Saturday, February 19, 2011

Ceilings of Casa Loma



One of the things i forget to do when looking at old houses / mansions, is to look at the ceilings. There is just as much detail in the ceilings as there is with the walls and moulding. The picture above is the ceiling in the sun room. Imagine eating breakfast in this room with the morning light shining in. I bet at night it looks equally interesting.



I thought this was a rather nice detail in the hallway's ceiling.



With a light, it makes it even more interesting. When i looked up at this light, i was taken back to the days of when i went to church at Victory Memorial Lutheran church. That church had lights very similar to this.

Yes, I know, this is not a ceiling. This is a window above the door leading into the sun room. You can just barely see the pattern of the domed ceiling through the window. Also pictured is a side view of the light that was shown in the previous picture. Can you imagine?? I understand that there are details like this in old business buildings, but to have this in your house? I don't think modern mansions come close to details like this in their house. No, not in the same design, but just a modern twist to how these details could be incorporated into a modern mansion. Just sayin' that a fancy swimming pool is really kind of... not so fancy when it comes to having a "fancy" home.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Casa Loma



The back of Casa Loma consists of a lot of paved ground and a few statues. The above being one of those statues. I'm surprised that it's just hanging out with no type of rope around it or something to protect it from people. Hmmm... i guess i'm not giving tourists enough credit for not touching things.



While i stood in front of the statue i looked up and this is the view. Very Hogwart-ish i must say. I know, in the HP movies the castle was a bit more fantastic, but if HP was a reality, then i think this is what Hogwarts would look like in reality. Laugh all you want. That just means you haven't read the books and therefore you do not understand. I forgive you. :0).


I looked to the left.



I looked straight ahead. Rather impressive. Remember, this house (yes house, not castle) was built for $3.5 million. I think it's interesting how this is viewed as a luxury home compared to what today's luxury homes look like. I wonder what people 100 years from now will think of our luxury homes...