by Sears Homes | Jun 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
The truly patriotic women are willing to work in the booster plants. Do not come for the money only. The compensation is not commensurate with the hazards. So wrote Sadie Bowers, who left her home and family in Newberry, SC in 1918 to work at the WW1-era munitions...
by Sears Homes | Jun 22, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Last year, I visited the Eighth Magnolia in northern West Virginia. The owners were kind enough to give me a full tour, from the basement to attic. What a happy day that was, to see that old house, faithfully restored to its former splendor! My hubby and I spent two...
by Sears Homes | Jun 19, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Last week, I wrote a blog about The World’s Most Beautiful Light Fixture, purchased from a quaint little antique store in Pheobus (Hampton). When I purchased that chandelier, I noticed that the store also had two matching sconces. They were just stunning, and a...
by Sears Homes | Jun 18, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Whilst researching Beaver Board Walls in the 1917 Sweets Architectural Catalog, I came across something I’d never seen before: An invisible ceiling bed. At first blush, one might think this is an ideal solution for house guests that you wish were invisible, but...
by Sears Homes | Jun 16, 2014 | Uncategorized |
There are many models of Sears Homes that I have never seen “in the flesh,” and Sears Modern Home #158 is one of them. It was offered only a short time (about 1910 to 1913), and yet, it was an attractive home with a good floor plan. I hadn’t though...
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