The Second Floor of Southard House

Hello Friends!

I wanted to share some pictures of the second floor of the Southard House today.  There are three suites and our guest snack room on this floor.  When looking at the pictures please keep in mind that these are "before" pictures and we will be doing a lot of modifications to make the suites and bathrooms a beautiful and comfortable place to stay.

The last time we left off on the last post we were in the kitchen and this is the maid's staircase that can be accessed from the kitchen.  It is almost like a secret passageway to the second floor and I think it is really neat!

This is the view from the top of the staircase.  The door on the left there was the maid's quarters when the Southards lived in the home.  I just love the lilac paint on the walls in the hallway.  It is such a sweet and soothing color and it will remain.

This is the maid's quarters that was being used as a laundry room.  We will convert it in to a nice snack room and rest area for our guests complete with a microwave, small refrigerator, and plenty of snacks available for guests.

Many of you know that I am a very crafty and creative person and I created beautiful journals for each of the guest rooms.  I decorated them in the theme of each room and this journal is for Suite Dreams.  The room will be painted pastel purple and it will be a garden-themed room with plenty of purple flowers, a garden gate headboard, and garden statuary accent pieces.

This is the bathroom for Suite Dreams.  It will be painted pastel purple too.

Another picture of the bathroom with the claw foot tub that will be great for soaking in!

Here is what Suite Dreams looks like now.  It will have a queen-size bed.

This window looks out on the front lawn at the big oak tree.  It is a beautiful view!

The closet door you see there will become the entrance to the room after we do some remodeling to connect the bathroom to the bedroom so it will be one enclosed suite.  This is our smallest room but it will still be beautiful and a wonderful place to be!

This is the journal for Suite Hope.  I said before that the house will be decorated with French inspiration and when I think of France I think of Marie Antoinette.  Suite Hope will be a Marie Antoinette-inspired suite.  It will be rather feminine decorated in shades of pink and ivory, with lots of crystal and diamonds everywhere.

There is a big, beautiful bay window in the center of the south wall in this suite.  I will put the dining table there and I can imagine how amazing it will be to have a delicious gourmet breakfast seated at that table watching the snow fall on the front lawn of Southard House.

We will be adding a small closet and a bathroom with a shower to this suite with the help of contractors.

Suite Hope will have a king-size bed with a beautiful silk canopy treatment - fit for a queen!  This is going to be a really fun room to decorate!

This is the journal for Suite Blessings, the third and final suite on the second floor.  I originally wanted this suite to be a bridal suite, and it can definitely be used for that, but then I decided it should be decorated in such a way that many others besides brides could enjoy it.  I have always been drawn to ethereal things like angels and cherubs.  They bring me comfort and peace.  I hope Suite Blessings will become a place of healing and peace for those that need it.  It will be decorated in tan, ivory, and spa green - very calming and soothing colors.  It will be adorned with angels and cherubs.

This is Suite Blessings now.  I love the cheery rose pink on the walls but they will be painted tan eventually.

This area will be a sitting/dining room for the suite.  There will be lighted vanity mirrors on the wall by the door there and a settee, television, and dining table and chairs in this room.

A portion of this room will become the bathroom for Suite Hope next door.

I love the big windows in these rooms that let the sun shine in!

This is the bedroom for Suite Blessings.  This beautiful antique bed will be replaced with a pretty canopy bed with a beautiful flowing fabric treatment.  This bed was the previous owners and it is a beautiful antique!

This room will have a faux fireplace that I can't wait to decorate for each holiday and season!

This is the bathroom for Suite Blessings.  It will get some remodeling to make it a lovely space.  It has an antique clawfoot tub that will be so great for relaxing and soaking in.

We will be replacing the toilet and that cabinet.  I am really excited to decorate this room because it is going to be quite a transformation!

This picture of the hallway was taken out the door of Suite Blessings.  At the end of the hall is the bathroom for Suite Dreams.  This entrance will be walled off to enclose the bathroom in to the suite so it is not accessible to the public.  Aren't the wood floors so beautiful?

This is the ceiling over the grand staircase.  It is a beautiful cherub scene and it is one of the things that drew me to the house.  I sure would like to know how they got up there to paint that!  It needs a few touch-ups so I guess I better get a really big ladder!

I hope you have enjoyed your tour of the second floor of Southard House.  It is a beautiful home that is going to become even more beautiful soon!  Next time I will share photos of the third floor with you!  You won't want to miss it because it is amazing!  Until them may you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and . . .

May You Be Blessed!

Tammy