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leaded glass windows, and Peter completely rebuilt a crumbling fire- place in one of the guest rooms. They transformed one very tiny room into a sitting area in another guest room. And, as Teresa said, made decisions on “a hundred million details in planning” in the process.
wood and wallpapers throughout the rest of the house. Silvery tile and an enormous 150-year-old Irish linen press continue the bright theme through the cheery kitchen. Teresa used to be a sous chef, and her culinary talents carry over to the lovingly-prepared European-style food she cooks up for the B&B guests.
The rest of the main floor keeps a con- tinuous color (sorry, Peter—I mean “co- lour”) scheme in subtle greens and reds. Everywhere you chance to look, you’ll see something fantastic. A gramophone, the gorgeous green (original) tiling around the living room fireplace, the yellow metal handmade bulldog purchased from a local Mexican shop. It’s posh but it’s homey, and the house is a fully functioning gallery. Peter and Teresa deserve a round of applause for the work that went into the renovations and restorations. They tore down a (fairly useless) wall in the kitchen to open it into a cozy eat-in. They stripped radiators of layers of questionable pink, yellow and green paint colors. The walls and floors are sound-proofed, paint and varnish were removed from the beautiful
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