear of one burning out. I have some other figural Christmas lights from the period which no longer light. The paint and colors are still in good condition. Some were meant to hang going up and others go down. I use them as tree decorations using the Victorian Christmas tree candle holders. They clip on a branch, easily hold the bulb where candle goes and I can clip them in the correct up or down position.
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Did you see someone else posted they have the lights too and get replacement bulbs on ebay. I thought you would want to know. This is to B Bizz.
@@porkchop0711 I didn't but that is good to know. Of course, they wouldn't actually be my great grandparent's. If I go that route I would mark the originals so I could tell them apart. Again, thanks for letting me know.
OMG... I LOVE the birdcage!! I have been looking for one, exactly like that, for as long as I can remember😍😍😍 I don't know why, I've only ever seen them in pictures. I'm not gonna put a bird in one either 😂I just love the way it looks 😁 And looks like its complete?
I have to say the red chair is my favorite! I love the red fabric, shape of the chair and the fact it reclines back.
13:09- Put a few Victorian wind-up toy birds in it! Or maybe a decoupage tin. Would standing an Art Nuvo wire hummingbird in it be too much? ... You'll think of something.
14:37- I think that's supposed to have a copper and wire bow. I've seen cherub medallion rings in that style (slender, point wings, draped) up in South Bend, Indiana. The house was a limestone front Vic. Revival.
17:30- I'd glue a biscuit in it. Keep it from shifting. Adding a reinforcing strip along the back wouldn't hurt.
And a clock for a study. There's a temptation to polish the books.
Lovely episode, bringing the medallion back to life. So much beautiful stuff new to the house. Best wishes to you two
I love that red damask material.
Stripping that medallion is a fair bit of work! That thing will be incredible when finished. The newel post could be done by an experienced blaster using one of several different blasting media. Soda blasting is used on antique brass era cars with wooden bodies as well as on fiberglass, aluminum, and other plastic parts.
I think putting a fake raven in the birdcage and naming him "Edgar Allen" would be cool. Maybe a voice recorder playing back "Quoth the Raven...nevermore" on push button would be fun too.
Wow you are collecting a some great pieces for your house!
Hello from Las Vegas, NV. I know I’m a little late to the game, but been obsessed with your videos. Those circular designs are called bullseye. Also the fan design around the bullseye on that Newel Post match the fan design above the windows and in the gables.
The newel post is perfect! I like the ebonized aesthetic chair. I too am a sucker for old sculpture.
I love all your attention to detail.
You've taken "painstaking" to a whole new level Kaleb! That medallion is looking good!
Total classic of a birdcage, down to the porcelain cups. One clear solution, since live birds aren't your thing, is to find a nicely-done Tweety figurine, to put inside. It's such the quintessential birdcage from every cartoon ever, I'd have to do it, myself, if I found one.
The organ playing at the start was delightful!
I really love seeing items come your way and people’s help and generosity..That newel post is going to look stunning when you clean it up..
glad you found more pieces that you will treasure..
So glad to hear that you are going to help Kaleb and Kim with the repairs on their clocks. Great friend
Caleb, I can feel that you are saddened by the neglect of your once beautiful and prosperous neighbourhood, but from experience of my own very old area in Toowoomba, Australia, once renovation has taken place on a couple of properties, the trend has continued, property values have increased and a full renaissance is now in progress. You are a pioneer, keep up the good work!
The clock a completely in love with:)
Love all of the items! It pays to go to these sales and you do great!
Love the red lounge chair i see crystal chandeliers all over the house bling bling bling!I also love the Roccocco style love all that gold yeah u guys nice job !
Beautiful gifts and pieces your collecting. Love the knewl post.
I absolutely love the “lazy boy”. It looks so comfy.
A great newel post. It will look great at the foot of the stairs!
That upstairs cedar cupboard would be a nice place to store all your wall paper test pieces and other rare things you don't want to get eaten or damaged
Too many Henrys, Louies and Georges...holy crap I laughed at that. That red chair looks like an elderly lounger. Something they would stick grandma in and leave here. The clock is GORGEOUS! The lady look Greco-Roman style. It may be Italian. Great finds Caleb!
Many years ago, I toured the "San Francisco" plantation house (1853-1856) outside of New Orleans. In one the bedrooms was an "Invalid Chair" exactly like your great estate find. I think one of the brothers in the family was an invalid.
What beautiful pieces for the house! The clock is amazing!
It's really taking shape.
Congratulations
just caught up with all of the videos, 3 days @2x speed well spent, i cant wait to see where this project goes, and tag along for the ride!
On a RUclips channel I watch called The Chateau Diaries they had an episode of restoring an antique bird cage, you may want to watch it.
How wonderful to have a post that goes with the house 🤗
The items you got look even better in your house🤗
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