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Friday, August 29, 2008

The Old House and the Sea

One more thing before the weekend...Have you seen this jaw-dropping 103-year-old house in Rhode Island? The sweet old man who owns it restored it beautifully. Look at those views! See the full slideshow here.

103 comments:

  1. What a stunning find! Wouldn't you just love to spend a weekend there, rain, snow or shine?

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  2. On my to-do list!
    Have a great weekend Joanna!

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  3. I am a new reader loving your blog! What an amazing house, but really it was the Dorothy shoes that hooked me;-)
    How do I get the type of blog traffic you have on mine? I am a new blogger, so any tips would be greatly appreciated!

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  4. Goodness gracious. So awesome - I couldn't resist re-posting it.

    Happy weekend!

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  5. This house is heart stopping. Can you imagine waking up with the sun there? Thats the best kind of inspiration there is!

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  6. i'd gladly volunteer for one of the work weekends if it meant hanging out there for a day. gorgeous.

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  7. omg, i need to teleport there right now! :)

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  8. what can I say..wow!

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  9. Wow, imagine the sound of the water in the evening...blissful.

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  10. that's an islander ! life has an other meaning there. is it far from the cost ?

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  11. Joanna,
    That is some place! We are still looking for our dream cottage and if it has only a tenth of what that place has I'll be ecstatic. I absolutely love the ping pong bat shot. Best of luck with your new blog!
    Kate.

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  12. my architect husband + i were simply wowed. think they'd welcome strangers to those fix 'em up weekend retreats?

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  13. oh my goodness - that is stunning and i enjoyed reading about it's restoration. have a nice weekend!

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  14. I was fascinated by that story. Sounds like it drove some of the women in his life crazy.

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  15. That is so gorgeous. A little scary... what if there is a storm? Knowing me I would have a life jacket on constantly...haha... and my bed would be a flotation device.

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  16. WOW -- when can I move in? ;-)

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  17. hello!

    i just wanted to tell you that i've been reading your blog for a while now and i L-O-V-E it!

    i check it excessively!

    this house is stunning!

    alex

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  18. WOW! Just looking at those photos gives me chills. It looks haunted, or like a fairytale, or like a beautiful film set! Just GORGEOUS.

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  19. WOW... my dream home!

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  20. Nice pictures!

    I like the last one the most... very relaxing!

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  21. that house is unbelievably stunning!

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  22. What absolutely lovely photos of a fascinating and beautiful place--though things must get a bit hairy in a storm, and it'd be a bit difficult to take a walk....

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  23. that is EXACTLY what i need right now. a house that nobody else can get to. just me. quiet. maybe even no blogging... maybe ;) *sigh* gorgeous find.

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  24. hi Jo!

    i'm from Malaysia.i'm really enjoy to see all your photo!..its gorgeous!!

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  25. so nice blog


    you can visit me at:

    http://photostricks.blogspot.com/

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  26. Jaw dropping indeed. oh my. I need a holiday that includes a trip to this very house.

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  27. That's really a beautiful house in a great setting.

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  28. OMG! that is so serene, I love it. I wanna live there.

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  29. Wow this house is truly a site worth seeing!

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  30. wow!!.


    one cool house! xD

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  31. Fantasticccc!!!!!!!

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  32. Wow! Imagine what it's like there in a storm!

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  33. Awesome photos......Wouldn't you just love to spend a weekend there?

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  34. Yeah it looks absolutely amazing!Its an amazing house.

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  35. That is amazing! So warm and inviting!

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  36. Is the house of my dreams.
    olga

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  37. What a great place, you can smell the salt air!

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  38. I am from Rhode Island, where is this house?

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  39. superbes photographies. kis!

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  40. how beautiful!! Not much to see down here in the Texas Panhandle except beautiful sunsets :)

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  41. Ha! I was in Newport 2 summers ago and have a photo of this house that I took from the shore, I had no idea what it was at the time. Thanks for this amazing article!

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  42. You know, I think some people might really like the photos of that house... :P
    Did you visit there, and take the photos yourself? Is the cottage as nice as it looks?
    x

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  43. Where do you get all your lovely pictures?

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  44. Gosh what beautiful photos and a beautiful, damn beautiful house. You're right about jaw-dropping. I love the name of your blog btw. Enjoy the success of being on blogs of note.

