A First on The Commode -- A Private Residence!

This was just too good to pass up. Sitting up on a hill alongside Mr. Apples in High Falls is a unique house. Actually, the whole house is a converted barn, and it is rustic, beautiful, and has a rather mysterious past. Half exposed beam, half history lesson, the building is a hodge podge of space put together in a unique way with a kitchen with no counters, a living room with a gazillion outlets, and an informal living space upstairs that was added later.  You can still see where the loft doors were when it was a barn.

The commode is one of the most amazing I've seen. Alas, it may be doomed as it now has a new owner who wants to 'update' it.  So sad.  Meantime, though, we can preserve the commode at least through pictures, and this post.

These are all ads from Life magazine.  From the 50's.  It is an amazing testament to the history of the building, the style of the era, and, wow, advertising.  Each one is unique, and I can't imagine how long it took to do this.  Honestly, it's a wonder the people who lived there, Jake and Bern, were able to leave the bathroom.  I'd be stuck reading all the time!

Hope you liked this first on The Commode.  I know I enjoyed it!