I thought I would share with everyone this magnificent turn of the century Tudor style Castle, which was the host site for this years 2012 Mansion in May. Enjoy!!!

Each piece is unique in its own right, from the terracotta warriors, to the Japanese Tansu style buffet cabinet. The gold leaf wall plaque ties everything together making it an eye catching dining room focal point.

This is an authentic 1853 British Arms civil war musket in amazing condition. The gun was made in England and has the British Arms seal clearly stamped along with other markings. The gun was sold to both the Union army and the Confederate army. Based on the condition of the gun it appears that it may have been used by the Confederate Navy as most infantry muskets are badly worn. This musket is pristine. This weapon was given to my father in the mid 1960's by a 92 year old man who was our next door neighbor at the time. His last name was Sather. I researched the name Sather in the Civil War registry and there were a couple of names that were a possible match but both were Union Army Soldiers. So, the mystery behind the history and story of the gun is currently unsolved. The barn wood was from a horse barn that was built in 1890 in Orfordville, WI I took the barn down and saved all the wood and some of the beams. The barn is pictured below the stock of the gun. Three sides of the barn are now nailed to the wall in our lower level. Nothing was done to the wood except cleaning up the edges so they would lay flat on top of each other. It was quite the project but it looks amazing in our lower level

Shamanth Patil J
Example of a mid-sized trendy enclosed medium tone wood floor and brown floor family room design in Bengaluru with a wall-mounted tv