We currently rent a townhome in the calm, quiet, boring suburbs.
We have just entered into an agreement to buy a huge 117 year old house in the City that needs MAJOR renovation.
When I say MAJOR I am not exaggerating!
Here are some pics I took today with my phone-
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| Window in the bathroom. Other bathroom pics were too blurry to use due to my holding a screaming toddler who would likely have went straight for the giant hole in the floor where the tub was once |
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| This will be the kids room. It is HUGE and adjoins our room. Yes, that is a fire escape you see through the window. At one time this gem was a boarding house! |
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| Another view of the kid's room |
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| One of the lovely arched windows at the front of the house. This will likely be my sewing/craft room (yeah!!) |
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| Same room as above. Isn't that door sweet? (just look past the junk, it's there! |
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| Kinda scary steps to the attic rooms |
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| Some of the lovely woodwork! Lots of elbow grease and this will be gorgeous! |
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| Stained glass |
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| Living room fireplace. Most of the tiles are there and will be replaced. |
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| Dining room, looking into the sunroom |
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| Kitchen. Hmm, something is missing... Oh yes, a kitchen |
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| Fireplace in the Master BR. I am all about this! (that's the door that separates our room from the little kid's room) |
My amazing brothers are working their butts off to get this house ready for us to occupy in 6 weeks on a non-existent budget. (We are helping, but they provide all the skill and talent here!)
They are astoundingly fantastic and I am forever grateful to them for everything they are doing for us! (I think it helps that we are going to be next-door-neighbors to my brother, Nick!)
We will have all the junk gone, it will be safe for the little ones and we will have at least a basically functioning bathroom and kitchen
As scary as it looks right now, I know in my heart there is a wonderful house just waiting to come out!
I can't wait to start this new chapter!
4 comments:
welcome to the world of renovating. we are doing the same to a ranch style on 10 acres... I can' wait to move... Did you get to keep the treadle sewing machine I spied in the future sewing room?
I am definitely hoping to keep it!
This is an amazing house! I can't wait to see the renovatings. Yeap! I saw the treadle sewing maching too. I also saw the cute little table and beaveled mirror. I would love to find an old house like this to fix up. I think I watch too much HGTV and DIY.
Thanks!
I think the DIY network and HGTV have lulled me into thinking this is easily doable.
I mean, I never break a sweat watching any of those shows! LOL!
I am a bit terrified that I have bitten off more than we can chew here, but if it works out the way I am imagining it could, it will be worth it!
I will definitely be chronicling this adventure on the blog!
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