Terrib962…we kept the cabinets and refurbished them. We chose not to do a white kitchen this time, with no regrets.

Please HOUZZ, write up an article on this house.

Ed, all of us who've been following you since you purchased the house know exactly what a great job you have done! You don't need to explain yourself to those who haven't even taken the time to read the discussion to know that your original white kitchen cabinets are now painted that luscious green!

Yes…love what you are doing inside, you have a great eye! Congrats on the historical designation and on shutters…tough choice, but house looks great either way. Shutters mean a lot of extra upkeep, don’t they?

Yes, shutters need some occasional TLC (painting, cleaning), but provide protection in times of storms or hurricanes. We love the clean look of them off. We’ll see.

Unlike some Houzzers, I love shutters. The fact that yours are functional/operable would lead me to re-install them. A contrasting color, like black or green, would look beautiful.

My feelings is if shutters were original to the home then shutters should remain. I will assume these are "real shutters" and not "dummy Shutters" like so many modern homes have based on the age of the home. I think the home definitely has more presense with them on

The dark green shutters would be beautiful. With a dark green door, too.

I love shutters too but I watch This Old House on TV One weekend and behind their shutters was a bunch of bats when they took the shutters down I forgot if they were going to paint the house or what they took the shutters down and they spats just flew out

Oh, that's frightening!

I shutter just thinking about it!

You, dear person, are really alert for so early in the morning! Your comment made me laugh out loud...

Thank you, Ed, for bringing us along on your home's journey! 🏡

The only negative to shutters is that when the next owner buys it - many decades from now - there will be “shutter shadows” if they decide to remove them. Not your problem. Shutters enhance any stately center hall colonial. Go for it.

I guess the other thing to consider is… Are these the original shutters as someone has mentioned. If so, it seems a shame to discard them. The next owner might possibly want them.

These are the original shutters to the house which have been retained in storage.

Use the originals and proper hardware too. Wonderful look. The Historical folks might have requirements on this. The designation is nice, but it does come with certain requirements and approvals. Dark color would be beautiful and fit the era.

I also love the look of shutters, they serve a function as well, they are the original! What a treasure that is. Regardless of your personal preferences I hope you will preserve them, for the future. They would be a lovely historical enhancement.

Flo is right. You have an historic designation, which comes with rules. Using the original shutters will probably get a resounding “yes”.

Getting ready for fall!

Looking gorgeous!!

Artwork/walls coming next. Antique rugs left in the house have just been returned from cleaning…prepping likely for sale.

I may need one for my office, but turned out amazing.

Those are timeless and wow. What a blessing. I would hang onto those.

Love the rugs! And the dining room curtains make the room cheerful. It is coming together nicely. Thanks for keeping us in the loop with photos.

Thanks for both the encouragement and recommendations.

They are all just beautiful, but I personally am fond of #3 and #4. I'd use either of them in the dining room!

Well if you are selling and it is big enough, I need #2.

#1: 13.11 x 23.11

#2: 13.9 x 10.2

#3: 10.0 x 11.10

#4: 12.5 x 9.6

FissFiss: You can message me for details. Thx

Hi Ed, I can see my inbox, but being a Luddite, cannot figure out how to send you a message!

Stunning rugs…🥰

I suggest you get appraisals first then sell if you must. 😢

Already done…great recommendation Flo👊🏾

@ed ollie just read through all the comments quickly and wish I had seen this post sooner. What an amazing job you have done to preserve, maintain, and update this treasure. If only everyone viewed home ownership as a responsibility like you do. I also appreciate your use of color in the rooms instead of everything being some version of cream.

Does this mean you are looking to get different rugs for the house?

Yes. We already have some, but the dining room foyer/landing and guest bedroom remain.

Thank you @kl23

A little mulching and weeding at dusk.

I have had good luck with getting rugs on Etsy. Many are made-to-order so you can get specific colors you want. I can send you some names of good rug websites as well. In my opinion, a gorgeous rug can make a room look 100% better.

Sure, I’d love to see your ideas! The options are endless.

On Etsy, see if Craftsmanrugs is still posting. My master bedroom rug is from them. Also Luxeflooring,and Boho Rugs boutique.
Every one of them came in a reasonable amount of time and are well made.
My dining room rug is from Oriental Rug of Houston.

This is the master bedroom. It’s way lighter in person.

This is from Oriental Rugs of Houston.

Beautiful RedRyder. Rugs are so hard because big ones are very heavy. Colors on line are not trustworthy. So it’s hard. I would search local resources first to at least narrow the field somewhat. Get ideas on colors. Then go from there.

I bought my LR rug from etsy. I ordered a sample to see all the yarn colors first and you could custom the designs with your own color choices (I did not do that option).

Love statement rugs…those are stunning, RedRyder!

@liasch - The colors are much more muted than the photos. I don’t know why they photograph that way but the bedroom one is closer to pale blue and the dining room is a softer turquoise. It took a while to find what I wanted.

Rug shopping is more marathon than sprint….

Your rugs are so pretty RedRyder!😍