The freestyle design over the arch took 40 hours to achieve - would have been easier to freehand paint I think! I always like a touch of whimsy, so that is why I have birds flying up the stairs - out of a real birdsnest perched on top of the window frame!
The shutter is a treasure we found in the attic. It is one of the original shutters on the home. Our intent is to use it as a pattern and recreate all the shutters and hang them as they were in 1929 (the year the house was built).
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