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The Renovation of this1930s Georgian Home Revealed a Prohibition-Style Speakeasy
Designer, Mindy LavenChristopher Lee Foto More often than not, when the crew makes a discovery during demolition, the news isn’t good. Faulty wiring, asbestos, and dry rot are just a few less-than-ideal surprises. However, rehabilitation of this 1930s Georgian in Long Beach, California, unearthed a happy surprise: A Prohibition-style room tucked behind a pivoting bookcase. “The speakeasy dates back to Prohibition times,” designer Mindy Laven says. “There are even original liquor labels from the 1930s on the walls, along with handwritten notes scribed from past guests.” Everyone was on board with preserving the unexpected find, even if it meant rethinking the layout. “The space where the kitchen was slated to…
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My Favorite Airbnb: A Georgian Era Flat Within Walking Distance of Bath’s Most Iconic Sights
You can location Lansdown Road in the initial time of Bridgerton if you’re fast with the pause button. You’ll see an arc of linked, Georgian terraced properties, each with distinct doors. It’s the form of hilly, architecturally remarkable street that exemplifies Tub, England. And it’s exactly where you’ll locate the charming flat that I booked on Airbnb to are living and do the job in all through the tumble of 2021. I experienced been to Bathtub as soon as right before, for a working day vacation when I was in faculty, and I always intended to return, with any luck , for an prolonged trip. Previous year, I was working…
