Wren’s Nest Conservation Update — Cleaning the Interior
Written on March 24, 2009 at 12:29 pm, by Lain
You will be pleased to know that the Wren’s Nest is being cleaned after many years of accumulating dust, grime, and jam (you know, from the jam hands of oh-so-many children).
Don’t ask me how we got jam on the ceiling.
The crew from IFACS will also repair artifacts and explain what they’re doing to curious and apathetic visitors alike. Then they’ll casually namedrop places that they’ve worked at like “Buckingham Palace” and “King Hussein’s Palace” and “The Sultan of Brunei’s Palace.”
Then they’ll continue vaccuming.
Here’s the basic outline (.pdf) of the work plan. It’s subject to change as I find the answers to questions like –
- Is the hall ceiling devoid of wallpaper because it has always been that way or because we ran out of money 20 years ago while restoring the home?
- What’s the story, exactly, with the matting on the floor of Joel Chandler Harris’s bedroom?
I’ll keep y’all posted.
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Amelia Trace Lerner
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Lain Shakespeare
Executive Director
4 Comments to Wren’s Nest Conservation Update — Cleaning the Interior
How DID you get jam on the… oh, wait. I’m not supposed to be asking that.
I’m impressed, though. All those palaces? That’s hardcore. I’m sure the Wren’s Nest is in very capable hands.
Imagine-traveling the world, carefully cleaning up really old stuff.
David, I know right? It looks like a lot of fun.
oy cheeky very funny. we love working on this house, its full fo charm and character and the stuffed animals aren’t creepy at all