tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post7184180017062898406..comments2024-03-21T09:14:42.433-04:00Comments on Betsy Speert's Blog: Lake Sunapee Cabin-Cottage-Cabin-CottageBetsy Speerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06228282974759764845noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-70309317558356297292014-05-13T20:35:10.253-04:002014-05-13T20:35:10.253-04:00I remember this cabin...think i may have pictures ...I remember this cabin...think i may have pictures somewhere. I also remember other rooms by you in Traditional Home. Glad i found your blog as i always liked your work. Do you find it hard to be retired? I used to work for Ethan Allen, and now that i am retired i feel like an artist without a canvas...you can only redecorate your home so many times...at least, that's what my husband tells me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626121511936577805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-44865929047720457662013-03-30T23:46:30.711-04:002013-03-30T23:46:30.711-04:00My log cabin is nearly finished. Used logs off th...My log cabin is nearly finished. Used logs off the place for everything. I knew about the darkness problem so I put in a glass curtain wall in one end, 12' tall and 24' wide. I've got light!. Even though I didn't buy any lumber or stone for the fireplace and foundation I have spent $500,000 and it is going to cost me another $20,000 at least to finish. <br /><br />The cabin is 1760 square feet. As soon as the carpenters get done I am going to buy furniture, rugs curtains, beds and cozy up by the fire. My place is in Charlottesville, Virginia. I know all about the remodeling you did on your place, I've been there myself. But it is always a labor of love. The best part is standing back and looking at what you did with pride. Nothing can beat that! Enjoyed your blog.<br /><br />Ann Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-38561346155180329372012-07-12T11:07:41.026-04:002012-07-12T11:07:41.026-04:00Oh Betsy, Such a cute place. I spent a week in a 1...Oh Betsy, Such a cute place. I spent a week in a 130's cabin that was screaming, crying, wailing for attention. (Waking up to a dead mouse in a trap, not my cup of tea!) <br />Enjoyed your post. <br />Katie<br />Let's Add SprinklesKatie Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016424092009814488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-66050689466870890322012-07-11T17:44:54.628-04:002012-07-11T17:44:54.628-04:00Lovely post Betsy,
Thanks for sharing it at Shabbi...Lovely post Betsy,<br />Thanks for sharing it at Shabbilicous Friday :)Kerryanne @ Shabby Art Boutiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092818124651152546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-45143191193088472012-07-11T12:46:59.706-04:002012-07-11T12:46:59.706-04:00Love your cabin! It is a great get away! Thank yo...Love your cabin! It is a great get away! Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home!<br />SherryThe Charm of Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510594223746911615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-59801472612952492082012-07-07T15:58:00.967-04:002012-07-07T15:58:00.967-04:00What a terrific get away - a little slice of Heave...What a terrific get away - a little slice of Heaven. I love screened in porches too. Bugs I'm not so fond of. :D I had to laugh reading the list of things that you had to tackle here. Sounds like us. Impulsive to the extreme. :D Thanks for sharing this week on BeColorful.<br />pBe Colorful Coastalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244943047184703669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-78785317921531673992012-07-07T01:57:13.889-04:002012-07-07T01:57:13.889-04:00It's just magnificent!It's just magnificent!Dayle ~ A Collection of Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727194212928446402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-63304839460224083452012-07-05T21:52:58.517-04:002012-07-05T21:52:58.517-04:00I do love your cabin and you have taken a lot of p...I do love your cabin and you have taken a lot of pain and purpose to get it just perfect. Anyway it looks perfect to me.Judy Biggerstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-82175263905454824562012-07-05T20:52:04.788-04:002012-07-05T20:52:04.788-04:00Thank you for sharing your creativity at Potpourri...Thank you for sharing your creativity at Potpourri Friday!Honey at 2805https://www.blogger.com/profile/07052569778145607835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-38674757403328464822012-07-04T23:07:37.030-04:002012-07-04T23:07:37.030-04:00Such a beautiful Cottage, Love it!Such a beautiful Cottage, Love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09585059955054958619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-85702093074018832952012-07-04T01:22:06.875-04:002012-07-04T01:22:06.875-04:00I kept the tear sheets from that magazine article ...I kept the tear sheets from that magazine article for years! I finally had to start letting go of some of my magazines and collected articles before the floors of the house caved in. HA! Have enjoyed your style for sooo many years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02361031695414907694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-42358038288755487322012-07-03T16:55:08.462-04:002012-07-03T16:55:08.462-04:00I still have the cabin pictures in my "curren...I still have the cabin pictures in my "current" file because they make the cut every time I purge the files. Love your blog! A breath of funny fresh air. Free expert ideas. Keep it up, please.<br /><br />Years ago when I read in AD where Marc Appleton said his dream house would be a group of old nursery (plant) buildings I knew that if I ever won the lottery I would ask him to take the wandering buildings of a nursery I visited in the North Carolina mountains and make it into a house for us and that I'd choose Betsy Speert to do her magic on it. Got to go buy more lottery tickets!<br /><br />DewenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-80740498881075134952012-07-02T20:16:39.399-04:002012-07-02T20:16:39.399-04:00I buy houses the same way - saw this one on Saturd...I buy houses the same way - saw this one on Saturday, signed and sealed on Monday. Of course there have been one or two duds.....<br />After reading two posts I know that I have to follow.