Happy Friday! I wanted to share some photos from our home renovation. As you may recall, we purchased a house in August 2018. Great bones, and exactly the location I wanted, but it needed some updating.
We began work on the house at the end of November 2018.
We started in the basement, which had a lot of issues.
It was wet — like pools of water. Part of the floor was dirt. The stairs were falling down. There was huge pipe sticking up out of the ground. The floor was uneven. And then we discovered…the foundation was crumbling. So, we had to put in a new foundation wall. The crew built the framing for it…
…and then poured it from above, through the kitchen floor.
As soon as the basement began to come together…
…two things happened: (1) The main water line to the house burst due to the cold. It was originally put in in 1931, so at least it happened (a) when someone was in the house and (b) before the basement was finished. When Spring comes and the ground thaws, we'll have the front lawn and the sidewalk dug up to put in a new water line.
And (2) the crew began demo on the rest of the house.
They carefully removed and saved all of the beautiful wood doors and trim to put back into the house later.
There were definitely days that left me hyperventilating about having paid for a pile of rubble. Or for having paid people to turn a house into a pile of rubble.
But opening up the house and bringing it down to the studs has definitely changed my feelings about the design of the house going forward. It's amazing how plastic a house actually is. For instance:
Should the wall go back up between the kitchen and the dining room?!
(The answer is no, as it turns out.)
Today — mid-February — the house is down to the studs. The floors are mostly gone. You can see from the first floor into the third floor attic and it just looks like a big pile of sticks.
My contractor says it will be a six month period of putting it all back together again.
This is a scary and exciting adventure. My first house. My first renovation. I guess I'm a "go big or go home" kind of gal!
Thanks for stopping by!
I’m sure it will be great once it’s finished! 🙂
Just curious though, would it not have been cheaper to build from scratch (or buy a newly built house)….?
I’m sure it will be great once it’s finished! 🙂
Just curious though, would it not have been cheaper to build from scratch (or buy a newly built house)….?
I’m sure it will be great once it’s finished! 🙂
Just curious though, would it not have been cheaper to build from scratch (or buy a newly built house)….?
I’m sure it will be great once it’s finished! 🙂
Just curious though, would it not have been cheaper to build from scratch (or buy a newly built house)….?
I’m sure it will be great once it’s finished! 🙂
Just curious though, would it not have been cheaper to build from scratch (or buy a newly built house)….?
I’m sure it will be great once it’s finished! 🙂
Just curious though, would it not have been cheaper to build from scratch (or buy a newly built house)….?
I’m sure it will be great once it’s finished! 🙂
Just curious though, would it not have been cheaper to build from scratch (or buy a newly built house)….?
Admire your courage in this undertaking. But it fits with your creative life…you are creating a whole new home, just repurposing the good bits like the beautiful wooden doors. Great example of living with integrity to who you are! Thanks for sharing the journey.
Admire your courage in this undertaking. But it fits with your creative life…you are creating a whole new home, just repurposing the good bits like the beautiful wooden doors. Great example of living with integrity to who you are! Thanks for sharing the journey.
Admire your courage in this undertaking. But it fits with your creative life…you are creating a whole new home, just repurposing the good bits like the beautiful wooden doors. Great example of living with integrity to who you are! Thanks for sharing the journey.
Admire your courage in this undertaking. But it fits with your creative life…you are creating a whole new home, just repurposing the good bits like the beautiful wooden doors. Great example of living with integrity to who you are! Thanks for sharing the journey.
Admire your courage in this undertaking. But it fits with your creative life…you are creating a whole new home, just repurposing the good bits like the beautiful wooden doors. Great example of living with integrity to who you are! Thanks for sharing the journey.
Admire your courage in this undertaking. But it fits with your creative life…you are creating a whole new home, just repurposing the good bits like the beautiful wooden doors. Great example of living with integrity to who you are! Thanks for sharing the journey.
Admire your courage in this undertaking. But it fits with your creative life…you are creating a whole new home, just repurposing the good bits like the beautiful wooden doors. Great example of living with integrity to who you are! Thanks for sharing the journey.
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see it finished. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see it finished. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see it finished. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see it finished. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see it finished. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see it finished. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see it finished. Good luck.
Love this look at your house rehab. It will be awesome when it’s done. Love the crystal chandelier amidst the rubble!
Love this look at your house rehab. It will be awesome when it’s done. Love the crystal chandelier amidst the rubble!
Love this look at your house rehab. It will be awesome when it’s done. Love the crystal chandelier amidst the rubble!
Love this look at your house rehab. It will be awesome when it’s done. Love the crystal chandelier amidst the rubble!
Love this look at your house rehab. It will be awesome when it’s done. Love the crystal chandelier amidst the rubble!
Love this look at your house rehab. It will be awesome when it’s done. Love the crystal chandelier amidst the rubble!
Love this look at your house rehab. It will be awesome when it’s done. Love the crystal chandelier amidst the rubble!
You go, girl! I am so excited for you. It will all be worth it. You will look back in future years and laugh at all the problems that have cropped up. One suggestion on your studio. When I had my studio built last fall I had the electrical outlet put at 36″ high and every 6′. Now I don’t have to crawl around on the floor to plug something in and there is always one close to where I need it…..nowadays ‘they’ only give you a 6′ cord on most machines. And even though I had made a detailed layout of where everything was to go, when I moved in I found the work flow didn’t quite ‘work’ well that way. Not to worry, there is plugs where I need them.
You go, girl! I am so excited for you. It will all be worth it. You will look back in future years and laugh at all the problems that have cropped up. One suggestion on your studio. When I had my studio built last fall I had the electrical outlet put at 36″ high and every 6′. Now I don’t have to crawl around on the floor to plug something in and there is always one close to where I need it…..nowadays ‘they’ only give you a 6′ cord on most machines. And even though I had made a detailed layout of where everything was to go, when I moved in I found the work flow didn’t quite ‘work’ well that way. Not to worry, there is plugs where I need them.
You go, girl! I am so excited for you. It will all be worth it. You will look back in future years and laugh at all the problems that have cropped up. One suggestion on your studio. When I had my studio built last fall I had the electrical outlet put at 36″ high and every 6′. Now I don’t have to crawl around on the floor to plug something in and there is always one close to where I need it…..nowadays ‘they’ only give you a 6′ cord on most machines. And even though I had made a detailed layout of where everything was to go, when I moved in I found the work flow didn’t quite ‘work’ well that way. Not to worry, there is plugs where I need them.
You go, girl! I am so excited for you. It will all be worth it. You will look back in future years and laugh at all the problems that have cropped up. One suggestion on your studio. When I had my studio built last fall I had the electrical outlet put at 36″ high and every 6′. Now I don’t have to crawl around on the floor to plug something in and there is always one close to where I need it…..nowadays ‘they’ only give you a 6′ cord on most machines. And even though I had made a detailed layout of where everything was to go, when I moved in I found the work flow didn’t quite ‘work’ well that way. Not to worry, there is plugs where I need them.
You go, girl! I am so excited for you. It will all be worth it. You will look back in future years and laugh at all the problems that have cropped up. One suggestion on your studio. When I had my studio built last fall I had the electrical outlet put at 36″ high and every 6′. Now I don’t have to crawl around on the floor to plug something in and there is always one close to where I need it…..nowadays ‘they’ only give you a 6′ cord on most machines. And even though I had made a detailed layout of where everything was to go, when I moved in I found the work flow didn’t quite ‘work’ well that way. Not to worry, there is plugs where I need them.
You go, girl! I am so excited for you. It will all be worth it. You will look back in future years and laugh at all the problems that have cropped up. One suggestion on your studio. When I had my studio built last fall I had the electrical outlet put at 36″ high and every 6′. Now I don’t have to crawl around on the floor to plug something in and there is always one close to where I need it…..nowadays ‘they’ only give you a 6′ cord on most machines. And even though I had made a detailed layout of where everything was to go, when I moved in I found the work flow didn’t quite ‘work’ well that way. Not to worry, there is plugs where I need them.
You go, girl! I am so excited for you. It will all be worth it. You will look back in future years and laugh at all the problems that have cropped up. One suggestion on your studio. When I had my studio built last fall I had the electrical outlet put at 36″ high and every 6′. Now I don’t have to crawl around on the floor to plug something in and there is always one close to where I need it…..nowadays ‘they’ only give you a 6′ cord on most machines. And even though I had made a detailed layout of where everything was to go, when I moved in I found the work flow didn’t quite ‘work’ well that way. Not to worry, there is plugs where I need them.
I have always loved a good reno project, but admittedly never had the COURAGE to do it !! I certainly applaud you…..and know that your tears & fears will be rewarded when your house becomes your HOME !! Keep your eye on the prize dear Julie !!! xoxo
I have always loved a good reno project, but admittedly never had the COURAGE to do it !! I certainly applaud you…..and know that your tears & fears will be rewarded when your house becomes your HOME !! Keep your eye on the prize dear Julie !!! xoxo
I have always loved a good reno project, but admittedly never had the COURAGE to do it !! I certainly applaud you…..and know that your tears & fears will be rewarded when your house becomes your HOME !! Keep your eye on the prize dear Julie !!! xoxo
I have always loved a good reno project, but admittedly never had the COURAGE to do it !! I certainly applaud you…..and know that your tears & fears will be rewarded when your house becomes your HOME !! Keep your eye on the prize dear Julie !!! xoxo
I have always loved a good reno project, but admittedly never had the COURAGE to do it !! I certainly applaud you…..and know that your tears & fears will be rewarded when your house becomes your HOME !! Keep your eye on the prize dear Julie !!! xoxo
I have always loved a good reno project, but admittedly never had the COURAGE to do it !! I certainly applaud you…..and know that your tears & fears will be rewarded when your house becomes your HOME !! Keep your eye on the prize dear Julie !!! xoxo
I have always loved a good reno project, but admittedly never had the COURAGE to do it !! I certainly applaud you…..and know that your tears & fears will be rewarded when your house becomes your HOME !! Keep your eye on the prize dear Julie !!! xoxo
Go big in order to go home! I think this will be your masterpiece.
Go big in order to go home! I think this will be your masterpiece.
Go big in order to go home! I think this will be your masterpiece.
Go big in order to go home! I think this will be your masterpiece.
Go big in order to go home! I think this will be your masterpiece.
Go big in order to go home! I think this will be your masterpiece.
Go big in order to go home! I think this will be your masterpiece.
Thanks Julie! Love seeing the process.
Looking forward to more updates.
Thanks Julie! Love seeing the process.
Looking forward to more updates.
Thanks Julie! Love seeing the process.
Looking forward to more updates.
Thanks Julie! Love seeing the process.
Looking forward to more updates.
Thanks Julie! Love seeing the process.
Looking forward to more updates.
Thanks Julie! Love seeing the process.
Looking forward to more updates.
Thanks Julie! Love seeing the process.
Looking forward to more updates.
I would do this in a New York minute! Of course if I could get my husband on board ever. He is a new house kind of guy. Now, if you had hired Jonathan and Drew, they would’ve had it done in eight weeks. Ha ha!
I would do this in a New York minute! Of course if I could get my husband on board ever. He is a new house kind of guy. Now, if you had hired Jonathan and Drew, they would’ve had it done in eight weeks. Ha ha!
I would do this in a New York minute! Of course if I could get my husband on board ever. He is a new house kind of guy. Now, if you had hired Jonathan and Drew, they would’ve had it done in eight weeks. Ha ha!
I would do this in a New York minute! Of course if I could get my husband on board ever. He is a new house kind of guy. Now, if you had hired Jonathan and Drew, they would’ve had it done in eight weeks. Ha ha!
I would do this in a New York minute! Of course if I could get my husband on board ever. He is a new house kind of guy. Now, if you had hired Jonathan and Drew, they would’ve had it done in eight weeks. Ha ha!
I would do this in a New York minute! Of course if I could get my husband on board ever. He is a new house kind of guy. Now, if you had hired Jonathan and Drew, they would’ve had it done in eight weeks. Ha ha!
I would do this in a New York minute! Of course if I could get my husband on board ever. He is a new house kind of guy. Now, if you had hired Jonathan and Drew, they would’ve had it done in eight weeks. Ha ha!
Your’ll have a home for a long time coming, and will be able to enjoy it cause it your’s.
Your’ll have a home for a long time coming, and will be able to enjoy it cause it your’s.
Your’ll have a home for a long time coming, and will be able to enjoy it cause it your’s.
Your’ll have a home for a long time coming, and will be able to enjoy it cause it your’s.
Your’ll have a home for a long time coming, and will be able to enjoy it cause it your’s.
Your’ll have a home for a long time coming, and will be able to enjoy it cause it your’s.
Your’ll have a home for a long time coming, and will be able to enjoy it cause it your’s.
You are going to have one awesome home when it is completed! I hope you continue to show the progress because I will enjoy watching it!
