A Sacred Home

Automatism by Lori Langille has long been a favorite weblog of mine.  She recently featured this long abandoned church that had been converted into a second home in Cape Town, South Africa.

It brought me back to a wonderful church conversion that was done by This Old House in San Francisco in 1997.

While some have turned old churches into wonderful summer homes and cottages, I have a simpler dream. I would love to convert an old church into a private library with the walls covered with books (and of course the obligatory rolling ladder).

Once the books are in place, give me a coffee table with a tabletop radio, a place for my dog to nap at my feet, a reclining chair to read on, and a comfortable sofa (for when I decide to join the dog for a nap).  I can't imagine a more enjoyable way to spend a winter storm in Saskatchewan.

Comments

[René]

I keep clicking back to this post. Can't tear my eyes away.

[Elaine]

I love these transformations!

And I'm with you about a room just for reading, a comfortable chair, a spot for the dog, and the rolling ladder--that would be heaven. But I think there needs to be a fireplace, too.

[Jordon]

Doh! I forgot all about the fireplace. Although I may have to wait for a different dog. The first thing Maggi would do with firewood would be to drag all of it to my chair and then wait for me to toss it. I can't think of the mess and how much time this would take away from my napping.