Rather than being wasted and torn down, this heritage church 's beautiful architecture was saved, while the building as a whole was re-purposed. The facade was restored. The inside was gutted, repaired and updated. The result: a series of beautiful apartments like this one below, with windows that are exquisite.
When a beautiful church has been closed down ( "deconsecrated"), it is a shame to see the beautiful architecture decayed or demolished when it can have new life and bring new beauty into our lives:
Here is another:
This is a beautiful Houston home that has borrowed the beauty of church windows to create a sunshine-filled living area -- How wonderful to have these!:
Another "regular" house, not a former church, but these soaring vaulted ceilings bring the same airy, grand feeling of the church or chapel ceiling.
Church House, Kyloe, England: Ian Bottomley and his partner, Sally Onions, take in the sun in the graveyard of their home, a converted 1792 church:
And inside, they relax on sofas where worshippers once prayed:
Former church in Maastricht, the Netherlands, now a bookstore:
England:
This San Francisco church, built in 1909, had a crumbling brick exterior that was repaired, and the stain-glass windows were all restored...After considerable interior work, it became a beautiful family residence, as seen in the next images:
A lovely view of San Francisco:
Here is a sweet chapel. It's exterior was restored, while the interior was renovated and reworked to make a modern, easy and elegant private home, now a real estate listing:
There is more of this home. The entire property, interior and exterior, is shown
here as a real estate listing in Australia.
I'll take it!
Would you?
~Valerie
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