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You are going to have one awesome home when it is completed! I hope you continue to show the progress because I will enjoy watching it!
D~~~~
You are going to have one awesome home when it is completed! I hope you continue to show the progress because I will enjoy watching it!
D~~~~
You are going to have one awesome home when it is completed! I hope you continue to show the progress because I will enjoy watching it!
D~~~~
You are going to have one awesome home when it is completed! I hope you continue to show the progress because I will enjoy watching it!
D~~~~
You are going to have one awesome home when it is completed! I hope you continue to show the progress because I will enjoy watching it!
D~~~~
You are going to have one awesome home when it is completed! I hope you continue to show the progress because I will enjoy watching it!
D~~~~
It’s going to be wonderful! You are saving a home while making it comfortable for today’s style of living.
It’s going to be wonderful! You are saving a home while making it comfortable for today’s style of living.
It’s going to be wonderful! You are saving a home while making it comfortable for today’s style of living.
It’s going to be wonderful! You are saving a home while making it comfortable for today’s style of living.
It’s going to be wonderful! You are saving a home while making it comfortable for today’s style of living.
It’s going to be wonderful! You are saving a home while making it comfortable for today’s style of living.
It’s going to be wonderful! You are saving a home while making it comfortable for today’s style of living.
It must be nice to have enough money to undertake this kind of project. Let’s hope and pray that it will be the happy, lovely place you are hoping for when it is done. Maybe Brother will give you a raise. You’d be worth it.
It must be nice to have enough money to undertake this kind of project. Let’s hope and pray that it will be the happy, lovely place you are hoping for when it is done. Maybe Brother will give you a raise. You’d be worth it.
It must be nice to have enough money to undertake this kind of project. Let’s hope and pray that it will be the happy, lovely place you are hoping for when it is done. Maybe Brother will give you a raise. You’d be worth it.
It must be nice to have enough money to undertake this kind of project. Let’s hope and pray that it will be the happy, lovely place you are hoping for when it is done. Maybe Brother will give you a raise. You’d be worth it.
It must be nice to have enough money to undertake this kind of project. Let’s hope and pray that it will be the happy, lovely place you are hoping for when it is done. Maybe Brother will give you a raise. You’d be worth it.
It must be nice to have enough money to undertake this kind of project. Let’s hope and pray that it will be the happy, lovely place you are hoping for when it is done. Maybe Brother will give you a raise. You’d be worth it.
It must be nice to have enough money to undertake this kind of project. Let’s hope and pray that it will be the happy, lovely place you are hoping for when it is done. Maybe Brother will give you a raise. You’d be worth it.
Your home is going to be amazing!!!
Your home is going to be amazing!!!
Your home is going to be amazing!!!
Your home is going to be amazing!!!
Your home is going to be amazing!!!
Your home is going to be amazing!!!
Your home is going to be amazing!!!
I’m jealous that you’ve got a tower! I’ve always wanted one!
I’m jealous that you’ve got a tower! I’ve always wanted one!
I’m jealous that you’ve got a tower! I’ve always wanted one!
I’m jealous that you’ve got a tower! I’ve always wanted one!
I’m jealous that you’ve got a tower! I’ve always wanted one!
I’m jealous that you’ve got a tower! I’ve always wanted one!
I’m jealous that you’ve got a tower! I’ve always wanted one!
And you will have a big (beautiful) home to go to! How wonderful that you are putting fresh life into these ‘old bones’. It certainly is an undertaking, but it will be so worth it! You will have new home, built solid, and tons of charm that new homes aren’t able to have. Congrats on making the best decision!
And you will have a big (beautiful) home to go to! How wonderful that you are putting fresh life into these ‘old bones’. It certainly is an undertaking, but it will be so worth it! You will have new home, built solid, and tons of charm that new homes aren’t able to have. Congrats on making the best decision!
And you will have a big (beautiful) home to go to! How wonderful that you are putting fresh life into these ‘old bones’. It certainly is an undertaking, but it will be so worth it! You will have new home, built solid, and tons of charm that new homes aren’t able to have. Congrats on making the best decision!
And you will have a big (beautiful) home to go to! How wonderful that you are putting fresh life into these ‘old bones’. It certainly is an undertaking, but it will be so worth it! You will have new home, built solid, and tons of charm that new homes aren’t able to have. Congrats on making the best decision!
And you will have a big (beautiful) home to go to! How wonderful that you are putting fresh life into these ‘old bones’. It certainly is an undertaking, but it will be so worth it! You will have new home, built solid, and tons of charm that new homes aren’t able to have. Congrats on making the best decision!
And you will have a big (beautiful) home to go to! How wonderful that you are putting fresh life into these ‘old bones’. It certainly is an undertaking, but it will be so worth it! You will have new home, built solid, and tons of charm that new homes aren’t able to have. Congrats on making the best decision!
And you will have a big (beautiful) home to go to! How wonderful that you are putting fresh life into these ‘old bones’. It certainly is an undertaking, but it will be so worth it! You will have new home, built solid, and tons of charm that new homes aren’t able to have. Congrats on making the best decision!
Julie, I wish I could give you a hug and tell you that the beautiful vision that you have for your home, will come true. After going through the remodeling of my kitchen and my two bathrooms, I came to the understanding that contractors, even the ones who have the very best intentions, can’t seem to fully envision your plans nor the path should there be a hiccup in the project.
Your Victorian home is the home of my dreams. Everything about it is wonderfully unique down to the fact that what we call
2 x 4’s are different measurements in the studs throughout your home. Your wood floor was not made with some simple pine material. In homes of that era, all wood floors are hard wood allowing them to be refinished and for you to piece in missing or damaged pieces. If you are interested in finding the original blueprints for your home, the office in your area where inspections come from will often have the blueprints and even the photo of older homes such as yours. It might be fun to see how the home has evolved over the years.
Julie, every piece of wood or moulding that you are able to salvage is money in your pocket and a bit of history preserved. I guarantee that you will never be able to find that type of wood at your local Home Depot.
Remodeling is sooooo frustrating. My one bathroom that I was bringing it’s style to compliment the home’s 1940’s roots was a 9 x 6 space. Walls were not being moved. These were the following changes: a new tub, window, handicap height toilet bowl (a must if you are tall..LOL), a vintage beveled mirror medicine cabinet, floor tiles, two new cabinet doors, and white subway tiles going up the wall and tub with a black pencil tile/subway tile, and black subway tile to cap the design. All remaining plumbing was replaced with copper. Half of the bathroom had the copper already in place because it was adjacent to the kitchen which was a project completed two years ago. The bathroom was directly over our crawl space so I was guaranteed that this project should take no more than 3-3 1/2 weeks.
