{"id":11297,"date":"2011-12-12T19:27:44","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T03:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.furiousdreams.com\/blog\/?p=11297"},"modified":"2011-12-12T19:35:15","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T04:05:15","slug":"avondale-holiday-tour-of-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furiousdreams.com\/blog\/avondale-holiday-tour-of-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Avondale Holiday Tour of Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Avondale Estates<\/a> has a holiday tour of homes<\/a> every year. Before my hostess hours began on Sunday afternoon at one of the homes, I shot a few photos. This was my first year as volunteer member of the sponsoring Avondale Arts Alliance<\/a>. Some of the historic homes were decked with impressive amounts of greenery and all offered a welcoming cheer to usher in the season.<\/p>\n

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6 Coventry Close had some of the best decorations. The artist owner showcased her vast collection of Christmas ornaments.<\/p>\n

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Antique furniture, lighting and gold tasselly things on the chairs.<\/p>\n

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A collection of antique Christmas cards.<\/p>\n

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Have you ever seen a pink hair roller tree? This one was in the powder-room.<\/p>\n

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What about a tree of Barbie dolls? There’s more.<\/p>\n

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Live entertainment!<\/p>\n

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71 Dartmouth is a lovely historic home.<\/p>\n

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The twinkling tree.<\/p>\n

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The only creche I saw during the tour.<\/p>\n

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An inviting family room.<\/p>\n

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Another Christmas tree!<\/p>\n

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Beautiful mantle.<\/p>\n

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A mini tree on the enclosed porch.<\/p>\n

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I used to have one of those cookie presses. Where is it?<\/p>\n

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I think this family owns a tree farm.<\/p>\n

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An addition to the original part of the house was added upstairs.<\/p>\n

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80 Dartmouth across the street. Only a couple of exterior shots since I went rogue with camera, but without a ticket; the volunteer here sent me away. No free lookie.<\/p>\n

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I loved the Della Robbia<\/a> wreaths our California based Uncle Harry would send us every Christmas. I just never knew they were made by under privileged teenagers. He also sent big wooden boxes of chocolate covered dried apricots and nuts from Harry and David<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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32 Wiltshire was built in 1926, it’s one of Avondale’s original homes.<\/p>\n

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A glittery backed pianist regaled us with carols.<\/p>\n

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10 Covington Road was my charge for a couple of hours. I stood on the landing upstairs and told people about the upholstered linen walls and original molding and woodwork. And the hand stained oak floors. My house is a shed in comparison…with a lot of paintings.<\/p>\n

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The owner bought the house as a foreclosure about a year ago. Since then, she’s renovated the kitchen, replaced all the lighting and refinished the floors.<\/p>\n

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A great collection of Nutcrackers.<\/p>\n

Happy holidays to all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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