Well, as you know, we bought our new OLD home in November 2014. The girls and I were so excited to be home owners again and we couldn't wait to put our own mark on it. My entire life, I have been in L.O.V.E. with old homes. I love old, thick moldings. I love high ceilings with large wooden doors. I love the wavy glass of the wood windows that stick in the humidity. I love the wood floors that creak and moan when you walk on them, you name it. I literally get major heart palpitations walking into a gorgeous old home (or a salvage shop but that's for another post). There's something about the charm of the old features that a lot of people would want to change and update but those quirks just make me want to move in!
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| Love my old front door. Needs a coat of paint but I love the wavy glass. |
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| Look at my fab-u-lous Greek Key tile. It's so pretty - just needs a good polish to bring it back to life! Wish I could say the same for me! |
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| The wood-burning fireplace is one of my favorite spots. It has a door on the outside, at the base of the chimney, to unload all the ash. Then I literally could say - "nice ash!" |
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| These French doors lead from the dining room to the front hallway. Those curtains H.A.V.E. to go though! |
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| Old glass door knobs just make me swoon! |
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| The quirkiness of this room is fun. The door to the right leads to a small walk-in closet and there are 2 to the left that lead to the hallway. Why? No one knows! Be sure to make note of the ever-so-lovely acoustic ceiling tiles! |
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| With great old windows come termites, lots of termites and their droppings! |
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| Under that ugly blue carpeting? Wood stairs with lots of layers of paint - oh joy! |
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| And under the paneling - another layer of paneling! Seriously! Who the heck did that!?! (Note: Some serious, and I mean serious, cursing went on while removing this hideousness from the walls. I still have the physical, and mental scars, to prove it! |
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| We have a basement, yes, in Florida! Its teeny-tiny, has a dryer that does not work but I think it will make a great wine cellar . . . someday! |
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| Lots of houses in our neighborhood have these old planters/urns that make the perfect accent to any front entry, when cleaned up! |
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| A metal wheelchair ramp? While necessary for the previous owner, doesn't add much charm, does it? |
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| And a lovely generator kind of sitting in the middle of the yard. That has GOTS to go! |
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| I did find a box of silver, not sterling but there were a few silver-plated pieces. We took it as a sign since some of the pieces were monogrammed with a M! Well, more than likely, it's a W for the previous owner but we can always look at it from another angle. |
Well, as we like to call it, this is our "Home of Potential!" We have made a lot of changes and I can't wait to share them with you but that is for another post.
- Kristin
