The Good Old Days.....

....when wallpaper was cheap and plentiful. Below are just a few of the wallpaper patterns I found in the little white house during the clean out.

Found in the kitchen, several layers down.

Also in the kitchen. This is one of my favorites. I'd love to have this in my own kitchen.

Bathroom. I would seriously, seriously love to have the mid-century fish in my bathroom as well. So cute.

Changes My Friend Are Blowing In The Wind

Exciting things are happening at my little white house. In the front bedroom room, the floor had a bad spot that was sunken a good six inches. We thought that the floor joists were running in the short direction across the room and that one joist has slipped off of the sill plate. After our carpenter, Gary, tore into the floor, we discovered that the joists were running the long direction along the room and that SIX different joists were snapped in the same place.

Gary (see below) shored them up. He attached treated 2" x 8"s to the broken joists and then put treated 4" x 4" posts running perpendicular under the ends of the joists. The 4" x 4"s rest on concrete blocks. This new floor is not going anywhere. The floor was then covered plywood. I'll put pictures of that up soon.

The Transformation Begins

Today was my first real work day on the house. My boyfriend D is in town, so we decided to takkle some rotten exterior trim around the windows.

We began by removing the storm windows and the rotten trim.

Then we added new boards and re-caulked the windows. I also primed the new boards. Once they get a coat of paint, I'll put up the final results.

...Or a Nightmare

This fairytale may not be all it's cracked to be. It could actually be a whole lot of work.

The Grand Salon

Space

Space

The Formal Dining Room

The Custom Cabinets

The Six -Burner Viking Range

Space

The Exquisite Inlaid Wood Floors

A Fairy Tale of Sorts...

Once upon a time a grammy lived in a little white house protected by an eagle. The mustachioed father, the permed mother, and the bunny-toting little girl would visit often and spend holidays there. The grammy eventually sold the house and it remained shut-off to the family for 15 years....until now. The little girl grew up, went to architecture school, and decided to buy the house. Then chaos ensued.....

The Imposing Front Facade

The Garage (Note the grounds-keeper standing in the formal garden.)

The Rear Loggia

The Guest House