windows

...now browsing by tag

Back bedroom

Thursday, July 15th, 2004

Hello…I am writing this from the future, September 2008 to be exact. Things today look much different than they did back in your time. Since these pictures were taken, this room was used for over two years for Chloe’s bedroom and since served as a “dumping ground” for everything we didn’t know what to do with, as well as a temporary sleeping area for Ginger for a few months. We are now reclaiming this room and converting it into our family/guest room. See the changes that we’ve made.

Back window of back bedroom

Side window of back bedroom

Posted in Family room | 1 Response »

Kitchen, as we bought it

Thursday, July 15th, 2004

This is how our kitchen looked when we bought the house. Didn’t go to well with the 1911 house, although it definitely had its own brand of charm…

Posted in Exterior, Kitchen | No Responses »

Living room (before pics)

Thursday, July 15th, 2004

The living room, like the dining room and foyer, has the original, stained woodwork. While it’s not in perfect condition, it looks very good and gives a feel of real craftsmanship. Also, we were very excited about having a fireplace again!

Among the many other unusual things about this house was the fact that there were very few openable windows in the downstairs. Notice how the picture and double hung windows on the left side of the picture are not actually windows. Someone went to the trouble of removing the original windows and replacing them with sheet glass. It was like being in an office building, with no fresh air. We put opening windows high on our rehab list.

Posted in Living room | No Responses »

Dining room (before pics)

Thursday, July 15th, 2004

This is how our dining room looked when we bought the house. The intact, unstained woodwork was one of the main factors that drew us to this house. We had looked at so many houses that had painted or, even worse, missing woodwork. We really fell in love with the look of the flat-grained fir wainscotting and box beams. We later replaced the fixture with a more appropriate (Craftsman) one, and we moved this one out onto the back patio. We were not, however, very fond of the fact that all the windows had been removed from the room, cutting off any potential for airflow.

Posted in Dining room | 1 Response »