Brinton-Dahl Charm

September 25th, 2013

Remember the Brinton-Dahl home I remodeled just over a year ago? I recently came across a charming letter I received and thought it would be fun to share:

Hello,
I want to say thank you for doing such a beautiful remodel on the historic Dahl home. I worked for Mrs. Ellen B. Richardson (Dahl) in the last few years of her life in this home. I was hired to help dust and mop but soon became good friends with both Ellen and her husband Harold. My weekly visits felt more like a trip to Grandmas house rather than a job. When the Victorian was first sold after her passing I had high hopes that someone would treasure it and take care of the home as she would have wanted. To my dismay I saw the home listed on utahrealestate.com a few years later and was horrified by what the new owners had done to it’s beauty and charm. I cannot tell you how relieved and ecstatic I am to see all of your beautiful work in restoring this gorgeous home to it’s former glory and beyond. It means the world to me to see life breathed into her once again. I can see Mrs. Ellen giving you a stern but loving seal of approval. She would love that you restored her welcoming porch, her cherished fireplaces and didn’t paint over the faux finished pocket doors that she loved. I wish I could remember the artist who painted them for her. He was local and I thought she said he had done other art pieces for the LDS church. Mrs. Ellen told me that when the home was a duplex the original staircase was as you have it now but it had later been changed to accommodate a single family home. For me to get upstairs I had to wriggle my way through a few doors and her closet in a pass through between the kitchen and sitting room. The upper railing was lined with chicken wire for safety and it wasn’t nearly as light and bright.
I am so excited for a new family to enjoy this amazing home. There have been so many warm and loving memories made there and I am sure there will be many more thanks to you!
Sincerely,
Andrea Soderquist












See more of the amazing remodel in this YouTube video!