~ Joan's House Tour - Part 3 ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk!

it's been a while, but here is Part Three of

Miss Joan's House Tour!

Miss Mookie greets us as we enter...

hello Mook!

 This tour is of her upstairs hallway & bedroom...and this is at the top of the staircase...

the bench below was made by Arthur,  Joan's beloved and talented hubby ~

you can tell she loves to collect prim 'babies' 

;)

Joan has a knack of layering and staging vignettes all over her home...

using her collections {and there are MANY!} of textiles, dolls and other needful things ~

 

 this wall rack/shelf is hung in her stairwell, 

across from the bench above....filled with treasures.

 Below is the view of the end of the hallway...

with one bedroom doorway to the right, and her sewing room doorway {out of sight}to the left.

{the Sewing Room tour will be coming soon, 

and I assure you, you have never seen anything like it before}

Joan is an accomplished Needlewoman in her own right...

she stitches, sews, hooks, punches...

she is quite the "arteest" too, painting and decorating are but a few of her skills...

here are just a few needlework samplers in her collection:

these are all antique/vintage.

as I've mentioned before, Arthur & Joan's home was once a Church Rectory...

and their antiques business is named Olde Rectory Antiques.

They sell their wares at Dukes' Antiques Mall in Lexington, VA '

and lots of you have met them at shows/events.

She collects drying/hanging racks and this one below is her most recent proze we found on an excusrsion to the Factory Antiques Mall in Verona, VA.

I can tell you that the upcoming tour of her Laundry Room will leave you a little breathless too.

:)

Oh yes, I almost forgot... she collects antique/early doll quilts too!!

here are just a 'few' on said rack ~

 And here is their recently repainted Bedroom...

could you resist from jumping on that big brass bed?

 Joan's eye for decor, along with Art's craftsmanship have brought this old home to full glory....

 She has paired-down her collections quite a bit in this room, making it a little more quiet than her other rooms ~ but...

there are still beloved collections like the celluloid clocks below,

and a gathering of beautiful doorstops 

sweetly tucked into the fireplace...

 

 

those that have seen my previous posts of her other rooms,

 know very well that Joan LOVES hooked rugs! 

they are literally everywhere in this house and they only make it more cozy & comfy....

here is a great example of a large, folky runner in her bedroom:

I love it ~

Well, that's it for now...

if you'd like to re-visit Miss Joan's other rooms, click HERE and HERE :)

Have a beautiful day filled with everything you love most!!!

Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori