D-Day, Before
It's D-Day, Demolition Day. Let's take a look at the place BEFORE (Warning: many photos are out of focus.)
The entry way
The wall at the end of this hallway is coming down so that you can see the wooded backyard immediately upon entry. The parquet floor was imported from Bolivia where the original owner worked for the Peace Corps. We'll be saving that floor in the living room, but changing it out here.
The dining room
That green wall is magnetic. We hung children's artwork on it for some time, then turned it into a full-wall library. We sold or gave away 21 boxes of books in anticipation of the remodel. That was painful, but once the purge started, it felt refreshing to let go.
The china cabinet
This unit was made by the original owner of the house. We saved the bottom half and will replace the prototype bottom half that's in our basement. The basement unit housed our homeschool science/nature collection for many years.
The kitchen
The husband never liked the drop ceiling in the kitchen. It was lower than the other ceilings in the house. We took it down early in a bold "commitment to the project" action. We finally discovered why the drop ceiling was there: most of the upstairs plumbing pipes ran below the joists. That vinyl flooring was not original to the house. The original flooring (1970's orange) had to be replaced after the Great Flood, an event that occurred nearly 20 years ago when the dishwasher cutoff valve never cut off.
The bar and bathroom
Here's a peek into the bathroom (pocket door at end of aisle), pantry (bi-fold doors to left of aisle) and the bar area. More drop ceiling and fluorescent lighting.
The entry way
The wall at the end of this hallway is coming down so that you can see the wooded backyard immediately upon entry. The parquet floor was imported from Bolivia where the original owner worked for the Peace Corps. We'll be saving that floor in the living room, but changing it out here.
The dining room
That green wall is magnetic. We hung children's artwork on it for some time, then turned it into a full-wall library. We sold or gave away 21 boxes of books in anticipation of the remodel. That was painful, but once the purge started, it felt refreshing to let go.
The china cabinet
This unit was made by the original owner of the house. We saved the bottom half and will replace the prototype bottom half that's in our basement. The basement unit housed our homeschool science/nature collection for many years.
The kitchen
The husband never liked the drop ceiling in the kitchen. It was lower than the other ceilings in the house. We took it down early in a bold "commitment to the project" action. We finally discovered why the drop ceiling was there: most of the upstairs plumbing pipes ran below the joists. That vinyl flooring was not original to the house. The original flooring (1970's orange) had to be replaced after the Great Flood, an event that occurred nearly 20 years ago when the dishwasher cutoff valve never cut off.
The bar and bathroom
Here's a peek into the bathroom (pocket door at end of aisle), pantry (bi-fold doors to left of aisle) and the bar area. More drop ceiling and fluorescent lighting.
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