I was upstairs watching Ray and Steven put up new 1 X 6's on the railing outside on the landing and decided the lighting was perfect for some photos. I love the radiators in this house! I counted five just on the upstairs level and they are all very different. When we bought this 1908 Craftsman Bungalow almost 7 years ago and until early 2008, all the rads in the home were operational. The boiler wasn't too old either. In the basement, you can see the area it took to house the original boiler with one of the homes three chimney's right beside it. Until a few years ago, it still had some soot in the drawer. That has since been cleaned out and all remnants of the boiler are gone. All the water has been drained from the rads and that process alone took over 6 months.
In early 2008, before opening our inn, we replaced the boiler and rads usage with a heat pump. Not only is it more efficient and affordable, it is zoned on three levels letting us use the heat or air conditioning on each three levels as needed. Cost effective, comfort effective and now the radiators are used for aesthetic purposes and maintain the beauty and original 1908 "feel" of the Craftsman Bungalow era.
Found in the landing upstairs this rad is a muted shade of green and looks like the patina has proved to make this now "piece of art" stand out!
Most of the rads in the home are filigree and very detailed as you can see. This smaller rad can be found in our Mt. Bachelor Guest Room!
This one is almost a creamy yellow. Very pale and goes well with the decor of the smaller half of the Sister's Suite down the hall. I love this color and size for this room.
A longer rad sits in the larger half of the Sister's Suite as the rooms size affords it's statement of detail and "off white" shade is perfect for stacking volumes of "Romantic Homes" magazines or even pillows!
This wee rad can be found in one of the upstairs bathrooms. I love the way the old paint or patina has settled in to the groves of the filagree. It's like it's been that way forever... well, I guess it almost has. 104 years old... no spring chicken for sure!
Watch for more blogs this week on our 1908 Robust Craftsman Bungalow. We are entering our Albany Historic Home Tour Week with the big tour on Saturday, July 28th beginning at 11am.
If you'd like a "pre tour" of sorts, join us at the inn Friday, July 27th for a walking "Chandelier Tour" in our Monteith Historic District. It begins at the inn at 8pm!
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