It is hard to believe that we are into August. Almost 4 months have gone by since starting this project. We do love this place, and are so happy we have it. But it has been hard work...and a lot of it. We are sore and tired. We smell like paint and look like hard laborers. My hair is tinged white, and although I have some natural gray, most of the white is primer that will not wash out. When I am not wearing scrubs for work, my attire consists of faded, paint splotched T shirts and shorts. Haven't worn make up since when? And forget about manicured hands and feet. Captain Man did make time for a haircut last week, as he was looking like he had stepped back into the 60"s. I am not complaining, just stating that we are working hard trying to make our house our home.
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| New window spot |
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| Level and plumb? |
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| The back of the house with new window added |
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| What it looked like before the new window installation |
Our new window is in and it was a huge process. This property is in the historical district and before changing anything on the outside of the house, it must be approved by the Historical Committee. This involves submitting a request along with pictures, drawing, etc., anything to show and impress upon the panel that any changes you plan to make will not take away from the historical value or integrity of the property. Thankfully, Captain Man did his homework and provided them with clear explanation and supporting documentation to get their approval. Once approved, then we had to find a triple wood window (the Historical Committee will not approve vinyl windows) to match the existing one. That was much more difficult. He found a company online that makes windows according to your specifications, and the shipping date was supposed to be approximately 3 weeks, which turned out to be a bit longer. So that was probably over 2 months ago. Finally the window arrived and it was damaged. Bummer!!! Apparently, it was dropped somewhere along the way. So we had to wait for a replacement. But once we got the new undamaged window installed, Captain Man was a happy camper. The back of the house now provides us with a beautiful view of the property and river. We love it!
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| Our view towards the side of the property |
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| Our view of facing the river |
The exterior is getting its much needed love as well. One side is scraped, primed, caulked and painted. All except for the trim.
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| One side done minus the trim |
The paint color choice that won out ... Muslin, with trim being Straw Harvest. Excited!
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| A few days ago |
Our unpainted living room is being filled with kitchen cabinets. Captain Man has been assembling the cabinets this week and hopefully most of them will be installed in the kitchen soon. I have painted the kitchen/dining room and the laundry closet.
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| Living room - that's a toilet in there? |
Yep...working hard to get this home in shape. We are so pleased and we are thankful that we can do this. We hope to have many wonderful, happy memories to share with our family and friends in this place. Can't wait!!!
Until next time...
Enjoy!
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