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Practical<br />
Magic<br />
Amy Davis and kids Thomas and Olivia.<br />
“<br />
At night when<br />
the chandelier<br />
is turned on and<br />
the rain is falling<br />
outside it truly<br />
becomes a magical<br />
place and we<br />
have had many<br />
a wonderful night<br />
spent out there<br />
with friends<br />
and family.<br />
TOM DAVIS’ FAMILY OWNS AND RUNS AN<br />
impact window and hurricane shutter business in<br />
south Florida. They do a good bit of work in the<br />
historical areas and on the island of Palm Beach. At<br />
one time, they found themselves replacing a multitude<br />
of older windows and doors. Tom’s wife Amy,<br />
party planner by day and blogger by night (thepineappleroom.blogspot.com),<br />
hated to see the beautiful<br />
windows—wonderful pieces from the past—end up<br />
as garbage in a landfill. At her request, Tom began<br />
“<br />
taking them home. The couple stored<br />
them, waiting for inspiration about their<br />
re-use.<br />
A lazy day in the backyard resulted in<br />
the construction of a small greenhouse<br />
from eight windows. It remained for<br />
a few years until daughter Olivia began<br />
preparing to have a Christmas tea<br />
for her classmates. Following in her<br />
creative mom’s footsteps, young Olivia<br />
took a look at the greenhouse and<br />
said, “You know what would be really<br />
neat? If the little greenhouse was big<br />
like a real house, and we could put all<br />
my desserts and candy table in there<br />
for the party.” The idea was born. “My husband and<br />
I couldn’t argue with that,” Amy begins, “because<br />
when your five-year-old requests a tea party to collect<br />
toys for tots over the holidays instead of a birthday<br />
party, you build her a house!” DB<br />
Photos by Amy Davis<br />
“<br />
Over the years the glass house has turned<br />
into many things, a reading room with a<br />
bench and coffee table, a dining room, a<br />
bedroom for summer napping and most recently<br />
an actual glass conservatory where<br />
we took our inspiration from the one in the<br />
movie Practical Magic.<br />
~Amy Davis<br />
“<br />
Get the look<br />
Original source:<br />
TJ Davis Windows, Inc.<br />
1848 Aragon Ave.<br />
Lake Worth, Fl.<br />
Tel 561.586.5040<br />
tjdaviswindows.net<br />
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MAR/APR <strong>2015</strong> • DESIGN&BUILD MAGAZINE DESIGN&BUILD MAGAZINE • MAR/APR <strong>2015</strong> 55
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