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[Oznell]

It's an unpretentious, double-entrance 1700's cottage in Chesterfield, New Jersey, that North Carolinian Shannan Haupt and husband have lovingly brought back.  She feels her style is both rustic, and romantic.  

Very old photos of the house--

You walk right into a small living room with a corner fireplace--

It's a cozy family room for the Haupts and their 3 children, with original yellow pine floors, and the warmth of antique pine furniture and original beams--

TV hides until use in the handsome armoire--

Love the antique sconces flanking the cupboard--

The corner fireplace was added later, sometime in the 1800's. 

The fireplace area before the restoration--

Shannan is thrilled with the quirky little cupboards.  As you round the corner from the living room into the kitchen, there is an original one, and then the couple created another one on the right-- looks original too!

Can already hear the complaints about the little calico-like fabric shades and table curtain in kitchen.  I find them charming and appropriate though--

Shannan found the hanging, glass-fronted cupboard and hung it near the sink--

The fridge is recessed and surrounded by cabinetry and a top shelf for pitchers--

Through the other front entrance door ( see photo of exterior of house), you come into another sitting room with fireplace.  

When the house was built, this sitting room was the kitchen, which you can tell by the tall, "cooking" fireplace-- 

Shannan is esp. fond of this original door, with its' hundreds of years' worth of paint remnants-- so soulful!

Her shelves display her utilitarian but sculptural old baskets, tea cups and ironstone lids.  I love the way everyday objects are showcased thoughout the house, like they might have been in the 1700's.

The dining room seems to be in the sloping, shed roof addition.  Bright and cozy, with more of Shannan's wonderful antiques--

Love her simple vignettes.  Here on the sideboard, her pewter vessel with dried hydrangeas ( which she uses everywhere), her old candelabra and ironstone casserole.

Up in the master, she knew that an old brick masterpiece lurked under the fireplace.  Instant visual warmth.

Even her laundry room, located in the old shed addition, is visually ravishing!

The beams in this laundry room are original, but Shannan's husband actually created this glass-fronted built-in cupboard, beautiful.

Surrounding wild-ish New Jersey countryside, possibly looking much like it did when the house was built--

The warmth and simple beauty of this old house really envelopes you. I can't believe all the work and thought that went into creating it-- the video at Homeworthy youtube has Shannan explaining it all.  She is extremely talented and discerning.

Love the way she decorates with her old treasures -- the iron, brass, and pewter useful items like pitchers, chandeliers and candlesticks, and the useful baskets and china she collects.  Also the subdued and comfortable textiles, with their small block prints, or gingham-like checks. 

They all bring this old house to life.

[kitcat51]

Love it. Thanks for sharing @Oznell Happy Thanksgiving.

[Mz iMac]

I wouldn't get pass the doorway.  All I see is a termite palace & all the other wood loving/eating insect as permenant guests.  Just looking at those nasty looking floors gives me the cooties.

[ajsidney12]

Very cute and incredibly pleased she saved and renewed the fireplaces. I am very concerned about real candles being lit right next to a curtain, and all around the house even the candle chandelier.  All the dried wreaths and rafia baskets are just making me nervous being so close, but it is still very charming. I wonder if I could live in a house with that low of ceilings, in real life though. Houses that old also require so much love and money to keep up. I always wanted to live in a old sea captain's house, and that is not happening until I win the PowerBall, 

[on the bay]

So much to look at.

I love the chandelier with the candles and also a lot of the comfortable looking funriture.

I would get rid of a lot of the huge cabinets and armoires though the one holding the dishes with the shelves is nice.

And I would get shorter curtains. They look so close to the fireplace. 

And I wouldn't have shelves and curtain things right up too close to the refrigerator. I can't imagine keeping that clean. 

I also don't like a lot of the dried flowers.

I do like the fabric shades!

But she seems to love it all.

I wonder what kind of dog that is!

The outside is very pretty. I like that and the chandelier and of course the dog the best!

Thanks as always @Oznell

[Citrine1]

Oh, I love this.  And did you get a load of those toile drapes @Oznell ?  I saw them in the picture with the armoire.  Toile just makes my heart happy!  Beautiful!!

[bmorechick]

@Oznell   While I can appreciate the house historically as well as the owners keeping with a lot of originality, it's not my style.  A bit too rustic.  And she has so much stuff everywhere omg, dust magnets. You have to love that Abe Lincoln super rustic look - I'd be running around with a paintbrush wanting to "freshen it up."

Thanks for the tour!

[PA Mom-mom]

I really love the colors she chose, but some of the furniture just doesn't seem right to me. That cupboard/linen press/wardrobe/ ?? with the mirror just seems out of place. My main issue is with the fireplace in the bedroom. That brick was never meant to be exposed. It originally had a wood surround. No mason would want to anyone to see such sloppy work. 

[DSD2]

Thank you @Oznell 

This was interesting. I always want to try and be positive so I will begin with the pine floors,lovely armoire and built in cupboard!  The dog is so sweet.

This is just not my aesthetic; I will only say those curtains with the rings left me speechless.

I'm glad the owner curated everything to her taste and is happy with it. It would have been better to have more space between the house next door.

[vermint]

I admire those who are willing to take on the work/expense of these lovely historic homes, so that they are preseved and loved for another couple hundred years!

As for being a "termite trap", which someone else mentioned...well, this house has managed to stand for around 300 years!