folly folly folly

today mr. metalology and i went on a field trip as we do most  saturdays this time of year. he is an amateur film maker and makes travel videos for our YouTube site and dantraveling.com. this week we chose to visit the strangest house in the world,  Körner's Folly, in kernersville, north carolina. it is an amazing house! 

Körner's Folly is an historic home that has twenty-seven rooms on seven levels. it is a rambling victorian mansion that could have only been envisioned by the artist and ad man, Jule Körner. Some of the rooms had ceilings so low that everyone but me (hysterical isn't it?) had to duck. Some of the rooms had ceilings twenty five feet high. in the attic space there is a little theater, called cupid's park after the murals decorating the walls that were painted by Caesar Milch. 

we were lucky enough to stumble in on puppet show day. this morning, the attic theater was host to several children anxiously awaiting the show that tells the history of the family and house using the most elegant handmade puppets! the puppeteers were great and took extra time to come out after the show and talk directly to the children. it was a special experience to have, completely by chance. 

the house itself was overwhelming. the rooms are connected by winding staircases, some of them so narrow i began to regret my big breakfast. these narrow passageways were obviously built before the days of the super size extra value drive thru meals. the rooms were lavishly decorated with incredible antiques and some rather strange pieces of furniture. the details in the woodwork and trim moldings were intricate and the fifteen fireplaces were decorated each with a different theme. 

it was a strange house to tour, and i cannot imagine living it in, much less cleaning it, but visiting it was the perfect adventure for a lazy saturday morning.