As I entered month three, I began to call my project the “KISS” project which stood for my name, Kathy and my contractor’s constant “Kathy, I’m so sorry.” There were backorders for everything. To save my sanity, I made an addendum to our contract making my contractor more accountable to complete the project on a new time table. If he should miss our target dates without proof of a legitimate B/O, the final payment was modified. We both signed and agreed to these terms. Where money was on the line, suddenly the project was completed in a week’s time. For each item that I had a concern, the contractor himself came out to do all of the touch up work.
So be patient, make your lists, a dated time line, and a story/ color board of your dreams. Make sure you know the names of everyone on your job site and their responsibilities. Keep your contract close at hand and at any time if you feel you need an addendum, do so, it is your home and your rights.
A great show to get practical ideas, is HGTV’s Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis. https://www.hgtv.com/shows/rehab-addict
She take homes that are about to be torn down in her home town of Detroit and brings them back to life by restoring everything that she can.
Good Luck Julie, I can’t wait to follow this amazing journey
Julie, I wish I could give you a hug and tell you that the beautiful vision that you have for your home, will come true. After going through the remodeling of my kitchen and my two bathrooms, I came to the understanding that contractors, even the ones who have the very best intentions, can’t seem to fully envision your plans nor the path should there be a hiccup in the project.
Your Victorian home is the home of my dreams. Everything about it is wonderfully unique down to the fact that what we call
2 x 4’s are different measurements in the studs throughout your home. Your wood floor was not made with some simple pine material. In homes of that era, all wood floors are hard wood allowing them to be refinished and for you to piece in missing or damaged pieces. If you are interested in finding the original blueprints for your home, the office in your area where inspections come from will often have the blueprints and even the photo of older homes such as yours. It might be fun to see how the home has evolved over the years.
Julie, every piece of wood or moulding that you are able to salvage is money in your pocket and a bit of history preserved. I guarantee that you will never be able to find that type of wood at your local Home Depot.
Remodeling is sooooo frustrating. My one bathroom that I was bringing it’s style to compliment the home’s 1940’s roots was a 9 x 6 space. Walls were not being moved. These were the following changes: a new tub, window, handicap height toilet bowl (a must if you are tall..LOL), a vintage beveled mirror medicine cabinet, floor tiles, two new cabinet doors, and white subway tiles going up the wall and tub with a black pencil tile/subway tile, and black subway tile to cap the design. All remaining plumbing was replaced with copper. Half of the bathroom had the copper already in place because it was adjacent to the kitchen which was a project completed two years ago. The bathroom was directly over our crawl space so I was guaranteed that this project should take no more than 3-3 1/2 weeks.
As I entered month three, I began to call my project the “KISS” project which stood for my name, Kathy and my contractor’s constant “Kathy, I’m so sorry.” There were backorders for everything. To save my sanity, I made an addendum to our contract making my contractor more accountable to complete the project on a new time table. If he should miss our target dates without proof of a legitimate B/O, the final payment was modified. We both signed and agreed to these terms. Where money was on the line, suddenly the project was completed in a week’s time. For each item that I had a concern, the contractor himself came out to do all of the touch up work.
So be patient, make your lists, a dated time line, and a story/ color board of your dreams. Make sure you know the names of everyone on your job site and their responsibilities. Keep your contract close at hand and at any time if you feel you need an addendum, do so, it is your home and your rights.
A great show to get practical ideas, is HGTV’s Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis. https://www.hgtv.com/shows/rehab-addict
She take homes that are about to be torn down in her home town of Detroit and brings them back to life by restoring everything that she can.
Good Luck Julie, I can’t wait to follow this amazing journey
Julie, I wish I could give you a hug and tell you that the beautiful vision that you have for your home, will come true. After going through the remodeling of my kitchen and my two bathrooms, I came to the understanding that contractors, even the ones who have the very best intentions, can’t seem to fully envision your plans nor the path should there be a hiccup in the project.
Your Victorian home is the home of my dreams. Everything about it is wonderfully unique down to the fact that what we call
2 x 4’s are different measurements in the studs throughout your home. Your wood floor was not made with some simple pine material. In homes of that era, all wood floors are hard wood allowing them to be refinished and for you to piece in missing or damaged pieces. If you are interested in finding the original blueprints for your home, the office in your area where inspections come from will often have the blueprints and even the photo of older homes such as yours. It might be fun to see how the home has evolved over the years.
Julie, every piece of wood or moulding that you are able to salvage is money in your pocket and a bit of history preserved. I guarantee that you will never be able to find that type of wood at your local Home Depot.
Remodeling is sooooo frustrating. My one bathroom that I was bringing it’s style to compliment the home’s 1940’s roots was a 9 x 6 space. Walls were not being moved. These were the following changes: a new tub, window, handicap height toilet bowl (a must if you are tall..LOL), a vintage beveled mirror medicine cabinet, floor tiles, two new cabinet doors, and white subway tiles going up the wall and tub with a black pencil tile/subway tile, and black subway tile to cap the design. All remaining plumbing was replaced with copper. Half of the bathroom had the copper already in place because it was adjacent to the kitchen which was a project completed two years ago. The bathroom was directly over our crawl space so I was guaranteed that this project should take no more than 3-3 1/2 weeks.
As I entered month three, I began to call my project the “KISS” project which stood for my name, Kathy and my contractor’s constant “Kathy, I’m so sorry.” There were backorders for everything. To save my sanity, I made an addendum to our contract making my contractor more accountable to complete the project on a new time table. If he should miss our target dates without proof of a legitimate B/O, the final payment was modified. We both signed and agreed to these terms. Where money was on the line, suddenly the project was completed in a week’s time. For each item that I had a concern, the contractor himself came out to do all of the touch up work.
So be patient, make your lists, a dated time line, and a story/ color board of your dreams. Make sure you know the names of everyone on your job site and their responsibilities. Keep your contract close at hand and at any time if you feel you need an addendum, do so, it is your home and your rights.
A great show to get practical ideas, is HGTV’s Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis. https://www.hgtv.com/shows/rehab-addict
She take homes that are about to be torn down in her home town of Detroit and brings them back to life by restoring everything that she can.
