Two Holt's deck is complete! And it's everything I had hoped it would be! Let me give you a tour. Here's the view from outside. The screen is up and the door is up! Step up, open the door, and here's what you see... Just inside the screen door and just outside the French doors leading inside Two Holt is the dining section of the deck. Here's the dining table and beside it is a smaller serving table. I have my eye on a copper tabletop fountain that would look so good on the serving table when not in use. (Oops...did I say "finished" earlier?) And here's a view of the deck from inside with the French doors open and one looking inside Two Holt from the deck. Between the dining section and the sitting section is an outdoor trunk. The storage inside is nice to have on the deck. One of Phil's handmade signs is displayed over the trunk area. In this same area on the wall of the house is an iron baker's rack. I wove artificial grapevine (purchased at Michael's) to soften the iron a bit and I'd still like to add a plant or two. This section provides a transition between dining and reclining. This is our sitting area. I'm looking for an outdoor floor lamp to place behind my rocker. Lighting isn't really an issue...the three wall sconces are on dimmer switches so we can control the amount of light at any time, but I love the look of outdoor lamps. The rattan rockers, the nesting tables, and the rabbit table were brought from our home in Alabama. I know we will enjoy it here even more! The little metal plant stand beside Phil's chair belonged to his mom. I am having a piece of tempered glass cut to fit the top to turn it into a table for Phil's morning coffee. The bench belonged to the previous owner and we painted it a bright blue before moving it to the deck. Looking from the sitting area back to the dining area... Notice the little metal wall planters on the posts? Those were on sale for just $6 each at Michael's. I used an ice pick to punch 3 or 4 holes in the bottom and planted a flower in each. I love these so much that I went back and bought two more to hang on the back of my Adirondack chairs in the sitting garden! Here's one final picture to show the screened deck from the outside front. I hope we spend many years enjoying this beautiful part of Two Holt!
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6/22/2013 05:02:01 am
Love it Sharon you and Phil have done a wonderful job. You can be very proud of what you have created.
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Sharon
6/23/2013 08:51:23 am
Laurel, we are having great fun transforming Two Holt into our own little vision...lots of problem-solving has to be done along the way, but that's part of the fun!
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Peggy Carpenter
6/22/2013 06:29:03 am
Sharon, your porch is picture perfect. I love it!!! You will enjoy this for many, many years to come. A little piece of heaven in North Carolina!
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Sharon
6/23/2013 08:44:46 am
Thank you for checking out our blog, Peggy! We surely love this little place!
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Breathe taking !!! So relaxing and welcoming... Quiet place !
6/22/2013 12:17:13 pm
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Sharon
6/23/2013 08:46:20 am
Thank you! I am amazed by how much I can feel stress just falling off me as I drive up this mountain! :)
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Shari Sunne
6/23/2013 04:17:16 am
The pictures of Two Holt are beautiful! What a wonderful escape! How far is it from your home in Alabama?
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Hi Shari...glad you dropped by and checked out our little slice of paradise! Two Holt is a 4-hour drive for us unless Atlanta traffic decides to tack on another 30 minutes or so. I really need to get one of those Peachtree Pass thingies so I can move over to that lane and never hit the brakes all the way through Atlanta!
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Larry Elder
6/25/2013 04:17:42 am
Wonderful photo essay on a stunningly attractive addition to and renovation of Two Holt! You and Phil have truly turned a sow's ear into a silk purse. (well, actually Two Holt wasn't a sow's ear even pre-remodeling, but you know what I mean) I have enjoyed so much watching the transformation both in person and through your blog. Thanks a million for inviting us all in.
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Sharon
6/25/2013 02:07:04 pm
Larry, I actually think "sow's ear" might be a little too generous of a term! But somehow from the moment we stepped into this little place, we knew it was the one. Neither of us has regretted the decision to take on Two Holt and we look forward to the future work. Phil has been working the last two days on bead board walls and trim in the kitchen. I have been very busy testing and retesting the rockers on the front deck. In fact I'm testing one of the rockers as I type this. ;)
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Larry Elder
6/25/2013 02:44:00 pm
Sorry you got stuck with that lousy job testing rockers but, hey, somebody's gotta do it.
Dottie Carrano and Martha Rogers
7/8/2013 07:45:50 pm
Phil/Sharon, Apologies for just dropping in unannounced but your blog on GardenWeb intrigued me so much, when we were planning
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Sharon
7/9/2013 12:24:22 pm
Dottie and Martha,
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