Posted on October 26, 2007 by hlarsenca
The master bedroom was a nicely sized room, but with a sink in the corner of the bedroom and an oddly angled doorway to the bath (which was about 4′ square and included a bidet, toilet and a spit sink) it needed a serious re-do. The master closet entered into the room as well and [...]
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Posted on October 16, 2007 by hlarsenca
Back and forth, back and forth like a tennis ball at Wimbledon. Let’s put the wall here, no, let’s not because it blocks the view. Let’s put the stove on this side and the fridge on the other. No, that won’t fit. Let’s put a window in here and french doors here. No, that will [...]
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Posted on October 13, 2007 by hlarsenca
Hootie and the Sanchez on the Lil’ Giant ladder
So Jeff was at the house tonight and we have more wildlife infiltrating our lives. We’ve identified our newest member as a Whiskered Screech Owl and named him Hootie and the Sanchez (cousin to hamster Hammy Sagar Sanchez.) Jeff was just a few inches from it, and [...]
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Posted on October 13, 2007 by hlarsenca
fireplace viewed from the living room
fireplace viewed from the old dining area/new kitchen area
We LOVE the wrap-around fireplace in the living room and kitchen area or what was formerly the dining area. Although it was suggested we remove the fireplace by more than one person, we couldn’t bear to do that because it [...]
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Posted on October 6, 2007 by hlarsenca
One of our favorite parts of the house are the windows, windows, windows. They’re in the front, in the back and up high which is good for those late night trips to the refrigerator sans p.j.’s.
living room windows
The windows above are in the living room and look out the back of the house down [...]
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Posted on October 6, 2007 by hlarsenca
I found a quote that pretty much sums up what it is to remodel a house: “Plans are only good intention unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.”
Funny thing is, we didn’t start this project with a plan (except for the one Jeff scribbled out on a napkin.) And yes, it certainly has proved to [...]
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