Good Luck Julie, I can’t wait to follow this amazing journey
Julie, I wish I could give you a hug and tell you that the beautiful vision that you have for your home, will come true. After going through the remodeling of my kitchen and my two bathrooms, I came to the understanding that contractors, even the ones who have the very best intentions, can’t seem to fully envision your plans nor the path should there be a hiccup in the project.
Your Victorian home is the home of my dreams. Everything about it is wonderfully unique down to the fact that what we call
2 x 4’s are different measurements in the studs throughout your home. Your wood floor was not made with some simple pine material. In homes of that era, all wood floors are hard wood allowing them to be refinished and for you to piece in missing or damaged pieces. If you are interested in finding the original blueprints for your home, the office in your area where inspections come from will often have the blueprints and even the photo of older homes such as yours. It might be fun to see how the home has evolved over the years.
Julie, every piece of wood or moulding that you are able to salvage is money in your pocket and a bit of history preserved. I guarantee that you will never be able to find that type of wood at your local Home Depot.
Remodeling is sooooo frustrating. My one bathroom that I was bringing it’s style to compliment the home’s 1940’s roots was a 9 x 6 space. Walls were not being moved. These were the following changes: a new tub, window, handicap height toilet bowl (a must if you are tall..LOL), a vintage beveled mirror medicine cabinet, floor tiles, two new cabinet doors, and white subway tiles going up the wall and tub with a black pencil tile/subway tile, and black subway tile to cap the design. All remaining plumbing was replaced with copper. Half of the bathroom had the copper already in place because it was adjacent to the kitchen which was a project completed two years ago. The bathroom was directly over our crawl space so I was guaranteed that this project should take no more than 3-3 1/2 weeks.
As I entered month three, I began to call my project the “KISS” project which stood for my name, Kathy and my contractor’s constant “Kathy, I’m so sorry.” There were backorders for everything. To save my sanity, I made an addendum to our contract making my contractor more accountable to complete the project on a new time table. If he should miss our target dates without proof of a legitimate B/O, the final payment was modified. We both signed and agreed to these terms. Where money was on the line, suddenly the project was completed in a week’s time. For each item that I had a concern, the contractor himself came out to do all of the touch up work.
So be patient, make your lists, a dated time line, and a story/ color board of your dreams. Make sure you know the names of everyone on your job site and their responsibilities. Keep your contract close at hand and at any time if you feel you need an addendum, do so, it is your home and your rights.
A great show to get practical ideas, is HGTV’s Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis. https://www.hgtv.com/shows/rehab-addict
She take homes that are about to be torn down in her home town of Detroit and brings them back to life by restoring everything that she can.
Good Luck Julie, I can’t wait to follow this amazing journey
Julie, I wish I could give you a hug and tell you that the beautiful vision that you have for your home, will come true. After going through the remodeling of my kitchen and my two bathrooms, I came to the understanding that contractors, even the ones who have the very best intentions, can’t seem to fully envision your plans nor the path should there be a hiccup in the project.
Your Victorian home is the home of my dreams. Everything about it is wonderfully unique down to the fact that what we call
2 x 4’s are different measurements in the studs throughout your home. Your wood floor was not made with some simple pine material. In homes of that era, all wood floors are hard wood allowing them to be refinished and for you to piece in missing or damaged pieces. If you are interested in finding the original blueprints for your home, the office in your area where inspections come from will often have the blueprints and even the photo of older homes such as yours. It might be fun to see how the home has evolved over the years.
Julie, every piece of wood or moulding that you are able to salvage is money in your pocket and a bit of history preserved. I guarantee that you will never be able to find that type of wood at your local Home Depot.
Remodeling is sooooo frustrating. My one bathroom that I was bringing it’s style to compliment the home’s 1940’s roots was a 9 x 6 space. Walls were not being moved. These were the following changes: a new tub, window, handicap height toilet bowl (a must if you are tall..LOL), a vintage beveled mirror medicine cabinet, floor tiles, two new cabinet doors, and white subway tiles going up the wall and tub with a black pencil tile/subway tile, and black subway tile to cap the design. All remaining plumbing was replaced with copper. Half of the bathroom had the copper already in place because it was adjacent to the kitchen which was a project completed two years ago. The bathroom was directly over our crawl space so I was guaranteed that this project should take no more than 3-3 1/2 weeks.
As I entered month three, I began to call my project the “KISS” project which stood for my name, Kathy and my contractor’s constant “Kathy, I’m so sorry.” There were backorders for everything. To save my sanity, I made an addendum to our contract making my contractor more accountable to complete the project on a new time table. If he should miss our target dates without proof of a legitimate B/O, the final payment was modified. We both signed and agreed to these terms. Where money was on the line, suddenly the project was completed in a week’s time. For each item that I had a concern, the contractor himself came out to do all of the touch up work.
So be patient, make your lists, a dated time line, and a story/ color board of your dreams. Make sure you know the names of everyone on your job site and their responsibilities. Keep your contract close at hand and at any time if you feel you need an addendum, do so, it is your home and your rights.
A great show to get practical ideas, is HGTV’s Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis. https://www.hgtv.com/shows/rehab-addict
She take homes that are about to be torn down in her home town of Detroit and brings them back to life by restoring everything that she can.
Good Luck Julie, I can’t wait to follow this amazing journey
Julie, I wish I could give you a hug and tell you that the beautiful vision that you have for your home, will come true. After going through the remodeling of my kitchen and my two bathrooms, I came to the understanding that contractors, even the ones who have the very best intentions, can’t seem to fully envision your plans nor the path should there be a hiccup in the project.
Your Victorian home is the home of my dreams. Everything about it is wonderfully unique down to the fact that what we call
2 x 4’s are different measurements in the studs throughout your home. Your wood floor was not made with some simple pine material. In homes of that era, all wood floors are hard wood allowing them to be refinished and for you to piece in missing or damaged pieces. If you are interested in finding the original blueprints for your home, the office in your area where inspections come from will often have the blueprints and even the photo of older homes such as yours. It might be fun to see how the home has evolved over the years.
Julie, every piece of wood or moulding that you are able to salvage is money in your pocket and a bit of history preserved. I guarantee that you will never be able to find that type of wood at your local Home Depot.
Remodeling is sooooo frustrating. My one bathroom that I was bringing it’s style to compliment the home’s 1940’s roots was a 9 x 6 space. Walls were not being moved. These were the following changes: a new tub, window, handicap height toilet bowl (a must if you are tall..LOL), a vintage beveled mirror medicine cabinet, floor tiles, two new cabinet doors, and white subway tiles going up the wall and tub with a black pencil tile/subway tile, and black subway tile to cap the design. All remaining plumbing was replaced with copper. Half of the bathroom had the copper already in place because it was adjacent to the kitchen which was a project completed two years ago. The bathroom was directly over our crawl space so I was guaranteed that this project should take no more than 3-3 1/2 weeks.
