If ever there was a house that I would love to spend hours wandering through, inspecting every detail – touching every surface and texture – it would be the Aunt’s house in the movie Practical Magic. I am most drawn to the kitchen, its creamy white cabinets, the wooden floor, tile wall surrounding the Aga […]
When October comes around I always get excited for all the Halloween movies coming on TV - witches and werewolves and vampires, oh my! I love it! Even when I was little, I'd sneak out of bed to watch Midnight Monster Madness on the local TV station. Now days I have a folder on my
In my previous blog about the Practical Magic Blog Party, I showed an interview with Cindy the owner of the shop where Sally Owens, a character (played by Sandra Bullock) in the movie Practical Mag…
No, I'm not blogging about how to cook your dinner without touching the stove - this blog is about the 1998 movie, "Practical Magic", starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing. I absolutely adored the characters, particularly the Dianne Wiest character of "Aunt Bridget." (She's on the right in the B andy W photo.) The movie, which was taken from the book "Practical Magic" by Alice Hoffman, involves the story of two sisters who were raised by their Aunts Francis and Bridget in a fabulous old Victorian house. For me, it is this house which has the starring role in the movie. You'll see why here: Pretty cool structure, eh? Unfortunately, it was built just for the movie and was only a facade, as you can see from the in progress photo here: As with any hedgewytch, the kitchen is the heart of the home. Although my mountain cottage kitchen is much smaller (and darker), I take inspiration from this design: I adore all the glass and cloche arrangements. I've been inspired to use a few in my own hedgewytchy cottage kitchen: The Practical Magic conservatory is another intriguing room filled with plants, herbs and mysterious hand blown glass: The last photograph is of Gary examining the conservatory with interest, prior to meeting with Sally to discuss the disappearance of Gillian's boyfriend. If you've seen the movie, you know that one of the final scenes takes place in the parlour, another fine and wytchy room. The parlour is comprised of soft, moss greens and nature colors with framed botanical pressings on the walls. A soothing room filled with comfortable furniture and good memories. The painting done on the walls somewhat resembles a Tree of Life motif. All in all, the interior and exterior design of the home for this movie was done with great detail and care. I have found it to be intriguing and inspiring, and I hope you've enjoyed the tour. Happy Practical Magic!
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When October comes around I always get excited for all the Halloween movies coming on TV - witches and werewolves and vampires, oh my! I love it! Even when I was little, I'd sneak out of bed to watch Midnight Monster Madness on the local TV station. Now days I have a folder on my
No, I'm not blogging about how to cook your dinner without touching the stove - this blog is about the 1998 movie, "Practical Magic", starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing. I absolutely adored the characters, particularly the Dianne Wiest character of "Aunt Bridget." (She's on the right in the B andy W photo.) The movie, which was taken from the book "Practical Magic" by Alice Hoffman, involves the story of two sisters who were raised by their Aunts Francis and Bridget in a fabulous old Victorian house. For me, it is this house which has the starring role in the movie. You'll see why here: Pretty cool structure, eh? Unfortunately, it was built just for the movie and was only a facade, as you can see from the in progress photo here: As with any hedgewytch, the kitchen is the heart of the home. Although my mountain cottage kitchen is much smaller (and darker), I take inspiration from this design: I adore all the glass and cloche arrangements. I've been inspired to use a few in my own hedgewytchy cottage kitchen: The Practical Magic conservatory is another intriguing room filled with plants, herbs and mysterious hand blown glass: The last photograph is of Gary examining the conservatory with interest, prior to meeting with Sally to discuss the disappearance of Gillian's boyfriend. If you've seen the movie, you know that one of the final scenes takes place in the parlour, another fine and wytchy room. The parlour is comprised of soft, moss greens and nature colors with framed botanical pressings on the walls. A soothing room filled with comfortable furniture and good memories. The painting done on the walls somewhat resembles a Tree of Life motif. All in all, the interior and exterior design of the home for this movie was done with great detail and care. I have found it to be intriguing and inspiring, and I hope you've enjoyed the tour. Happy Practical Magic!
For those who fell in love as I did with the East Coast Victorian with the rambling gardens that was in the movie Practical Magic, here it is, re-created as close as possible in sim form:
No, I'm not blogging about how to cook your dinner without touching the stove - this blog is about the 1998 movie, "Practical Magic", starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing. I absolutely adored the characters, particularly the Dianne Wiest character of "Aunt Bridget." (She's on the right in the B andy W photo.) The movie, which was taken from the book "Practical Magic" by Alice Hoffman, involves the story of two sisters who were raised by their Aunts Francis and Bridget in a fabulous old Victorian house. For me, it is this house which has the starring role in the movie. You'll see why here: Pretty cool structure, eh? Unfortunately, it was built just for the movie and was only a facade, as you can see from the in progress photo here: As with any hedgewytch, the kitchen is the heart of the home. Although my mountain cottage kitchen is much smaller (and darker), I take inspiration from this design: I adore all the glass and cloche arrangements. I've been inspired to use a few in my own hedgewytchy cottage kitchen: The Practical Magic conservatory is another intriguing room filled with plants, herbs and mysterious hand blown glass: The last photograph is of Gary examining the conservatory with interest, prior to meeting with Sally to discuss the disappearance of Gillian's boyfriend. If you've seen the movie, you know that one of the final scenes takes place in the parlour, another fine and wytchy room. The parlour is comprised of soft, moss greens and nature colors with framed botanical pressings on the walls. A soothing room filled with comfortable furniture and good memories. The painting done on the walls somewhat resembles a Tree of Life motif. All in all, the interior and exterior design of the home for this movie was done with great detail and care. I have found it to be intriguing and inspiring, and I hope you've enjoyed the tour. Happy Practical Magic!
Director Griffin Dunne explains what happened after a real witch turned against the 1998 cult hit.
