These doors have a mind of their own!

Hello Wednesday (already???!!!!) The porches are coming right along. We've also got a carpenter working on the installation of all the door knobs (every SINGLE door has a personality of its own), peep holes, and locks. He told me stories of his time at Woodstock and missing Jimmy Hendrix play the 'Star Spangled Banner' because he had to pull his car out of mud so he could make it back to work (where he was promptly fired for missing Monday). Good good stories.

We have also been working like mad on furniture, some bed platforms are arriving tomorrow, we've got final painting going on, and the emergency fire ladders for each room arrived yesterday. It's all those little things.

Coming together!!!!

Summer Drives in Vermont

One of my absolute favorite things to do in summer is to wander the green tunneled Vermont roads. Yesterday's high humidity made for a cool evening and gorgeous sunset. I drove out of town across the covered bridge and headed to Claremont, NH to the grocery store. These were some of the scenes within 5 minutes from the Inn. There are miles and miles and miles of beautiful drives. You could pick a few for your weekend at the Snapdragon or pack a week's worth! We are eager to share some of our favorites with you.

Weekend updates

How was your weekend? We were busy on various projects. The front and back porches have been prepped, primed, and ready for nice bright white paint. We made some excellent headway on more furniture rehabbing. The website has some beautiful new photos , check it out here and we've been working on the in-room technologies.

Here's to another productive week!

New Painted Rooms

The public bathroom on the first floor as well as the little alcove off the entry have been painted and are looking great. It's funny, we chose to paint the bathroom Cottonfield which is the same color as Rooms 7 & 1 and looks more yellow upstairs but looks so much greener next to green--duh :)
Love the transforming nature of colors.

Our lists are long and it's time to get to crossing things off!

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

This sums it up

It has been really busy and very humid and hot. You know when there is a lack of pictures to post that we are busy bees working away. The furniture for Room 7 and 5 are complete with 8 well on its way. The entry has been final coated as well as the public bathroom and little alcove. Now it is honestly bits of trim here and there and touch ups and then the public spaces are done which are finicky and time consuming but we are close. We have systems ordered, bedding ordered and the list goes on and on. I promise I will get some more interesting pictures today!

World Cup Appropriate

The other day when this little man woke up from his afternoon nap, he came outside, picked up this little bag and immediately put it on his head as a hat. He is also wearing a shirt that says "soccer" which I thought was all very appropriate for the World Cup.

Since there is a kiwi in the family we are pretty impressed/stunned with the All Whites performances thus far. Who are you cheering for?

Beautiful Lights Beautiful Weather

Last Friday, the lighting fixtures were installed in the entry, library and dining room. They look beautiful. We also began to move in bits of furniture. Woo-hoo!

Surprise in the walls

Yesterday this was found in one of the walls--The New York Times from 1938. We've added it to our collection of found objects while renovating. This must have been a travel issue because the front page was dedicated to travel in Mexico and there were lots of advertisements for travel. I think we should take a cue from the 30s design for Snapdragon ads, "Your own trip at your own pace...arrangemets made by Snapdragon Inn"

I am wondering if we should sneak in a paper from 2010 somewhere for someone to find in 2080. Now doesn't that sound crazy????!!!

Have a wonderful, sunny, summery weekend everyone!

Missing this guy

We are missing this guy!

Thanks so much, Big Red, for all your hard work.
Our Dad, is ALWAYS on time (or early) with Birthday and celebratory wishes
so I am making sure he knows we are indeed thinking of him over here in Windsor as
Father's Day approaches this Sunday.
Hope you are going to be able to take a nice motorcycle ride on your
Father's Day weekend. We'll be thinking of you here.
Thanks for all of your support.
We love you
-- The Crew

Peonies at the Inn

Peonies at the Inn

Thought for the middle of the week: Aren't flowers amazing?
What are some of your favorites?

Guestroom Directory

We've been working on the gateway to all information at the Snapdragon Inn--the guestroom directory-It will definitely include In-Room Technology information, Safety Information, and Area Attractions.

What do you like to have in the guestroom directories? We are very interested to know what our loyal followers and friends find informative .

Thanks!

Hello beautiful floors!

Before

After

As you can tell, we can't get over how beautiful the floors are looking. We can get in on sock feet and begin cleaning up the dust and get back into the final painting and start into the plumbing. Anyone interested in helping us with some final painting projects. I promise they aren't as massive as they were. Here's to a productive and positive week all round!

Making patterns for new slip covers

K80 and our good friend were examining the boudoir chairs (we picked up at Brimfield) to make new slip covers. It actually takes a special engineer brain to do this sort of thing and we are lucky to have the resource within our group. These chairs have a lovely shape and they are going to look fantastic in Room 8.

This weekend we will be working on some bathroom fixture installation as well as continuing on the furniture for Rooms 7, 8, & 9. Next week we will post pictures of the finished floors. Yippee!

Happy Weekend!

A second life: rehabbing furniture

Evening out wood/stain

We are in full-on furniture mode now and are excited to take some absolutely awesome finds , rehabilitate, and give them a second life in the Snapdragon Inn. That's our mission rather than buying all new everything. It is very rewarding to take a piece of well used furniture and make it beautiful again.

