Well after being in the house for about 3 weeks, I'm finally getting around to gathering all my "before" pictures to show. Most of these pictures I took at our inspection of this house... which was back in July or August {before the
first sell of the Hickory House fell through - read about that
here}. So if you pay close attention to the outside pictures you'll notice the seasons aren't the same. I did forget to take pictures of certain rooms during the inspection {like the front of the house and the kitchen...
my mind was absent that day...}, so a few pictures I recently took.
A couple of facts about the house...
- it's 100+ years old
- we nicknamed it the "rainbow house" when we first looked at... you'll soon see why.
- the style of the house is folk victorian, not to be confused with a traditional victorian with lots of bay windows and gingerbread trim... folk victorian is more simple and usually the house is a square or "L" shape.... ours is pretty much a square.
- 3 bedroom, 2.5 half {3 bedroom is a step down from our house we just moved out of which was 4 bedroom... but we were fine with that}
- 2 story {all the bedrooms are on the 2nd floor}, and it does have a basement, but not one we could ever "finish"
- this house is part of Caleb & I's attempt to live more simply that what we did before {smaller house, lower mortgage payment}
Let the tour begin....
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| Front - I don't love the colors... but I don't hate them. For now they will stay as is. Can you spot Lola?? |
And lets transition back to the summer season... :)
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| Anyone else need deck stairs that 20 people could stand on at a time? |
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| I love the old details like this door handle and the trim - this is the original front door of the house. |
Foyer/Entry
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| Did you know red is one of my least favorite colors on walls??? Lucky me! Don't worry... these are short-lived. |
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| Standing on the landing of the stairs, you can either go up or take a back hallway to the kitchen |
Living Room
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| Dark purple? Also not a fan... |
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| The first of two fireplaces |
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| Standing in the dining room looking into the living room |
Dining Room
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| Ugly green? Yes! |
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| Fireplace #2... that's the previous owner's wood, not mine. I inquired about buying it... she wanted $200... ummm no. |
Kitchen
Pumpkin orange, anyone?
I already changed the lights over the kitchen island... they were too big and horrible looking! I forgot to take real pictures before they came down, so here are phone pics of Caleb and his dad taking them down...
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| They were as wide as the island itself! |
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| And two of them! I couldn't wait to get rid of them so I could stop ducking my head while cooking! |
And here you can see what I replaced them with... simple globe lights! One still without a bulb. :)
Laundry
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| Washer/Dryer coming soon! They will be stacked in that corner! |
Bedrooms
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| This room also needs painting and that crap taken off the wall... are you seeing a pattern here? |
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| This is a VERY old dress that was found within the walls of the house during renovations years ago... it stayed with the house as part of the history. |
Hall bathroom
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| I love the classic black & white tiles in this bathroom |
Master Bedroom
Master bath
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| Walk-in shower tile floor... so glad her tile choices weren't anything like the wall color choices! |
That's pretty much it! Lots of painting has already taken place so those pictures will come as I get more rooms in order!
