How old is the home where you live?
How old is the home where you live?
What messages does its design and architecture bring to you?
What messages does its design and architecture bring to you?
Today I want to share with you the architecture of the home of Mrs. Alecia and Mr. Juan Antonio, a beautiful marriage that lasted 40 years. I believe that relationships are designed and built, the architecture of their love left emotional and physical traces.
I love this community because it inspires me to be attentive to the stories of everything around me, be it objects or physical structures.
She is currently 86 years old, he transcended this plane 20 years ago, if he were alive he would be 96 years old.
Visiting my mother-in-law's house is like entering a museum with photos, ornaments, memorabilia, murals. That house is 107 years old.
My mother-in-law was married for 40 years, and if her husband were alive she says they would have been happily married for 60 years.
The impressive thing is how well preserved it is. It is located in the Zona Colonial La Pastora
The Spaniards colonized Venezuela, they entered the city through a large mountain, at the foot of that mountain is La Pastora, urbanization that was created in the 1800s.
At the entrance of the house, this information about the historical origin of the Yépez surname is framed. I think it is a nice gesture to honor the family roots.
All of the furniture in that house is approximately 60 years old. The impressive thing is how well maintained they are. This solid wood dining room set
At every family reunion we always take pictures sitting on these stairs, I call them the stairs to taste, because they lead us at both ends to the dining room upstairs and the dining room in front of the kitchen.
These stairs are an icon for the family. We have many family pictures sitting on them. The pretty lady you see is my mother-in-law at 86 years old. The others are my brothers-in-law and my love on the left.
Note this ceramic, my mother-in-law has been in that house for 60 years, she says that when they bought it it was already 40 years old, and confirms that they have never replaced it. She says that in that house there were always parties and gatherings of friends and family. That floor has witnessed the dances, the first steps of her children and grandchildren, the first of her children is already 60 years old.
One of the characteristics of colonial houses is that their doors and windows are much taller than those of more modern houses.
Elongated windows like these are part of the internal rooms that are part of the house. This one is located in my mother-in-law's room.
This mural is painted on canvas, my mother-in-law tells me that they bought it on a trip to Curaçao. She sold clothes that she bought in the stores in Newyork and Aruba. At least once a year they traveled together. They would leave their children with their mother-in-law.
Another characteristic of colonial houses is that many of their spaces have open, skylight-type ceilings to provide natural lighting for the space.
This bronze saucer has a relief drawing of one of the boats that accompanied Christopher Columbus in the discovery of America.
In the garden of the house, located inside the house, there are well-tended plants. I particularly enjoy watering the bushes when I go to visit my mother-in-law. This custom was instilled in me by my father, who loved plants.
This phone is an heirloom, my mother-in-law tells me that her husband acquired it from the telephone company he worked for for about 50 years.
Look at the picture I took of 3 photos my mother-in-law has in her room.
The boy is my father in law when he was a child, Mr. Luis, his stepfather and Sram Delfina his dear mother.
Colonial houses used to have a corridor between the main door facing the street and the entrance to the house, this space is called "zaguan".The hallway of the colonial house is designed for people to rest and refresh themselves before entering the house.
The house is full of ornaments. Many of them received them as gifts on their wedding day.
We are fortunate to have our own personal museum that dates back 100 years. It serves as a meeting place for birthdays, carnivals, Christmas and family weekends.