We've uncovered some lovely wood under layers of stain in several dressers and side tables. Luckily, Chaz (our wonder mom) has a lot of experience refinishing wood furniture and has lots of tricks of her sleeve when using stains etc. We also got to priming and painting a headboard, side tables, and a desk. I've been taking lots of pictures and Room 7 and Room 8 are coming right together. More pictures to come!

Priming a desk

The kids keeping themselves entertained while
we work

Book Now: Special Opening Rates Available at Snapdragon Inn

Thanks for your interest in the Snapdragon Inn.

As many of you know, we have been busy renovating a wonderfully iconic building from top to bottom for the last 24 months. You can see the behind the scenes story on our blog: http://snapdragoninn.blogspot.com

We are pleased to finally begin booking reservations at Snapdragon Inn. To celebrate the occasion we are offering a very limited special room rate valid for bookings made from September 1st through September 19th, 2010.

Our website is being updated in preparation for our opening; adding pictures of rooms and an updated booking engine. In the meantime, please refer to the information below and contact us for more information or to make a reservation.

We are currently accepting reservations beginning September 1st, 2010.

Snapdragon Information:

**All guest rooms feature newly renovated construction, air conditioning, flat screen tv, wireless internet, bathrooms with heated floors, tile & marble showers, and custom designed fabrics. Some rooms also feature claw foot tubs.

**Snapdragon Inn amenities include an on-site restaurant which is open for breakfast daily, a library, large porches, groomed lawns, direct access to Paradise Park nature preserve, and lake views.

**Snapdragon Inn is located on Main Street in Windsor Vermont, just 5 miles off of Interstate 91 and within walking distance of all the museums, restaurants, and shopping in the historic downtown district.

We have the following rooms available as of September 1st, 2010.

Second Floor:

Room 1: Queen, Claw Foot Tub ($149 per night / Opening Special Rate)

Room 2: Queen ($149 per night / Opening Special Rate)

Room 3: King ($199 per night / Opening Special Rate)

Room 4: Queen ($149 per night / Opening Special Rate)

Room 5: Queen ($149 per night / Opening Special Rate)

Room 6: Queen, Claw Foot Tub

Third Floor:

Room 7: King, Claw Foot Tub ($199 per night / Opening Special Rate)

Room 8: King ($199 per night / Opening Special Rate)

Room 9: King, Claw Foot Tub ($199 per night / Opening Special Rate)

Thanks again for your early interest in Snapdragon Inn, we look forward to meeting you soon. Do not hesitate to call with any questions or suggestions.

Snapdragon Inn

26 Main St.

Windsor, VT 05089

www.snapdragoninn.com

innkeeper@snapdragoninn.com

802-299-6039

Reservation & Cancellation Policies:

Listed room rates do not include Vermont State rooms & meals tax. A deposit is required when making a reservation at Snapdragon Inn. One night full accommodation is required upon booking. This deposit is applied to your total bill upon check-in. A 14 day cancellation applies to all bookings. If your cancellation is not received outside of 14 days, you will be charged the full deposit amount. If you cancel 14 or mores days in advance, you will receive your full deposit back, less a $50 service charge.

Payments:

Snapdragon Inn accepts Cash, Checks, American Express, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa

Check In/Check Out:

Check in is not guaranteed until 3PM on the day of arrival.

Check out by 12:00 PM is required on the day of departure.

Pets:

As a general rule, pets are not allowed. Please call to discuss general options.

Children:

While Snapdragon Inn welcomes all ages and families of any size, we recommend children over the age of 12 and adults. We are happy to suggest additional properties which may have more activities and space for families with small children.

Parking:

Parking is available onsite for guest cars only. Additional vehicles will find convenient street-side parking just steps away from Snapdragon Inn. Snapdragon Inn is not responsible for any personal property or valuables left in guest vehicles while parked on property.

Surprise above the door

We found this little surprise above the back entrance. 2 baby birds!
We noticed the nest growing and then all of the sudden there were two chicks.

Found: Messages in the library

We are assuming this was left by one of the floor refinishers yesterday after sanding the library... but we aren't totally sure. Pretty awesome.

Floor sneak peek

Room 5 before
Most of the rooms were painted this deep red color
that we stripped and sanded off

Room 5 after
has very old gorgeous wide panel wood floors

We took a peek at the floors and they are looking absolutely amazing! I almost got tears in my eyes to see the rooms looking so finished. Check out this time last year when our mom was stripping the red paint and JD was sanding the third floors. Each room is unique in the widths and colors. Some floors are evidently older than others but they give such a texture and finish to the rooms. This week they will be sanding the first floor and all the final coats. We have planned to have carpets in each room to help with noise but it almost breaks my heart to cover these gorgeous floors!

Beautiful 26 Main

The setting summer sun behind the Inn is lovely.
We are working on furniture today. There is always something to do.

2nd floor rooms before floor refinishing

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4

Room 5

Room 6

Hallway

80+ hours were put into painting the Inn this weekend. We are now off the second floor but still have HOURS of final trim work to do once we can get back in after the floors are done. Big thanks to Leilani, Rob, and Amy for coming up from Boston, we were able to make some good progress this weekend. We are very excited to see the floors refinished. It is going to look lovely.
In the meantime... onto some furniture refinishing.