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By WILLIAM WESLEY TALBOTT
Rappahannock Newi Stall Writer
Nan and Jim Thomasson began converting an 1837 Washington home into a country guest house last autumn. Heritage House, which has two guest rooms and a private suite, is now open for business offering patrons a glimpse of authentic country life.
The owners, who also operate . “Country Heritage” across the street, have spent a tremendous number of hours painting, restoring, and creating to lure past visitors of their gift shop to this weekemTr&h treat. The house is a sincere rgfle&l tion of the Thomasson’s taste for quality country furnishings in a rural setting.
The first floor of the building is currently used by Jim and Nan as their residence, but guests are welcome to use the public areas. Just off the foyer is a living area featuring, as does the rest of the house, antique furniture complemented by recent art and crafts. The room is painted in stark white and accented by Williamsburg brick red. In front of the fireplace is a cozy sitting area with a 130 year old antique child’s sled resting on a nearby wall. The room also features an unusual handmade sideboard — a one-of-a-kind piece — made dining the 1830’s.
Another piece of furniture from the same period is their large cherry plank-top table centered in the adjoining dining room. Jim spends much of his time restoring furniture and the beauty of this table is an impressive result of his labor. The room is painted in Wedgewood blue with white ceilings and track lighting. A “wall” on one side of the room is composed of small windows that frame the view of the “pump room.” This room was so named because it houses an old non-working water pump. Perhaps the charm of the room is its wicker furniture that pro-. vides guests with a relaxing setting for sipping tea in the morning or afternoon.
The Thomasson’s have converted the upstairs of the home into guest rooms. The style is decidedly Quaker. The halls are simple — adorned with unusual Quaker dolls and folk-art touches. The floors, like
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