http://www.shelterrific.com/2006/04/04/field-trip-fdrs-house Where people who love their homes click Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shelterrific.com/2006/04/04/field-trip-fdrs-house/comment-page-1#comment-204 shelterrific » Blog Archive » new obsession: cast metal doorstops Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:13:43 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2006/04/04/field-trip-fdrs-house/#comment-204 [...] One of the things I discovered last weekend, when we visited FDR’s house, was a new appreciation of doorstops. Perhaps because we have so few doors to worry about in our place, I had never really thought of them before. But in the historic mansion, each of the rooms had a door that was propped open by a cast iron doorstop. Some were animals, some were little two-dimensional cottages, some were dancing girls. A quick search on eBay shows that these are quite common — especially if you’re looking for one of the canine variety. But this week, while perusing through a weighty pile of mail, I came across this little guy in the Sundance catalog. How cute is he? Made of cast iron brass, I’m sure he could hold his own against the heftiest of doors. Now all we need is a few more of those, and I’ll have a good excuse to buy one of these. –Angela M. [...] [...] One of the things I discovered last weekend, when we visited FDR’s house, was a new appreciation of doorstops. Perhaps because we have so few doors to worry about in our place, I had never really thought of them before. But in the historic mansion, each of the rooms had a door that was propped open by a cast iron doorstop. Some were animals, some were little two-dimensional cottages, some were dancing girls. A quick search on eBay shows that these are quite common — especially if you’re looking for one of the canine variety. But this week, while perusing through a weighty pile of mail, I came across this little guy in the Sundance catalog. How cute is he? Made of cast iron brass, I’m sure he could hold his own against the heftiest of doors. Now all we need is a few more of those, and I’ll have a good excuse to buy one of these. –Angela M. [...]

]]> http://www.shelterrific.com/2006/04/04/field-trip-fdrs-house/comment-page-1#comment-203 Keery Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:50:28 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2006/04/04/field-trip-fdrs-house/#comment-203 awesome. I hope the field trips become a continuing feature. I love historic houses, they nicely combine my interests in history and interior design. FDR's summer "cottage" on Campobello Island, in the Bay of Fundy, is also worth checking out if you are in the area. awesome. I hope the field trips become a continuing feature. I love historic houses, they nicely combine my interests in history and interior design. FDR’s summer “cottage” on Campobello Island, in the Bay of Fundy, is also worth checking out if you are in the area.

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