At Country lifeWe have a serious weakness for a good revision. Regardless of whether it is a top-to-bottom renovation of a fixer-mopper value of $ 15,000 bought on the Facebook marketplace, or the revival of a sealed hunting lodge, in which birds once fluttered in the foyer, it is difficult to resist a good comeback story. However, as much as we love before and after an uncomplicated house, we are particularly Excited when this revision includes unconventional conversion-it is a tractor that is turned into a floating cottage, a grain silo into a guest house or a 160-year-old grain mill that was turned into an airy farmhouse.
That is why our ears set out when the Alabama designer Ellen Godfrey mentioned that they recently become a centuriesal country Honky-Tonk the right to eliminate a Honky-Tonk- to eliminate a family house with several generations. The property, part of an area that is known as Queenstown Lake, was once a popular destination for Volksvolk in Birmingham to find a day trip or a weekend. It included huts, a pension, a swimming hole and yes, a Honky-Tonk. “In the middle of the century, however, it was somehow in decay,” says Ellen.
Newspaper clips from the flowering period of the property appear throughout the house. During his earliest year, the event location attracted big names such as Benny Goodman, also known as “The King of Swing” and the brothers Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey.
A few years ago, the current owner-die Ellen has been unknown since childhood-with the aim of converting the Honky-Tonk into a weekend retreat for friends and family. While Ellen was not part of the first project planning, their talents were later used in the name of the character of the character of the property. “You could say that the train had already left the train station when I came on board,” says Ellen, noticing that decisions had to be made quickly because some things had already been started.
The pull metaphor is suitable because the trains often come through the property on the other side of the lake. This is also the reason why you see vintage trains directly over the original seats of the house directly on the kitchen and the shields of the railway junction at the top in the stairwell. This type of elements and architectural quirks described set off to preserve and at the same time make improvements in order to better meet the needs of weekend guests.
Since the transformation, which has now been housed 16 house guests at all times, the homeowners have used it for weekends, various holidays and finally the College reunion of a daughter for a group of friends. In true Honky-Tonk spirit, music is for Ellens ears. “Whenever I see it in action, I think 'Oh, good – that's what we hoped for.'”
Visit this Honky-Tonk family home:
Work Jukebox
The JUKEBOX is original in the property and was completely restored to the work order. The leather chairs are vintage from Nicky Kehoe.
Famous staircase
The Queenstown Lake sign is a copy of the original sign that was advertised for the lake and the guesthouse. The staircase was reclaimed by an old church balcony.
Feed-a-crowd kitchen
In view of the history of the house, the main floor was mostly open and the kitchen felt “somehow floating in the middle,” says Ellen. In order to create more zones, a residence – but still able to accommodate large groups – and moved the kitchen a little back to create more living and culinary options in the main area. Six rush-singing barstools (“Dorchester” by Ballard Designs), a soap stone worktop and three stoves and a warming drawer ensure a highly functional meeting point. The vintage trailer lights (for a similar rejuvenation) are large enough to keep a court in such a large freedom.
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Seating
The charming stands of the old school in total also original for the property. In order to improve the comfort factor, Ellen added seat cushions from a durable ticking strip (“tatton strip” in Bimsice from perennial).
Welcome
On the back of the kitchen you will find a new entry-level mudroom. “If you come into the house now, this room feels more like a real foyer,” says Ellen. In addition to the suitable “entry -level moment”, the new room – frozen sand hook gray by Benjamin Moore (now set) serves – sufficient storage for coats, bags and boots as well as the serving of goods and pantry objects. On the upper floor, a vintage Railroad Crossing sign is another allusion to the nearby railway line.
Pastoral pattern
A floral wall covering (pharmacy garden from Trustworth Studios) brings you mood into the bathroom. “I like that the paper has a vintage feeling. I thought of being in the country in the middle of the summer,” says Ellen. The framed bathing bands come from the childhood of the owner. “It was only when we hung the wallpaper that the same colors from the ligaments repeated in the paper were found,” says Ellen. “It was fate.”
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Pool party
The basement became a play room out of need. “We had an old billiard table and it would not fit up so that the basement would be used,” says Ellen.
Upcycled bar
The pole mounted on the wall is an old clothing shelf with a wooden plate. In combination with bar stools (from Urban Outfitters), this ensures efficient use of the room. The real and wooden fish are an allusion to the time of the family that is spent on the lake.
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Is there a world in which a dated leather sofa not Make sense in a recurrence? Here is a perfectly worn leather chestle field (from RH) nicely with patterned pillows. Just a stone's throw away, a gaming table is always ready next to a large antique RC Cola sign.
U21 club
In the children's bedroom, add spindle beds (“Jenny Lind” by CRATE & KIDS) Classic rural charm, while he is hinted at bizarre horse wall cover (“watercolor horses” by McGee and Co.) on the family-run stables that are located next to the property.
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Closure quarters
If it is time for the adults to turn in, a few woven beds (“harbor rose” by Serena and Lily) are often equipped with checkered leaves (through piglets in bed). Structured wall lights (“Wimberley” by Visual Comfort & Co.) help to illuminate the space, as well as the light-up brick (painted by Sherwin-Williams). In the adjacent bathroom, the neutral scheme continues with a small wallpaper (“Berain” by Pintura Studio) and industrial seekers (“Boston Head Light Conce” by Visual Comfort & Co.).
Rachel Hardage Barrett has written and edited for publications for lifestyle publications for more than 20 years. As the editor-in-chief of country life, she has treated all things in connection with the country life of the country life, gardening, eating, traveling, antiquities, craft and land pop culture for more than a decade. Before the country life, Rachel spent several years at Southern Living, where she served as an executive editor for travel, food, style and functions. Before Southern Living, Rachel was the director of Special Projects Director of Real Simple, where she wrote and supervised books and special topics on food, travel, weddings, organization and parenthood and, in addition to working on international editions and licensed products. Before Rachel worked at Lifestyle Brands, she began her magazine career at Glamor, where she wrote and edited relationship items, prominent interviews as well as fashion and content. If she does not work on the magazine, she can probably browse around in an antique business, search land -regulatory real estate lists or dream of opening a general store.