For the past year, Brad and I made tentative plans to visit the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House with a couple of friends–and for over a year, those plans stayed tentative–until a few weeks ago! We finally found the perfect day to venture out to Grosse Pointe Shores, where we spent an afternoon wandering the Ford house, grounds, and gardens.
The dining room included no overhead lighting because Eleanor Ford believed her guests looked better in natural sunlight and candlelight.
I also thought it was fun that although much of the house was based on a very early-era design, a lot of the upstairs (particularly the sons’ bedrooms and music room/playroom) had a more contemporary feel. With just one trip through the Ford home, I felt like we had traveled from 1600s Europe to 1960s U.S. in just under an hour.
Matching metal fixtures set the tone for many rooms throughout the upstairs.