The House

Would you  like to see what on earth we're up against, here?  How about some pictures?

These pictures are far from flattering.  They were taken at our final walk through just before we actually purchased the house.   Without having a floor plan, it's difficult to explain where in the house each room is, but you'll at least get the idea of where we are starting.

This is our home. Exactly as we received it, less the cleaning supplies that were sitting around for the last minute tidy up, ordered by the seller's agent.

Come On In...

The formal front living room.  This is the room you enter as you come through the front door.  The fireplace appears to be all original with the coal burning fireplace left intact.  We're not sure of it's internal condition.

View from the dining room to the front living room.

The dining room.  It is located to the right of the front living room.

Front, left room.  We are not sure of the original purpose of this room, but it was being used as an office for by the previous owner, who we believed worked from home as a photographer.

The downstairs hallway, looking into the front left room.

Main full bath, off the first floor hallway.

The stairs!  It is safe to say we're in love with them and they are in fantastic condition!

The kitchen was completely remodeled sometime in the past 5 years.  

Everything was updated at that time.

The stove is amazing.  We both agree it probably isn't where we would have spent our money had we done the remodel ourselves.  However we are definitely psyched that it was installed!!

FINALLY!  A pantry!

There is also a butler's pantry off of the kitchen.  It appears to have the original cabinets.   However, the countertop was replaced to match the kitchen countertop.  

The door goes through to the dining room.

Here is another view of the butler's pantry and hall to the front right room and a nice sized closet.

The front right room has windows on 3 walls.  This room was probably intended to be the actual office or just simply a small bedroom.  Unfortunately, the previous owners found that it was the best place to lock their cats.  What a shame.

Mud room and laundry room.

The master bedroom is difficult to explain.  There are two decent sized closets and the original single door closet, a master bathroom, and a small sitting area.   

However, it is just enough room for a bed and some bedroom furniture.

In the master bedroom we noticed some tile on the floor.  On further inspection, it turned out to be a fireplace hearth!  There is, indeed, a fireplace hidden behind that wall.  That was a nice surprise! The chimney will need to be inspected, though.  We are hoping there isn't a reason it was covered up.

The master bathroom (in our opinion) is... well... tragic!  HAHA!  Not our taste AT ALL, but the worst part is really the quality of which it was constructed.  Lights aren't centered with the mirror and the mirror isn't centered to the vanity.  HA!  Awesome.  At least the plumbing is there for the remodel.  :)

On to the most mysterious portion of the house.  The added rear family room and what we for now, we are calling the sun room because we don't know what to call it.  We found out recently that this portion of the house was actually used as a flower shop at one point.  

There was carpet throughout this portion of the house, and we were only able to guess what might be underneath.   However, there were certainly some good discoveries...  

You'll have to wait and check for updates to see what we found, though!  HWU HWU HWU!

In the lower portion of this section, we found out that several of the walls are actually exposed brick that had been stuccoed over.  We LOVE exposed brick.  We're going to have to see if we can undo all that.  Fingers crossed!

On to upstairs!  

Upstairs hallway.  Aren't these floors gorgeous?

This is the upstairs left bedroom with walk-in closet.

The upstairs right bedroom also has a walk in-closet, a bunch more storage shelving, only ONE outlet (geesh)  and a pretty cool hidden surprise!  Again...  You'll have to wait and see what we found.  

The attic.  It's big.  It's pretty dark.  It's a little creepy.  It's the place we're still not completely comfortable with.  But... there is a bunch of space for storage, and it even has a second level  where the HVAC handler is.  This may one day offer even more room for whatever we need.

The upstairs bathroom is definitely a charming little bathroom.  Lots of potential here!  We think this is probably the original bathtub to the house, also.

Let's go outside.  

The landscaping needs work.  There's definitely evidence that someone once put a bunch of time and money into the landscaping.  It was unfortunately let go a bit, but we're really looking forward to putting our mark on all that's green.

Ahh yes.  The garage.  What a unique garage. There is  LOTS of light and a super tall ceiling.  Definitely, some great potential for this space.  Ultimately we know a larger shop/garage will have to be added on the property though.  We aren't really a two car garage kind of family.  Ha!

Super high ceilings!  Hmmm...  change the track routing and their will be room for a lift.  Hmmmm...  There is also an attic space above that ceiling.  That will have to be looked at a little closer as we aren't sure how usable it is.

So... that's what it looked like when we took possession.  Wait till you see what we start uncovering.  It certainly gets interesting and the ideas for the house really get exciting!

So until next time...

Thanks for stopping by!

- Holly, Scott, and Tucker