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Inside 2 sumptuous Summerside homes decorated for the holidays

Take a peek inside a couple of stately Summerside, P.E.I., mansions that have been part of more than one fundraising home tour this season.

'I've always loved Christmas'

Sara Fraser · CBC News ·
The pineapple is the universal symbol of welcome, no matter what the season. (Submitted by Eptek Centre)

Love tours of homes decorated for the holidays? Let's take a peek inside a couple of stately Summerside, P.E.I., mansions that are part of fundraising home tours this season.

George and Estelle Dalton

This three-bedroom Summerside home on Notre Dame Street was built as a working-man's house, the Daltons said, but has seen many additions since 1866 and now resembles a spread from Country Living Magazine.  

Estelle Dalton chairs the Friends of Eptek Centre, which supports programming at the local museum. She and an army of friends and volunteers decorated the house, which took several days. 

"I've always loved Christmas," Estelle Dalton said. "George's mother did too, and she had an open-door policy. Everyone was welcome."

The group gathered moss and branches from the woods to add fresh, aromatic touches, she said. 

"I get a lot of my stuff at the dollar store — it's how you put it together," she shared, crediting her talented friends. 

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care. This soapstone fireplace was moved from the original Lefurgey House nearby, which was the Dalton home from the 1920s through 60s. (Submitted by Eptek Centre)
This tree is decorated top to bottom in vintage ornaments borrowed from a friend, Claude Arsenault. (Submitted by Eptek Centre)
The kitchen is decorated with George Dalton's late mother's Christmas dishes. (Submitted by Eptek Centre)

Comme Chez Vous B&B

Wendell Cameron and André Cormier have opened their Summerside B&B, Comme Chez Vous, for Christmas tour fundraisers for the last decade, so they've amassed a lot of decor items, including two full-size Christmas trees and several smaller versions.

"I do enjoy decorating," said Cameron, adding, "I sometimes go a little over the top."

This year, they've decorated bedrooms in their 1929 craftsman each with a theme of Santa, Frosty the Snowman and mice. 

"We've spent a fortune on batteries," joked Cameron. 

This bedroom at Comme Chez Vous B&B is decorated in a Santa theme. (Submitted by Wendell Cameron )
Three costumed mice read themselves a Christmas story in the mouse-themed bedroom at Comme Chez Vous B&B. (Submitted by Wendell Cameron)
The dining room at Comme Chez Vous is merry and bright. (Submitted by Wendell Cameron)
Crystal and gold accent the dining table at Comme Chez Vous. (Submitted by Wendell Cameron)
Even the bathrooms at Comme Chez Vous got the holiday treatment. (Submitted by Wendell Cameron)

Are you decorating your home for the holidays. Share your photos with us through a direct message on the CBC Prince Edward Island Facebook page, tag us on Instagram @CBCPEI, tweet us @CBCPEI or submit to Compass Photo of the Day.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sara Fraser

Web Journalist

Sara has worked with CBC News in P.E.I. since 1988, starting with television and radio before moving to the digital news team. She grew up on the Island and has a journalism degree from the University of King's College in Halifax. Reach her by email at sara.fraser@cbc.ca.

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