As I entered month three, I began to call my project the “KISS” project which stood for my name, Kathy and my contractor’s constant “Kathy, I’m so sorry.” There were backorders for everything. To save my sanity, I made an addendum to our contract making my contractor more accountable to complete the project on a new time table. If he should miss our target dates without proof of a legitimate B/O, the final payment was modified. We both signed and agreed to these terms. Where money was on the line, suddenly the project was completed in a week’s time. For each item that I had a concern, the contractor himself came out to do all of the touch up work.
So be patient, make your lists, a dated time line, and a story/ color board of your dreams. Make sure you know the names of everyone on your job site and their responsibilities. Keep your contract close at hand and at any time if you feel you need an addendum, do so, it is your home and your rights.
A great show to get practical ideas, is HGTV’s Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis. https://www.hgtv.com/shows/rehab-addict
She take homes that are about to be torn down in her home town of Detroit and brings them back to life by restoring everything that she can.
Good Luck Julie, I can’t wait to follow this amazing journey
Julie, I wish I could give you a hug and tell you that the beautiful vision that you have for your home, will come true. After going through the remodeling of my kitchen and my two bathrooms, I came to the understanding that contractors, even the ones who have the very best intentions, can’t seem to fully envision your plans nor the path should there be a hiccup in the project.
Your Victorian home is the home of my dreams. Everything about it is wonderfully unique down to the fact that what we call
2 x 4’s are different measurements in the studs throughout your home. Your wood floor was not made with some simple pine material. In homes of that era, all wood floors are hard wood allowing them to be refinished and for you to piece in missing or damaged pieces. If you are interested in finding the original blueprints for your home, the office in your area where inspections come from will often have the blueprints and even the photo of older homes such as yours. It might be fun to see how the home has evolved over the years.
Julie, every piece of wood or moulding that you are able to salvage is money in your pocket and a bit of history preserved. I guarantee that you will never be able to find that type of wood at your local Home Depot.
Remodeling is sooooo frustrating. My one bathroom that I was bringing it’s style to compliment the home’s 1940’s roots was a 9 x 6 space. Walls were not being moved. These were the following changes: a new tub, window, handicap height toilet bowl (a must if you are tall..LOL), a vintage beveled mirror medicine cabinet, floor tiles, two new cabinet doors, and white subway tiles going up the wall and tub with a black pencil tile/subway tile, and black subway tile to cap the design. All remaining plumbing was replaced with copper. Half of the bathroom had the copper already in place because it was adjacent to the kitchen which was a project completed two years ago. The bathroom was directly over our crawl space so I was guaranteed that this project should take no more than 3-3 1/2 weeks.
As I entered month three, I began to call my project the “KISS” project which stood for my name, Kathy and my contractor’s constant “Kathy, I’m so sorry.” There were backorders for everything. To save my sanity, I made an addendum to our contract making my contractor more accountable to complete the project on a new time table. If he should miss our target dates without proof of a legitimate B/O, the final payment was modified. We both signed and agreed to these terms. Where money was on the line, suddenly the project was completed in a week’s time. For each item that I had a concern, the contractor himself came out to do all of the touch up work.
So be patient, make your lists, a dated time line, and a story/ color board of your dreams. Make sure you know the names of everyone on your job site and their responsibilities. Keep your contract close at hand and at any time if you feel you need an addendum, do so, it is your home and your rights.
A great show to get practical ideas, is HGTV’s Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis. https://www.hgtv.com/shows/rehab-addict
She take homes that are about to be torn down in her home town of Detroit and brings them back to life by restoring everything that she can.
Good Luck Julie, I can’t wait to follow this amazing journey
I will put this in my prayers! Due to job changes we have moved many times. So I can say, been there, done that, with my first house. I think at the time I felt I had no choice. But in my old age I wonder if I could have gone down a different path. Creative people I think do better with the stress. I mean it can be so difficult when there are so many decisions to make. My second house also needed work and after removing 7 layers of wallpaper I was really not interested in doing much more. With a job change we moved onto our 3rd house. That house was full of hidden and expensive problems. Every year we were tearing something up to find the source of the problem. It was not built well to begin with. Today I am in my 5th and hopefully my last house. But one never knows. Hang in there.
I will put this in my prayers! Due to job changes we have moved many times. So I can say, been there, done that, with my first house. I think at the time I felt I had no choice. But in my old age I wonder if I could have gone down a different path. Creative people I think do better with the stress. I mean it can be so difficult when there are so many decisions to make. My second house also needed work and after removing 7 layers of wallpaper I was really not interested in doing much more. With a job change we moved onto our 3rd house. That house was full of hidden and expensive problems. Every year we were tearing something up to find the source of the problem. It was not built well to begin with. Today I am in my 5th and hopefully my last house. But one never knows. Hang in there.
I will put this in my prayers! Due to job changes we have moved many times. So I can say, been there, done that, with my first house. I think at the time I felt I had no choice. But in my old age I wonder if I could have gone down a different path. Creative people I think do better with the stress. I mean it can be so difficult when there are so many decisions to make. My second house also needed work and after removing 7 layers of wallpaper I was really not interested in doing much more. With a job change we moved onto our 3rd house. That house was full of hidden and expensive problems. Every year we were tearing something up to find the source of the problem. It was not built well to begin with. Today I am in my 5th and hopefully my last house. But one never knows. Hang in there.
I will put this in my prayers! Due to job changes we have moved many times. So I can say, been there, done that, with my first house. I think at the time I felt I had no choice. But in my old age I wonder if I could have gone down a different path. Creative people I think do better with the stress. I mean it can be so difficult when there are so many decisions to make. My second house also needed work and after removing 7 layers of wallpaper I was really not interested in doing much more. With a job change we moved onto our 3rd house. That house was full of hidden and expensive problems. Every year we were tearing something up to find the source of the problem. It was not built well to begin with. Today I am in my 5th and hopefully my last house. But one never knows. Hang in there.
I will put this in my prayers! Due to job changes we have moved many times. So I can say, been there, done that, with my first house. I think at the time I felt I had no choice. But in my old age I wonder if I could have gone down a different path. Creative people I think do better with the stress. I mean it can be so difficult when there are so many decisions to make. My second house also needed work and after removing 7 layers of wallpaper I was really not interested in doing much more. With a job change we moved onto our 3rd house. That house was full of hidden and expensive problems. Every year we were tearing something up to find the source of the problem. It was not built well to begin with. Today I am in my 5th and hopefully my last house. But one never knows. Hang in there.
