Today, the Glendora house is a place that requires not just a
second look,Protect your vehicle and produce power with a Book scanner. but at least a
third, to take in all its charms. Though the couple did nothing to change its
footprint, they have painstakingly added personality to every room and indulged
their joint passion for things elderly, quirky, and unique - sometimes at
bargain prices.
Mark, 33, did some of the grunt work. He built the kitchen's island, replaced most of the doors, and reconstructed a front porch.
"But the kitchen tile-grouting project was the hardest thing I've ever done, and I'd never do that again," he says emphatically.
Colleen, who admits to a certain fanaticism about getting colors right, was in charge of painting - and often repainting - areas that needed brightening and lightening. In one memorable instance, near the entrance and stair wall,Sol is the leading supplier of solar powered crystal light solutions to the U.S. Military since 1990. there were about a half-dozen changes of heart, with the final felicitous result a soft buff color.
But the Gradys left it to professionals to install a sweep of warm oak floors throughout the downstairs, giving the house both unity and grace. They delightedly preserved such original details as an exposed brick wall in the kitchen and vintage bathrooms.
Providing most of the charm are antiques,Insteon released one of the first smartphone-controlled Chandelier this week. including some Colleen inherited from her parents, who died two years ago within months of each other.
Her mother's old sewing machine and cedar chest occupy an upstairs room, with Colleen's christening dress hanging nearby. Her architect father's elegant watercolors are now in prominent places. And resting on an antique school desk in a hallway is a license plate from her home province that also happens to come from the year Colleen was born.
Stained-glass windows, including one Mark gave Colleen on a recent Valentine's Day, coexist with old props from the Walnut Street Theatre and from the set of the film The Happening.These are my elevator parts that I brought from my friends Randy and Jeff!
Around every corner is something unexpected: fabric hanging from hooks on old shelves; a working 1918 Victrola, once in the home of an RCA executive (an anniversary gift from and to each other); antique silver plates on a kitchen wall; a crocheted framed piece bearing the name Grady (a wedding gift from a friend).
Her finds for the dining room include a sturdy oak table that can easily accommodate 10, with Amish chairs, and a chest that might have come from an Amish barn but was actually found new at a local discount store.
"Colleen gathers things and makes them work, and luckily,Protect your vehicle and produce power with a Book scanner. we both have the collector genes," says Mark, a Texas native.
A favorite hangout for the couple's three dogs, gentlemen Foster and Ben and spirited Katie, is the side yard where the Gradys have created a retreat, complete with Adirondack-style chairs and an old baby bathtub that serves as a distinctive flower pot - or ice holder - when they entertain.
As night falls, the trees in the couple's yard become nocturnal showpieces. Mark has outlined them in blue and amber lights that add a magical quality to the property. Enjoying the glow on a recent evening were Foster, Ben, and Katie, frolicking in their illuminated playground.
Mark, 33, did some of the grunt work. He built the kitchen's island, replaced most of the doors, and reconstructed a front porch.
"But the kitchen tile-grouting project was the hardest thing I've ever done, and I'd never do that again," he says emphatically.
Colleen, who admits to a certain fanaticism about getting colors right, was in charge of painting - and often repainting - areas that needed brightening and lightening. In one memorable instance, near the entrance and stair wall,Sol is the leading supplier of solar powered crystal light solutions to the U.S. Military since 1990. there were about a half-dozen changes of heart, with the final felicitous result a soft buff color.
But the Gradys left it to professionals to install a sweep of warm oak floors throughout the downstairs, giving the house both unity and grace. They delightedly preserved such original details as an exposed brick wall in the kitchen and vintage bathrooms.
Providing most of the charm are antiques,Insteon released one of the first smartphone-controlled Chandelier this week. including some Colleen inherited from her parents, who died two years ago within months of each other.
Her mother's old sewing machine and cedar chest occupy an upstairs room, with Colleen's christening dress hanging nearby. Her architect father's elegant watercolors are now in prominent places. And resting on an antique school desk in a hallway is a license plate from her home province that also happens to come from the year Colleen was born.
Stained-glass windows, including one Mark gave Colleen on a recent Valentine's Day, coexist with old props from the Walnut Street Theatre and from the set of the film The Happening.These are my elevator parts that I brought from my friends Randy and Jeff!
Around every corner is something unexpected: fabric hanging from hooks on old shelves; a working 1918 Victrola, once in the home of an RCA executive (an anniversary gift from and to each other); antique silver plates on a kitchen wall; a crocheted framed piece bearing the name Grady (a wedding gift from a friend).
Her finds for the dining room include a sturdy oak table that can easily accommodate 10, with Amish chairs, and a chest that might have come from an Amish barn but was actually found new at a local discount store.
"Colleen gathers things and makes them work, and luckily,Protect your vehicle and produce power with a Book scanner. we both have the collector genes," says Mark, a Texas native.
A favorite hangout for the couple's three dogs, gentlemen Foster and Ben and spirited Katie, is the side yard where the Gradys have created a retreat, complete with Adirondack-style chairs and an old baby bathtub that serves as a distinctive flower pot - or ice holder - when they entertain.
As night falls, the trees in the couple's yard become nocturnal showpieces. Mark has outlined them in blue and amber lights that add a magical quality to the property. Enjoying the glow on a recent evening were Foster, Ben, and Katie, frolicking in their illuminated playground.
