A landing at the top of the stairs mixes antique oil lamps with a vintage modern painted chest (opposite page). The large second floor bathroom was crafted when Winnie and Kevin renovated the home. They’re not sure what the room was before, but the wide open airy room overlooking beautiful greenspace outside is the perfect addition to the home.
have it here. If it belonged to the house in any way, I want it here.” If Iva’s spirit and energy are indeed still around, they clearly are happy about Winnie’s decision to respect the house as it once stood. Nothing sinister or scary has ever occurred to Winnie. In fact, she believes it was destined for her to be here, to help keep the home as it was, because the stories of the house are what make it a home. One story that sticks with Winnie is the disconnected doorbell on the front door of the home. The last time the doorbell’s sound was heard was when a doctor came to the home to tell Iva her husband had passed away. Iva never wanted to hear the sound again, and subsequently
nounced, and they would have things with them that belonged to Iva and this home,” Winnie said. Items like Iva’s oil lamps, her Bible and rosary, pictures and artwork that were original to the home were slowly brought back to the house, with no rhyme or reason. One day, as Kevin was walking in the yard, he stumbled upon something shiny buried in the ground. It was a beautiful, pure crystal. “I think some people might get rid of it, but not me,” Win- nie said. “We brought it in to the house and cleaned it up and
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