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Our Goals for Danascara This Year

January 8, 2020January 9, 2020by parkanddivision5 Comments on Our Goals for Danascara This Year
Our Goals for Danascara This Year

And a recap of last year's projects.

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What I’m Loving Now: 1 – 3 – 20

January 3, 2020by parkanddivision1 Comment on What I’m Loving Now: 1 – 3 – 20
What I’m Loving Now: 1 – 3 – 20

The six things on my mind this week.

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January Inspiration

January 1, 2020December 30, 2019by parkanddivision3 Comments on January Inspiration
January Inspiration

All the objects, interiors and personal style inspiring me now.

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Finishing the Upstairs Bathroom

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019by parkanddivision
Finishing the Upstairs Bathroom

The before, my inspiration, our progress and plans.

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Danascara Place: The History

August 17, 2019August 17, 2019by parkanddivision12 Comments on Danascara Place: The History
Danascara Place: The History

The incredible story of the Visscher and DeGraff families who built Danascara.

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Two Ways Our Garden Helps Us Reduce Waste

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019by parkanddivisionLeave a Comment on Two Ways Our Garden Helps Us Reduce Waste
Two Ways Our Garden Helps Us Reduce Waste

An hour or two of initial work allowed us to reduce our waste all summer long.

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Danascara Place

July 16, 2019July 14, 2019by parkanddivision8 Comments on Danascara Place
Danascara Place

We bought a new (really old) house!

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My thrift store and estate sale finds of the day. It always feels like finding hidden treasure to me!
Well that’s better! I’m adding the same quarter round that’s in all the other window wells in the house, which covers up the edges of the tile. Knocking out some little projects like this today! Don’t mind the dirty floors — cleaning and (finally) sealing this tile is my next project.
Hi! I’ve never formally introduced myself in my feed so I thought I would do that on the occasion of taking a new profile picture. I am not good at posing for photos, hence the slightly awkward hugging the mantle pose, but it doubles as a way to hide 90% of this unrenovated and undecorated room and only show off the pretty Italianate fireplace, so that’s a win right? I’m Jessica for those of you who don’t know. I’m married to Steven, who is a hardworking PA and stays mostly behind the scenes, but does the heavy lifting (literally) for many of my projects! We have two little boys, 3 and 5, who are often underfoot during our projects, sometimes helping and sometimes wreaking havoc, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. I started my blog way back in 2011 when we lived between the streets of Guy Park and Division, hence the name! It was originally a blog about vintage fashion but it quickly evolved to focus on interiors when we bought a house built in 1901 and began renovating it. Neither one of us knew anything about renovating, but we learned along the way from our generous families, contractors, and, of course, the internet. We bought our second house in 2016, a Dutch Colonial, and recently moved on to our dream project, Danascara Place. Although we have renovated old homes before, we are learning a lot about preservation, history and architecture with a house of this age (built in 1795 and reconstructed as an Italianate in the 1870s). I believe there is tremendous value in restoring old homes — it’s a way to give back to your community and the earth while enjoying the artistry, character, and craftsmanship of years past. I try to share our renovation in an honest way that shows you that we are still, and always, learning —anyone can do this!! We take our projects slowly, one at a time, so there is much more process and less before and after, but that makes it more satisfying, right? Thank you so much for following along! 🤎
Great news! We received a letter today informing us that Danascara Place was officially placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30! 👏🏻We hope having this designation will help protect Danascara by attracting preservation-minded homeowners for hundreds of years after our time here. 🙏🏻
Estate sales are my favorite place to find great quality linens — usually tablecloths and napkins. I found these perfectly starched, embroidered pillowcases in a bag in a linen closet at an estate sale this summer and I love how they look with our faux bamboo headboard.
Because old houses are old houses and know what they want - I’m sure Danascara will have her own say in what projects we get done this year, but having a loose game plan is a must for me! On the blog (link in bio), I shared what we completed since July, and the goals we have for the house in 2020. Can you guess which architectural element in these two photos I’d love to change this year? (Hint, it’s definitely not historic).

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