Holy and Ivy Tour 2019-Salisbury House & Gardens Part 1

Oh Holy....Christmas Decor! I've just achieved my new PR for the number of trees and homes I'm decorating for this Christmas season. While #8 & #9  (our homes in Omaha, NE  and Johnston, IA.) will be the last to be adorned, I have spread out my decorating projects so as not to be totes OVER IT before I get our personal homes completed. Last year did me in! Live and learn, right?

I have to admit, this one is always a favorite. For the past 3 years Restoration Harmony have been invited to design a room at the historic Salisbury House and Gardens in Des Moines, IA for their annual Holy and Ivy tour. 

I'd be lying if I told you I've been planning since last year...I haven't and in fact, we knew following the 2018 tour that we would be doing the Garage this year. Dave's request. I didn't realize just how expansive the room is. 

For you history buffs,  Salisbury House located at Tonawanda Dr. in Des Moines is a Tudor, Gothic and Carolean style manor home. But I still like to call it a castle. It was built by cosmetic magnate Carl Weeks and his wife, Edith between 1923 and 1928 (wikipedia)  
The house was modeled after a home in Salisbury England called, The King's House. At over 22,000 sq ft., 42 rooms and 9 acres in the heart of the historic district south of Grand Avenue it is a show stopper! Words just can't describe this majestic structure. The tour guides at SH are so passionate and knowledgable you won't want to take a tour without them. If you can, ask for David he is one of our favorite guides and I always learn something new when visiting with him. 

For a quick peek at the house click here for a slideshow overview. And click on the photo below for a tour of last years design. 

Our 2018 rooms
​Edith's bedroom & dressing room 

The garage is now host to weddings, business meetings and other events so it made sense for a couple of venue owners and designers to take on the garage.  It originally held 4 stalls and an oil bay on the main level (the room we decorated) and an additional 4 stalls below so you can just imagine how large a space it is. Dave really wanted to add a vintage vehicle in the space and design around it as the anchor, and after seeing the space again after a year I wondered why I didn't jump on that idea...but in the end we made it work without the vintage ride. ​It also has fewer constraints in decorating compared to Edith's quarters. 

My Uncle Terry was here for Thanksgiving. An interior designer himself I was not at all sad that his flights were delayed for a couple days and that we got to spend time together in a home he and I could spend hours meandering about. He gets total cred of every tree in the room among many other projects. 

As you can see the room is still in progress. I have a handwritten scroll to complete and the LED candles I bought were too large for the lanterns. Stay tuned for the complete reveal in part 2.  

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