Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar81911newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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The old homestead at Lindanwalt turned into a garden studio The old homestead before transforming into a garden studio manner. At the same time an ideal thought for studio build- ing has been carried out that has set all this section of beautiful country seats longing for artistic talents and an ancient homestead for a studio. Seemingly ready to tumble into sudden decay, the front of the old structure presented only a doorless entranceway, a sagging roof full of holes, and a broad expanse of crum- bling stonework, before its transformation. The back of the building likewise presented a doorway, also a dilapidated single window, and an outside cellar door. The upper floor of the old structure was a mere garret loft, with a narrow window at each end. The first step in transformation was the removing of the old roof, which was replaced by the most modern and quaint of thatched roofs; thatching made picturesque and durable by the use of soaked shingles laid on by a peculiar modern method. The stanch old stone walls were then pointed, the doorway somewhat enlarged in the front, and entirely closed up at the back to allow room for transforming the old window into a light and airy bay window. Then the front doorway was rendered most artistically "ancient" by the use of long iron hinges and knocker; relics of remoter days. Sheltering the doorway, a novel portico has been built, combining the architecture of old-time, high-back settles, latticed sides, and hooded roof quaintly thatched. The windows have been removed from the loft and the plastered stonework extends from ground to roof; this gives an opportunity to utilize the loft in a most artistic manner within. The ceiling and the floor have been removed from between the lower floor and the loft, and a narrow gallery extends entirely around the building, lighted from below, thus making the entire studio one big room, with all old parti- tions removed, reaching from floor to roof, and the kitchen fireplace forming a part of the original big living-room. Along the entire gallery, reaching on all sides of the room, historic relics, mementos of foreign, travels, and family heirlooms are displayed in most enticing form, tempting visitors to spend hours in this fascinating place. But the most alluring spot is* the main floor of the studio, where the artistic hostess of Lindanwalt spends her most delightful hours, and where the most beautiful of china painting is executed. Mrs. Hering is widely known as one of the most renowned artists of the day in china painting; and her home hobby has resulted in work that has attracted the attention of experts throughout the country. But while her beautiful productions are known to the multitude, only a favored few of her personal friends have any knowledge of the delightful workshop in which this decoration is ac- complished, or the effect of her artistic taWts on the ancient building and its surroundings. One of the special wonders of the Hering studio is the well-equipped and well-managed furnace, standing within the studio building and ever ready for the firing of the choice bits of decorated china when they come from the hands of the artist. Even in the most up-to-date of modern home studios, it is usually necessary for the artist to send the finished paintings to some special china-firing furnace, under the care of an expert. But the resourceful Mrs. Her- ing is an adept in this form of the work, as well as in the actual painting; and is saved much anxiety in being assured that her decorated treasures are free from the . dan- gers attending transportation to outside furnaces.
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Back of the old homestead structure before it became a studio The new studio window was added to the remodeled homestead

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