Sunday, October 15, 2017

Bye bye, Tudor



So we bought this really cool, and really damaged, 1928 Tudor house at the end of 2012 and moved in in January of 2013. We did a LOT to it over the three and a half years we lived there.

 Alas, our time there ran its course and we said goodbye. 


We painted every inch of it. re-plumbed the ENTIRE house. Replaced the plumbing line from the road to the house (water pressure was AMAZING after that!), replaced the old fuse box with a proper breaker box (thanks for the box, Dad!), and wired the attic for electricity.

We took the kitchen down to studs and took it from this...

to this...



The dining room was a thing of beauty. 

Before
After

Moving Day

I changed the living room more times than I can count. 

Before
After - close up 


We finally brought the furniture from the upstairs family room downstairs to the living room. I'll admit this was my favorite arrangement for this room. Too bad we waited so long to do it! 
My view from the chair by the fire. 


Moving Day






Both girls shared this room. Half bath through the door.


Moving Day




This was originally the family room - the only room in the house that was done from the get go. I like sitting rooms on the second floor. They are more private and familiar than rooms on the main floor.

As the kids got older, we moved our son in here.

Moving Day








The smaller picture looks bluer than it really was. It was darker like the picture on the right.


Overall, we liked living there and it will be missed. But it was time for the next adventure. 

This door is one of the things I miss the most. And the bathroom...