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  45. It kind of reminds me of Aunt Josephine's 'cliff house' in Lemony Snicket (but a lot less scary)

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  46. what a stunning house - and a true definition of "poetic space". Thanks for posting this!

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  47. that is beyond amazing.

    http://klstokes.blogspot.com

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  48. Gorgeous. So glad I found your blog in the "Blogs of Note" section

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  49. new reader/user here(:


    i'm currently infatuated with the picture of the colorful ping pong(?) boards. don't know the correct terminology..but yes, i'm in love.

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  50. wow, how magical!

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  51. love your work keep up the good work

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  52. Very Nice Pictures!!

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  53. I just wanted to stop by and say that this photography is absolutely amazing. You did a great job in capturing the houses unique qualities. I wish I could of gotten into photography at a younger age and went with it...has always been a desire to have as a hobby but my school is to much to handle everything. I just started this and I can say that I will be back to check you out again!

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  54. I love this gorgeous place, and the scenery. I have always dreamed of having a secluded little place to inspire creativity.

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  55. Beautiful architecture! It's all about warmth,cozyness but mainly a great deal of respect for its surroundings. Salute from Brazil, Joanna.

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  56. the table tennis rackets is my favorite .. simple yet beautiful .. very pleasing to the eyes, especially the simplistic colors.

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  57. the table tennis rackets is also my favorite! gorgeous.

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  58. the house atop the rock is just breathtaking! nice shot!thanks for sharing!

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  60. Those pictures are so gorgeous! I love the one with the ping pong paddles especially, the color are so vibrant in contrast to the setting.

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  61. Eu amo visitar seu blog gosto das dicas de moda e esta casa (old house)fantastica....bjs kiss


    sucesso ...

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  62. Lovely Photos. That place is incredible. Would love to visit someday.

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  63. This house is so beautiful in all of its glory. The stories it could tell. Awesome blog

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  64. mojax3:06 AM

    Whoa! This is nice!

    I Love the tranquility of the house.
    Hahaha.

    Nice blog, Jo!

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  65. Nice blog.
    And wonderfull photos too.

    Congratulations.

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  66. Charmaine7:54 AM

    I'd definetely live there. But I wonder how it does in a storm...hmmm... and then I'd have to by a boat. I also do rather like having neighbours, not too close of neighbours, but close enough to walk over & ask for a cup of sugar. On second thought I think I'll stick to my dream of having a cottage on a lake in the Rockie Mountains(the boat being optional)

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  67. thank you for all the lovely comments! xo

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  68. WOW! What an amazing house...an amazing man and such an inspirational life.
    xo
    Melissa

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  69. actually it really is pretty stunning

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  70. even if it does look like the perfect setting for a horror movie

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  71. Terrifying and lovely, but then most good things are.

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  72. WOW.
    I would love a chance to go there. Could you imagine watching storms from there?

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  73. I want to live there, that is the perfect house in which to create art.

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  74. Gorgeous! But more tips on how to spruce up tiny NYC apartments on a budget, please!

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  75. i know that is beautiful everywhere you look you see water

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  76. Love, love, loving Smitten!

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  77. i wish to be there!!!!

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  78. Jo...I don't think I'd post about something like this in the future. Clearly no one is interested in this because of the utter lack of comments. ;)

    This is like a knife in the heart to me! UGH! A sweet, glorious, beautiful, awe inspiring, little knife! Goodbye cruel world...I'm off to Rhode Island! Sigh.

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  79. My God its inspiring how you amazing your photographs.

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  80. Three words:

    My.
    Dream.
    Home.

    (sigh)

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  82. I live in the UK and we have nothing like this style here. It is perfectly unique - and looks wonderful.

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  83. OMG!! my dream house!!! oh you find the coolest things!!

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  84. Absolutely beautiful!!! Deffinately my dreamhouse.

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  85. Thats so amazing.

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  86. W.O.W.

    Beautiful!

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  87. This is amazing. My husband dreams of living on his {our} own island. I think this would more than do it for him.

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  88. That house is so perfect, it could be from a novel. It resembles the marine-theme of Melville's Moby Dick combined with the folksy charm of Lemony Snicket's Series Of Unfortunate Events.

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  89. beautifful photos

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