nova scotia - The Inspired Room

Last week in blogland I met a kindred spirit who has been lovingly renovating a beautiful 130 year old home in Nova Scotia! I smile thinking about Tamara scraping off yucky old wallpaper at the same time I was doing the same at my old house in Oregon! We were both on a budget, which makes it all the more fun.

Oh, the things we will do for the love of an old home! Crazy, I tell ya!

Tamara kindly agreed to let me share some photos from her house and I am so excited! Road trip to Marriotts Cove near Chester, Nova Scotia! Let’s go!

There is something so peaceful and charming about this place. The surrounding property is as magically beautiful as the old home itself. My old house is practically in downtown Portland so I am drooling over her property!

It looks like the kind of place you could pull up to and take a deep breath — knowing you could RELAX and just BE!

I can almost feel the fresh breezes and hear the birds chirping, the stress of life is melting away already!

I want to spend my summer mornings in one of these chairs, reading books and sipping a glass of iced tea! Will you join me? First three to raise your hands get dibs.

Oh, look at that barn! This is the perfect setting for a backyard barbecue and lively game of croquet or horseshoes.

This little bump out on the front of the house is called a Lunenberg bump. Who knew? I love how old homes have snappy little names for things like cupolas and turrets. Makes me feel all fancy when I say them.

Now this is amazing! A photo of the house when it was new — 130 years ago! Can you imagine? How charming is this? I so wished I had photos of my old home when it was new. But, no such luck for me!

Ah yes, the inside is just as charming as the outside!

I love the old moldings, walls and wood floors! Just imagine the history of this home! I adore her rounded book case with the glass doors.

The heart of the home, a family kitchen and butcher block table! It just oozes character! They did a wonderful job restoring it without compromising its original charm.

That bathroom is absolutely lovely. I’m a sucker for the character of old bathrooms! I’d lock that door and not come out for days.

Oh, look inside that Lunenberg bump! {I just love saying that.} It is a cozy little nest for night-time reading.

Love this entry and all the details!

Wow, that is an amazing floor!

This house is for sale (just like my old house is for sale, she is truly a kindred spirit!) so if you happen to want a piece of heaven in Nova Scotia, I’ll put you in touch! Tamara is on the move to restore yet another drool-worthy home, this time overlooking the ocean. SWOON! I’m looking forward to sharing her journey to her next home adventure!

But, I’m getting ahead of myself. Tamara generously sent me tons of photos and information on this current home, including before photos and in process! They did so much work on this place! She is unbelievably funny too and I have lots of her interesting commentary about their home — I’d love to share more with you later! I cannot even begin to do this home justice in one post. There are are so many fun details to tell!

But have no fear if you are left wanting more, the wonderful Misti from Studio M Designs (who introduced me to Tamara and helped me to get all these great photos!) has wonderful posts on this house on her blog! So, I invite you to go check them out and learn more!

Visit Misti on Studio M design for her posts on this great old house here and here! Thanks Misti!

Stay tuned, as promised we will be taking little “drive by” road trips like this over summer. Do you have a charming home or setting you’d like to share? I can’t promise to feature it, but send me a photo or two and description and maybe I can work it into our Summer Road Trip series! I’d love to show off more dreamy escapes from different parts of the world and country.