I will put this in my prayers! Due to job changes we have moved many times. So I can say, been there, done that, with my first house. I think at the time I felt I had no choice. But in my old age I wonder if I could have gone down a different path. Creative people I think do better with the stress. I mean it can be so difficult when there are so many decisions to make. My second house also needed work and after removing 7 layers of wallpaper I was really not interested in doing much more. With a job change we moved onto our 3rd house. That house was full of hidden and expensive problems. Every year we were tearing something up to find the source of the problem. It was not built well to begin with. Today I am in my 5th and hopefully my last house. But one never knows. Hang in there.
I will put this in my prayers! Due to job changes we have moved many times. So I can say, been there, done that, with my first house. I think at the time I felt I had no choice. But in my old age I wonder if I could have gone down a different path. Creative people I think do better with the stress. I mean it can be so difficult when there are so many decisions to make. My second house also needed work and after removing 7 layers of wallpaper I was really not interested in doing much more. With a job change we moved onto our 3rd house. That house was full of hidden and expensive problems. Every year we were tearing something up to find the source of the problem. It was not built well to begin with. Today I am in my 5th and hopefully my last house. But one never knows. Hang in there.
Dear Julie-
Been there done that but never on such a large scale, just little cottages. I enjoy your updates, keep them coming.
Dear Julie-
Been there done that but never on such a large scale, just little cottages. I enjoy your updates, keep them coming.
Dear Julie-
Been there done that but never on such a large scale, just little cottages. I enjoy your updates, keep them coming.
Dear Julie-
Been there done that but never on such a large scale, just little cottages. I enjoy your updates, keep them coming.
Dear Julie-
Been there done that but never on such a large scale, just little cottages. I enjoy your updates, keep them coming.
Dear Julie-
Been there done that but never on such a large scale, just little cottages. I enjoy your updates, keep them coming.
Dear Julie-
Been there done that but never on such a large scale, just little cottages. I enjoy your updates, keep them coming.
Blimey Julie – i am in the middle of my very own modest renovation over here in the UK so can really relate to this post. But what i find most fascinating is the way that it’s built. Am I correct in thinking that the only brickwork seems to be in the basement and the rest is timber studwork presumably with a plaster panelling? Very different to my little brickwork house. Mine probably dates from the late 1890s and all the walls are brick. And no basement/celllar. But mine is much smaller.
Really fascinating because my day job is in ‘the built environment’ so really interested to see how it is done on the other side of the pond.
Blimey Julie – i am in the middle of my very own modest renovation over here in the UK so can really relate to this post. But what i find most fascinating is the way that it’s built. Am I correct in thinking that the only brickwork seems to be in the basement and the rest is timber studwork presumably with a plaster panelling? Very different to my little brickwork house. Mine probably dates from the late 1890s and all the walls are brick. And no basement/celllar. But mine is much smaller.
Really fascinating because my day job is in ‘the built environment’ so really interested to see how it is done on the other side of the pond.
Blimey Julie – i am in the middle of my very own modest renovation over here in the UK so can really relate to this post. But what i find most fascinating is the way that it’s built. Am I correct in thinking that the only brickwork seems to be in the basement and the rest is timber studwork presumably with a plaster panelling? Very different to my little brickwork house. Mine probably dates from the late 1890s and all the walls are brick. And no basement/celllar. But mine is much smaller.
Really fascinating because my day job is in ‘the built environment’ so really interested to see how it is done on the other side of the pond.
Blimey Julie – i am in the middle of my very own modest renovation over here in the UK so can really relate to this post. But what i find most fascinating is the way that it’s built. Am I correct in thinking that the only brickwork seems to be in the basement and the rest is timber studwork presumably with a plaster panelling? Very different to my little brickwork house. Mine probably dates from the late 1890s and all the walls are brick. And no basement/celllar. But mine is much smaller.
Really fascinating because my day job is in ‘the built environment’ so really interested to see how it is done on the other side of the pond.
Blimey Julie – i am in the middle of my very own modest renovation over here in the UK so can really relate to this post. But what i find most fascinating is the way that it’s built. Am I correct in thinking that the only brickwork seems to be in the basement and the rest is timber studwork presumably with a plaster panelling? Very different to my little brickwork house. Mine probably dates from the late 1890s and all the walls are brick. And no basement/celllar. But mine is much smaller.
Really fascinating because my day job is in ‘the built environment’ so really interested to see how it is done on the other side of the pond.
Blimey Julie – i am in the middle of my very own modest renovation over here in the UK so can really relate to this post. But what i find most fascinating is the way that it’s built. Am I correct in thinking that the only brickwork seems to be in the basement and the rest is timber studwork presumably with a plaster panelling? Very different to my little brickwork house. Mine probably dates from the late 1890s and all the walls are brick. And no basement/celllar. But mine is much smaller.
Really fascinating because my day job is in ‘the built environment’ so really interested to see how it is done on the other side of the pond.
Blimey Julie – i am in the middle of my very own modest renovation over here in the UK so can really relate to this post. But what i find most fascinating is the way that it’s built. Am I correct in thinking that the only brickwork seems to be in the basement and the rest is timber studwork presumably with a plaster panelling? Very different to my little brickwork house. Mine probably dates from the late 1890s and all the walls are brick. And no basement/celllar. But mine is much smaller.
Really fascinating because my day job is in ‘the built environment’ so really interested to see how it is done on the other side of the pond.
I love hearing, reading and seeing pics re: your home. I grew up in a 1914 home that we moved into on my bd when I was 5. The former owner gave me a Chatty Cathy doll when my Dad & I walked over the 2 blocks from soon-to-be old house to drop off some boxes. My parents for variety of reasons never renovated it and the previous owners had last renovated it in the 40’s! The wallpaper is/was amazing as well as some of the unique linoleum floors. Tiny attic rooms (think Sara Crewe A Little Princess), black coal marks still on the basement walls from when house heated that way. The house is still in the family lucky me I can still revisit it though some had to be renovated for my mom as she got older(sad to see the butler pantry, the broom closet with its ~30’s floral wallpaper, and the dancing ladies on the walls of powder room disappear into the trash). The neighborhood was developed pre-WW1 by family of a ahead-of-her-times woman that choose her own path & career vs the expectation and was an inspiration to many of us in the neighborhood as she still lived in one of the homes. So many stories live in and around our homes and towns, don’t they! Love hearing yours!
