I've been drawn to the design/style/mood of Williamsburg for years and can't remember a time I didn't pour over the Williamsburg Marketplace catalog admiring all of the formal decorating pieces, brass trivets and fresh fruit decorations (You can download fruit cone instructions here).
My house is brick and a few years ago I even bought an over-the-door ornament that is a large half circle of wood that comes studded with nails. When the mood strikes, I have a Colonial-inspired Christmas and cover the base with a fresh pineapple surrounded by apples and lemons hanging over my front door. It looks beautiful, but I must admit that sometimes my guests get drops of juice in their hair as they cross the thresh hold. How did they prevent that in Colonial times? Even so, I love it and I decorate the arch over the front door that way every few years.
We decided to wait in line to see the Governor's Palace and had a wonderful experience taking a 30 minute group tour. A costumed docent narrated the life and times of the house and really brought "an afternoon at the palace" to life. You can read all about the palace in a wonderful spotlight here. Afterward we wandered the garden, admiring the sculpted hedges and marvelous "living" pergola constructed over a path from a double row of trees. I wish I could identify the tree from the leaf! Can you?
The front entry hall is loaded with weapons as show of military strength. 
A dreamy white bed in the Governor's Palace.
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