Wallace Bridge Road, Victoria, Virginia
Waiting for us today is an 1850 Virginia home "ready for renovation," as the listing says.
Once I saw this entry I was eager to see its potential as a Christmas cottage.
A little color switch-a-roo, and now it's as crisp as a candy cane.
The entry includes this stately staircase:
Of course a staircase like this needs a little Christmas garland:
{Phoebe Howard, garland by AttaGirlSays}
The kitchen, I'm afraid, is definitely ready for renovation:
But just look at the wow we could pack into the space:
{Better Homes and Gardens}
The house has two rooms with fireplaces across the hall from each other:
This room could be our dining room...
{Gil Schafer}
...beautifully ready to be set for Christmas dinner, while this room:
...becomes our cozy, period living room.
{John B. Murray}
Ordinarily the room would look like that above, but for Christmas, let's add in some of the wonderful antiques below:
Let's do the same in the basement, as well:
We'll wrap up our tour in this cozy upstairs bedroom:
{Coastal Living}
Cozy and cute in our Christmas cottage.
Remember our recent tour of a reader's potential home for Yvonne's son and daughter-in-law? Yvonne reports that they moved in right after Thanksgiving and are already at work making it theirs. Here was the living room inspiration photo:
...and here is what they've done so far:
Pretty neat, huh? The black door and tile look so sophisticated. Here's to lots of happy holiday memories in their new home!