I love hearing, reading and seeing pics re: your home. I grew up in a 1914 home that we moved into on my bd when I was 5. The former owner gave me a Chatty Cathy doll when my Dad & I walked over the 2 blocks from soon-to-be old house to drop off some boxes. My parents for variety of reasons never renovated it and the previous owners had last renovated it in the 40’s! The wallpaper is/was amazing as well as some of the unique linoleum floors. Tiny attic rooms (think Sara Crewe A Little Princess), black coal marks still on the basement walls from when house heated that way. The house is still in the family lucky me I can still revisit it though some had to be renovated for my mom as she got older(sad to see the butler pantry, the broom closet with its ~30’s floral wallpaper, and the dancing ladies on the walls of powder room disappear into the trash). The neighborhood was developed pre-WW1 by family of a ahead-of-her-times woman that choose her own path & career vs the expectation and was an inspiration to many of us in the neighborhood as she still lived in one of the homes. So many stories live in and around our homes and towns, don’t they! Love hearing yours!
I love hearing, reading and seeing pics re: your home. I grew up in a 1914 home that we moved into on my bd when I was 5. The former owner gave me a Chatty Cathy doll when my Dad & I walked over the 2 blocks from soon-to-be old house to drop off some boxes. My parents for variety of reasons never renovated it and the previous owners had last renovated it in the 40’s! The wallpaper is/was amazing as well as some of the unique linoleum floors. Tiny attic rooms (think Sara Crewe A Little Princess), black coal marks still on the basement walls from when house heated that way. The house is still in the family lucky me I can still revisit it though some had to be renovated for my mom as she got older(sad to see the butler pantry, the broom closet with its ~30’s floral wallpaper, and the dancing ladies on the walls of powder room disappear into the trash). The neighborhood was developed pre-WW1 by family of a ahead-of-her-times woman that choose her own path & career vs the expectation and was an inspiration to many of us in the neighborhood as she still lived in one of the homes. So many stories live in and around our homes and towns, don’t they! Love hearing yours!
I love hearing, reading and seeing pics re: your home. I grew up in a 1914 home that we moved into on my bd when I was 5. The former owner gave me a Chatty Cathy doll when my Dad & I walked over the 2 blocks from soon-to-be old house to drop off some boxes. My parents for variety of reasons never renovated it and the previous owners had last renovated it in the 40’s! The wallpaper is/was amazing as well as some of the unique linoleum floors. Tiny attic rooms (think Sara Crewe A Little Princess), black coal marks still on the basement walls from when house heated that way. The house is still in the family lucky me I can still revisit it though some had to be renovated for my mom as she got older(sad to see the butler pantry, the broom closet with its ~30’s floral wallpaper, and the dancing ladies on the walls of powder room disappear into the trash). The neighborhood was developed pre-WW1 by family of a ahead-of-her-times woman that choose her own path & career vs the expectation and was an inspiration to many of us in the neighborhood as she still lived in one of the homes. So many stories live in and around our homes and towns, don’t they! Love hearing yours!
I love hearing, reading and seeing pics re: your home. I grew up in a 1914 home that we moved into on my bd when I was 5. The former owner gave me a Chatty Cathy doll when my Dad & I walked over the 2 blocks from soon-to-be old house to drop off some boxes. My parents for variety of reasons never renovated it and the previous owners had last renovated it in the 40’s! The wallpaper is/was amazing as well as some of the unique linoleum floors. Tiny attic rooms (think Sara Crewe A Little Princess), black coal marks still on the basement walls from when house heated that way. The house is still in the family lucky me I can still revisit it though some had to be renovated for my mom as she got older(sad to see the butler pantry, the broom closet with its ~30’s floral wallpaper, and the dancing ladies on the walls of powder room disappear into the trash). The neighborhood was developed pre-WW1 by family of a ahead-of-her-times woman that choose her own path & career vs the expectation and was an inspiration to many of us in the neighborhood as she still lived in one of the homes. So many stories live in and around our homes and towns, don’t they! Love hearing yours!
I love hearing, reading and seeing pics re: your home. I grew up in a 1914 home that we moved into on my bd when I was 5. The former owner gave me a Chatty Cathy doll when my Dad & I walked over the 2 blocks from soon-to-be old house to drop off some boxes. My parents for variety of reasons never renovated it and the previous owners had last renovated it in the 40’s! The wallpaper is/was amazing as well as some of the unique linoleum floors. Tiny attic rooms (think Sara Crewe A Little Princess), black coal marks still on the basement walls from when house heated that way. The house is still in the family lucky me I can still revisit it though some had to be renovated for my mom as she got older(sad to see the butler pantry, the broom closet with its ~30’s floral wallpaper, and the dancing ladies on the walls of powder room disappear into the trash). The neighborhood was developed pre-WW1 by family of a ahead-of-her-times woman that choose her own path & career vs the expectation and was an inspiration to many of us in the neighborhood as she still lived in one of the homes. So many stories live in and around our homes and towns, don’t they! Love hearing yours!
I love hearing, reading and seeing pics re: your home. I grew up in a 1914 home that we moved into on my bd when I was 5. The former owner gave me a Chatty Cathy doll when my Dad & I walked over the 2 blocks from soon-to-be old house to drop off some boxes. My parents for variety of reasons never renovated it and the previous owners had last renovated it in the 40’s! The wallpaper is/was amazing as well as some of the unique linoleum floors. Tiny attic rooms (think Sara Crewe A Little Princess), black coal marks still on the basement walls from when house heated that way. The house is still in the family lucky me I can still revisit it though some had to be renovated for my mom as she got older(sad to see the butler pantry, the broom closet with its ~30’s floral wallpaper, and the dancing ladies on the walls of powder room disappear into the trash). The neighborhood was developed pre-WW1 by family of a ahead-of-her-times woman that choose her own path & career vs the expectation and was an inspiration to many of us in the neighborhood as she still lived in one of the homes. So many stories live in and around our homes and towns, don’t they! Love hearing yours!
What kind of tiling would you use for tiling the kitchen and bathroom?
What kind of tiling would you use for tiling the kitchen and bathroom?
What kind of tiling would you use for tiling the kitchen and bathroom?
What kind of tiling would you use for tiling the kitchen and bathroom?
What kind of tiling would you use for tiling the kitchen and bathroom?
What kind of tiling would you use for tiling the kitchen and bathroom?
What kind of tiling would you use for tiling the kitchen and bathroom?