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-26283064972174713282012-07-02T15:53:42.733-04:002012-07-02T15:53:42.733-04:00You totally crack me up, but seriously we are sell...You totally crack me up, but seriously we are selling our house in a few years, and you are just the person we are looking for to buy it!! Ha, ha, what you don't want a house in Texas? Are you sure????Anita at Cedar Hill https://www.blogger.com/profile/01003197493013237945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-64365134602936847132012-07-02T13:14:33.064-04:002012-07-02T13:14:33.064-04:00It's nice to know that someone buys property t...It's nice to know that someone buys property the same way I do. <br />Love the cabin. I'm your newest follower. See you soon!Rita's Recipeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647082391371766232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-76940071396320919552012-07-02T10:53:04.340-04:002012-07-02T10:53:04.340-04:00I've followed your work for years. I carried a...I've followed your work for years. I carried around the page from the yellow kitchen for years, never copied it but always wanted it in my wpb area home. Always loved the house tours in Flamingo Park. Was your house ever on a tour? Now I am in central Florida in a house on a golf course that is screaming for a porch similar to the one in this post, little less rustic and with a fireplace. I need to post to Oy Vey Tuesday. Love your blog, Susan VHSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857883030775660059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-81809471531758685862012-07-01T18:34:55.074-04:002012-07-01T18:34:55.074-04:00hey betsy.....love your humor and your style. my ...hey betsy.....love your humor and your style. my son graduated from dartmouth in 2003. i'm a long island girl who loves nh and the hanover area. forgive my brain freeze, but isn't your lake close by. hope to visit amy's shop this summer. <br /><br />anne kelly<br />long island, nyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-74595394181496834612012-07-01T17:10:45.928-04:002012-07-01T17:10:45.928-04:00Oh, what a lovely place! Do you still have it or d...Oh, what a lovely place! Do you still have it or did you sell it? Can you send me a good, old fashioned kick in the patoody and tell me to just choose a paint color for my bedroom and get going? I am the Queen of indecision and procrastination and you seem to be the girl who could give the kick I need. LOVE your style!suzieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883115039145453043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-13231835411405722942012-07-01T13:26:39.671-04:002012-07-01T13:26:39.671-04:00I loved this article of your lake house....Now, fo...I loved this article of your lake house....Now, for some reason if my memory serves me right (which has not lately) did you have a four poster bed with bears as finials...?...Great cabin...you brought it wonderfully back to life!Shirley@Housepitality Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945881622303698087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-22752681235143999222012-07-01T12:33:05.320-04:002012-07-01T12:33:05.320-04:00I remember going to Lk Sunapee as a child (I grew ...I remember going to Lk Sunapee as a child (I grew up in MA) - lovely area and your summer house looks so welcoming, comfy and relaxing!Patti @ Pandoras Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168379052525278502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-68477435130113912332012-07-01T11:18:07.110-04:002012-07-01T11:18:07.110-04:00Love all the black bears. Every time I see one I ...Love all the black bears. Every time I see one I whine about it to my Hubby but they are so large we have had no way of getting them home. Well, on one trip I found a black bear that Hubby couldn't say no to and bought it home. I should blog about it and link back to this posting. Your cabin is delicious - you are one of my most favorite designers up there with Sarah Richardson. Adore both of you. <br /><br />Tuesday Questions: Hubby has given me the ok to redo our family room...new furniture and storage units. I want to go with light colors like blue, white with pops of red here and there. I'm keeping the carpet - getting it cleaned - it's a light beige/cream color berber. Kitchen floor is laminate light gray/blue. Kitchen is open to familyroom. Walls are Benjamin Moore Oriental Silk (light cream/yellow color). We have lots of DVDs (over 500!), magazines, some books to store in the room. Our room is only 15 by 16 with a fireplace between two windows and another window kitty corner to fireplace window. Placement of furniture isn't easy and I am a TV watcher so there will be a big screen HD 52 inch TV in this room. Gosh, what is my question? How do I start? Furniture first and then select colors/fabric? I'm one of those people who buys furniture once every 20 plus years so I have basically no experience. I want a room that is cosy, comfortable but is functional too. Hubby gets to pick his lounge chair for comfort - he won't care about the fabric or color. I'm thinking of not having a sofa but rather four chairs so we can get to our storage units. It's just the two of us and we very seldom have company. Currently we have two danish wall units buried behind a very heavy sleeper/chair unit. I don't even know where to start. I'm open to all suggestions. Good luck with this one. I know you won't pick me. But just in case you would, I can email you photos of our current family room if necessary. Have a great July 4th week. Love, love, love your blog!!!!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664295814876984709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-80326913469640942422012-07-01T10:46:51.713-04:002012-07-01T10:46:51.713-04:00Love that trim on the left side of the picture of ...Love that trim on the left side of the picture of the kitchen. Could you show it close up in one of your pictures? Seems from reading your blog you are a contrary ole gal like me, so I don't think I will get my wish, but here's hoping! Your blog reads like a good conversation with an old friend, truly enjoyable.At Rivercrest Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068816102263605128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-51029167009366409972012-07-01T09:30:26.249-04:002012-07-01T09:30:26.249-04:00beautyfulbeautyfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-39512207825727835202012-07-01T07:44:54.637-04:002012-07-01T07:44:54.637-04:00I'm new to your blog, so the cabin and bears a...I'm new to your blog, so the cabin and bears are new to me! :) But I can say, your investment and hardwork certainly paid off! The lake home is gorgeous!!! Can't wait to see more!Ramblings of a Southern Girl ~ Rhonda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144023695675102093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780745603109193534.post-4597493832601408362012-07-01T07:24:03.252-04:002012-07-01T07:24:03.252-04:00Love the breakfast area of your kitchen-please pos...Love the breakfast area of your kitchen-please post more photos of your cabin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com