You are cordially invited to the open house of:
  Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Christie
726 Jamison Way
Johnsontown, N. C.

This house now resides at the Onslow County Museum.

    This was a "once in a lifetime find".  
My daughter-in-law saw it in a second-hand store in Raleigh. 
She suggested I "check it out".  I couldn't believe my eyes. 
 The house was completely assembled and sat atop a custom made table. 
The whole first story had hard wood floors. The rest of the rooms were all unfurnished.
There are 10 rooms in all.  
Several shingles were missing, the windows had to be replaced,
 and of course it needed repainting. Talk about potential! 
All the hard work was done, the fun was about to begin. 
 I had the whole interior to decorate to my heart's content. 
I did not do a period house. 
 It is house lived in by a family of diverse individuals,
who feel free to express themselves as the "spirit" moves them.
By the way the purchase price of this beauty was $89.00. 
A warm-hearted Thank You to whoever was responsible for the original construction.

          
The third floor serves as a dormitory for young girls. 
It is divided in two and has a bath of its own. 
 All of the furnishings are made from punch outs and refinished $1.00 pieces.
  A pink cotton crocheted pot holder serves as throw rug in front of the twin beds.  
  Tiny teddy bear tree hangings with tooth paste caps for lamp shades
become dresser lamps. 
Scraps of fabric were used for coverlets, pillows, towels, bath rugs, etc. 
Toys are Dollar Tree items.

    One wing houses the kitchen and bath.    |
The kitchen appliances were all made from scratch. 
Dollar Tree wrought iron pieces were used for accents. 
Lining the window sill are bead flower pots which have been filled with dried flowers.
Lace ruffling makes the valance and corduroy strips make the carpets. 
The kitchen light is a large crystal drop.
The fixture is a large filigree bead cap. It is held in place by two faced tape.
The wall cupboards are $1.00 items that were first painted,
 plastic inserts added to the fronts gave the appearance of glass.
Straight pins used as nails hold the frying pans on the side cupboard. 
The cooling bread was sculpted from clay. 
 The pastries on the counter were also sculpted. 
They are served on a large filigree jewelry finding.

 The bath has a sideboard filled with towels and washcloths.  
The rugs were pieces of heavy textured fabric to which I added borders of fancy stitching. 

The opposite wing of the house has become a gentleman's room and a sewing room. 
 His furnishings consist of a wall cabinet of books, a bookcase,
a desk,  a secretary, and a bentwood rocker (all $1.00 items). 
 Two red upholstered arm chairs complete the furnishings. 
 A clipper ship (a specialty shop find) sits in the window. 
A world map graces one wall. 
A pewter statue on a marble pedestal is the final touch.     

Our next room is the sewing room. 
A baby's playpen occupies the center of the room. 
A desk, chest, basket of yarn, and spinning wheel, are some of  the furnishings.
  Under the eave is the sewing machine and a cabinet storing supplies.

The family room is on the second floor. 
A checker board occupies the middle of the room. 
 A child's antique horse and a rattan chair were both special finds.
 The chair was a Christmas tree ornament. 
he couch is a reupholstered $1.00 piece.   The floor lamp is a DIY. 

The bedroom with the exception of the bed and upholstered chair are all $1.00 pieces. 
The upholstered chair and ottoman were made from scratch.
The bedspread is a piece of coarse lace yardage. 
 It gives a very nice effect of a crocheted bed cover.

Once again $1.00 items furnished a room.
 The dining room chairs were reupholstered to match the carpeting. 
The table is set with China made from orange juice container seals. 
 The pastries on the sideboard are also sculpted.

The final room is the living room. 
 A music box piano doubles as a piece of antique furniture. 
 The Dollar Tree supplied all the other pieces.
The couch and chairs were reupholstered. 
All the lamps are originals from a variety of beads. 
An ottoman made from a ring box top provides seating for a tiny doll.  

Thank you for taking the time to visit our home.

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