Woke up in the farmhouse this morning! Started the day with coffee by the fire with the Hubby, enjoyed the quiet together, watched the sun rise dark orange. Took a hot shower in the beautiful new/old bathroom and now sitting down to work in my office.
More details later with photos!
-Ann
Monday, July 30, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Home Stretch!
We have been BUSY! With that in mind, we will post pictures with brief explanations.
The bathroom floor. New 5" width walnut flooring:
A sneak peak at the bathroom colors:
The tub and sink back from their spa makeovers, ready to be installed in the bathroom:
The cool ceiling in Ann's office:
The front yard being trenched for the new electric:
Well, that's all for now. Another update soon, we promise!!!!
-Kevin & Ann
Monday, April 30, 2012
A Proper Update
It appears from our recent blog posts that we haven't given a proper update on the inside work on the house, so that is the purpose of this post.
The Lead Paint Issue
Instead of trying to remove the majority of the paint, we have chosen to go the encapsulation route, meaning, we will paint everything. Twice if necessary. After much research, we feel this is the best route for us to take from a budget and safety perspective.
Family Room
All of the wallpaper is down and the cracks have been patched. The old cement is off the chimney and we've picked the floor paint. Next project: sand the walls, paint walls and trim. Install wood beam the width of the room as we've discovered when someone walks upstairs, the ceiling bows and bounces. (yes, yikes!) This is true for the living room as well. The beams will be laminated veneer so they are exactly straight and flat, and constructed based on the exact dimensions of the rooms within the house in order to account for the load-bearing walls. And they are surprisingly affordable compared to solid wood, not only hard to get a hold of these days, more expensive and has a tendency to warp over time -- which is our problem in the first place. We will box them in and paint them to match the trim. I'm excited about installing these beams for the support and stability it will give the house overall. Maybe something funny to get excited about but here in tornado country, it's a pretty attractive project!
Here is the color scheme for the family room and living room:
Looks much better, don't you agree?
I'm looking forward to getting the floor painted as the gray looks really great with the yellow walls and white trim! The paint is impressively sturdy -- it is industrial floor paint and will clean really well, but also shows a bit of character of the original floors.
Living Room
All of the wallpaper is steamed off the walls and ceiling.
Of course, these 'After' pics are really 'During.'
The plaster patching and painting will happen after the new beams go in.
Kitchen
Most of the subfloor is in. The plumbing is in. The electrical will go in soon. We have a new window!!!
We are still discussing how to handle the window on the right. Stay tuned!
Downstairs Bathroom
The plumbing is done, the subfloor is in, and we are in the process of refinishing the outside of our 1925 clawfoot tub. We will have a professional company come in to reglaze/refinish the inside but they don't do the outside. We have some special plans for the paint, but I don't want to share that just yet. I think the final "After" will be striking (IMHO) so I want to save that for effect.
As soon as the tub is finished, we will:
-- drywall and drop the ceiling about one foot,
-- put up the new wall with door (of course),
-- install the walnut hardwood flooring & poly it,
-- work on that hole where a window used to be (this room used to be an outside porch),
-- flip the electrical box around to the opposite side of the wall it is currently on,
-- paint, install new toilet, basin taps and medicine cabinet, towel bars, etc.
In order to move in, we need a kitchen of some sort and a full, working bathroom so that is our game plan right now.
Stay tuned! There will be a lot of activity in the next few months!
-- Ann
The Lead Paint Issue
Instead of trying to remove the majority of the paint, we have chosen to go the encapsulation route, meaning, we will paint everything. Twice if necessary. After much research, we feel this is the best route for us to take from a budget and safety perspective.
Family Room
All of the wallpaper is down and the cracks have been patched. The old cement is off the chimney and we've picked the floor paint. Next project: sand the walls, paint walls and trim. Install wood beam the width of the room as we've discovered when someone walks upstairs, the ceiling bows and bounces. (yes, yikes!) This is true for the living room as well. The beams will be laminated veneer so they are exactly straight and flat, and constructed based on the exact dimensions of the rooms within the house in order to account for the load-bearing walls. And they are surprisingly affordable compared to solid wood, not only hard to get a hold of these days, more expensive and has a tendency to warp over time -- which is our problem in the first place. We will box them in and paint them to match the trim. I'm excited about installing these beams for the support and stability it will give the house overall. Maybe something funny to get excited about but here in tornado country, it's a pretty attractive project!
Here is the color scheme for the family room and living room:
And here is the family room chimney before and after...
Before:
After:
I'm looking forward to getting the floor painted as the gray looks really great with the yellow walls and white trim! The paint is impressively sturdy -- it is industrial floor paint and will clean really well, but also shows a bit of character of the original floors.
Living Room
All of the wallpaper is steamed off the walls and ceiling.
Before:
Before
After
After
The plaster patching and painting will happen after the new beams go in.
Kitchen
Most of the subfloor is in. The plumbing is in. The electrical will go in soon. We have a new window!!!
It's the one in the middle. :-)
Downstairs Bathroom
The plumbing is done, the subfloor is in, and we are in the process of refinishing the outside of our 1925 clawfoot tub. We will have a professional company come in to reglaze/refinish the inside but they don't do the outside. We have some special plans for the paint, but I don't want to share that just yet. I think the final "After" will be striking (IMHO) so I want to save that for effect.
As soon as the tub is finished, we will:
-- drywall and drop the ceiling about one foot,
-- put up the new wall with door (of course),
-- install the walnut hardwood flooring & poly it,
-- work on that hole where a window used to be (this room used to be an outside porch),
-- flip the electrical box around to the opposite side of the wall it is currently on,
-- paint, install new toilet, basin taps and medicine cabinet, towel bars, etc.
In order to move in, we need a kitchen of some sort and a full, working bathroom so that is our game plan right now.
Stay tuned! There will be a lot of activity in the next few months!
-- Ann
Monday, March 5, 2012
Tornado Friday, Snow Monday -- I'm Confused!
The weather here is wacky to say the least!
We woke up to this today:
~Ann
We woke up to this today:
~Ann
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Destruction In Our Town
As you probably know by now a series of tornados went through our area (and our town) yesterday. We watched the closest one (from a safe place) pass within 1/4 to 1/2 mile from our house. God spared us any damage but many here were not so fortunate. We appreciate all your prayers and would ask that you please pray for our neighbors who lost family and friends as a result of the storm.
Here are some pictures we took in town this morning.
This used to be a lumber mill:
I guess I wasn't prepared....
The markers for Willie and Ruth Tash, next to their son Everett M. Tash, the last Tash to live in the house:
Here are some pictures we took in town this morning.
This used to be a lumber mill:
The trees were snapped like toothpicks:
This used to be someone's home:
Near the cemetery:
As we neared the cemetery where the Tashes are buried, we saw this and knew the scene would be grim
I guess I wasn't prepared....
The marker for the man that built our house, Christian Tash, Sr. and his wife Matilda:
The markers for Willie and Ruth Tash, next to their son Everett M. Tash, the last Tash to live in the house:
This used to be a little one room church at the cemetery:
The tornado clearly went up and over the hill in this very spot. Very frightening to stand there, look at the devastation and try to comprehend the power of that storm.
We are counting our blessings as we are safe, and everyone we know personally here is safe ... in the end, that's all that really matters.
~Kevin & Ann
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