our house was originally built in 1913. I often think about the number of lives, families, and memories this house has known. It is hard to imagine how many girls may have received their first goodnight kiss on our front porch, how birthdays and Christmas mornings people celebrated near our fireplace, or how many family meals were cooked in our kitchen. it is all pretty cool to consider. we bought our home in 2008 and have steadily been making improvements to it.
first was the exterior - it was in dire need of a face lift. here is the before:
here is the after:
we remodeled our upstairs bathroom last year, keeping the original cast iron claw foot tub. it has become my favorite room in the house, nothing like escaping with a bubble bath, good book... and yeah, a glass of wine works too! we are currently in the process of remodeling our basement to create a real "media/guest room" and begin to take advantage of a sizeable portion of our home that we have never used. in fact, as I write I am listening to the tile guy cutting tile below me and the dogs are going nuts over the unfamiliar sound of Russian being spoken by men in our home. it is fun to make changes to your home to make it your own, but I also love to try to keep the spirit of the original 1913 home. as I have previously mentioned - we decided upon moving in that we needed to throw a party in honor of its "centennial" in 2013. will keep you posted!
