May 6th, 2010 by insideout
As we prepare to open I am writing this blog to share interior pictures of the Inn and thank Carmen McNeil of Changes by Carmen for her interior decorating help. Carmen traveled from Western Massachusetts to provide consultation. No stranger to the Cape, she made the trip to be on-site providing consultation. I recommend her […]
May 1st, 2010 by insideout
April 29th, 2010 by insideout
The other day I posted a copy of before and after pictures of the Lawrence room at our Cape Cod bed and breakfast. Today I wanted to share a before and after picture of the Living Room. After new paint, new carpets, new ceiling fans and new furniture we look forward to hosting our guests […]
April 26th, 2010 by insideout
The Lawrence room is named after H.V. Lawrence who was a well known arborist in Cape Cod and is responsible for the beautiful and unique trees and shrubs on The Captain’s Manor Inn property. The room has recently undergone a significant renovation/redecoration and I am pleased to post a before and after picture for you […]
April 24th, 2010 by insideout
During our spring yard cleaning today Kevin made a unique discovery. Perched in a back yard pine tree was a baby owl. We were able to snap some pictures …..Kevin Jr. was so daring as to climb a nearby tree at one point to snap a closeup.
April 24th, 2010 by insideout
How exciting…today we picked up the beautiful hand carved sign for the Inn done by local cape cod sign carver Anne Downs. It was a family affair to get the sign up and in position. Kevin and I plus son Kevin each had our job to do and after about 2o minutes we had success […]
April 21st, 2010 by insideout
What a great day. Spring is in the air and the landscaping has begun. The crews are busy at work bringing our bed and breakfast park-like lawns back to glory. An early owner of the property, H.V. Lawrence, was a well known arborist and there are beautiful trees and plantings on the property. One of […]
April 21st, 2010 by insideout
For those of you interested in the mechanical side of things I am posting some pictures of the previous boiler/heating system and the new one. The previous one has been our Cape Cod Bed and Breakfast since 1959 and was operating at 64% efficiency…if the truth be told that was the year of my birth […]
April 12th, 2010 by insideout
Our cape cod bed & breakfast was built in 1849 when the horse and buggy were the main means of transportation and as we know that time has changed. The circular driveway that surrounds Captain’s Manor Inn is marked at the front of the entrance and exit by large pink granite pillars and a wrought […]
April 8th, 2010 by insideout
Today marked the day for the new ceiling fans to be installed in the living room, the chandelier on one end of the rom moved from the living room to the foyer and the old outdoor three canister spot light in the other end of the living room moved to the trash. With this upgrade […]
April 5th, 2010 by insideout
Now that nice weather is here activity has picked up on the exterior of the Inn. Our approvals are in from the historical commission so work is underway on replacing the roof and replacing the verandah floor of the entire wraparound deck.
March 30th, 2010 by insideout
A little update on our bed & breakfast remodeling completed to date: removed the 1959 heating system (yes I did write 1959) that was operating at 64% efficiency and installed new 94% efficient system and blew in insulation to the top floors of the building. Room updates so far: Nye and Forbes have new ceilings, […]