End of the first year

In 2013 we....

Bought the Bunny Manse
Cleaned out the house
Finished 95% of the interior demolition
Completed the plans for what the inside will look like one day (Thank you Madam Sara! for getting us on the same page about so many small details that will make our house a home)
Repaired the plaster in two rooms and two hallways
Replaced the floor in one room, sanded & sealed the floor in two other rooms and a hallway

Installed our dream kitchen (to 95%) which one day will be even more amazing with a butler, laundry, and sunroom all accessible right there too.

Paid off the loan to my parents - THANK YOU! They loaned us the cash to purchase the vacant lot next door - our South Lawn - and we finish paying off that loan this week.

So far we're at 190k spent on the house, the lot, and the repairs. We're halfway there!

In 2014 we hope we will...

finish the downstairs (bulter, bathroom, laundry, living room, hall/entry, closets)
finish the upstairs (4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, hallway)
finish the new construction portion (sunroom, master bath, decklette)

2015 will then give me the chance to....
LANDSCAPE!

A rose garden outside the downstairs bathroom
A kitchen vegetable garden outside the kitchen
A lovely place for Madeline to run jump and play
Beds for my bulbs
Circuitous pathways to get lost in the yard or enjoy solitude in the middle of the city.
plantings in the front yard, along the sidewalk, and by the driveway
An actual fence that is pretty and in the right place

Comments

a second kitchen design

Taking into account comments, good ideas, and original plans I think we have a new contender. No, before we hadn't thought about where the microwave would go or the trashcan. :) Originally Sara had us putting the range on the chimney and running counters all around it. We couldn't figure out how in practise that would work and started dreaming about dual ovens and cooktops in counters and all sorts of things that are fancy and pretty, but not really needed for how we live now or plan to live later. This one gives Harris a gas cook top and me a convection oven. Dual fuel from bosch and we're both happy. It also creates two separate work stations on either side of the range and will fit around the door that will exist for the next year, but not forever. I like that this way we're not building out something that will have to be torn out in 12 months. I really really hate that. ...

reflecting, thinking about what's next

Reading through the blog, mainly to look at the ruin that was our house and the wee little babes that were our babies, now walking, running, yelling girls and found this from January 2016 What's left - the girls bathroom, master suite, sunroom, tile patching in 2 bathrooms, butler pantry. Summer kitchen. Landscaping. We've completed the girls bathroom, butler pantry, and landscaping. The sunroom is ALMOST finished. After living in the house with three girls we've changed plans a little bit for the remaining work. We're opting to turn what would have been mine and Harris's bedroom, closet, and bathroom into a bonus room of sorts. We'll also leave the wall there and add the washer/dryer upstairs and some desk space so the girls have a place to work. We also will build a general storage closet up there so clothing doesnt have to go up and down to the attic each season. We've also decided we need a shower upstairs, so the clawfoot that is in bad shape up...

Two fun finds

We knew the house had 'help' from the census records and because the service stair exits into the plainest bedroom upstairs. The was also the tangle of wires right by the kitchen that at one point held the call system. In each room, there is also a protruding wire in the wall that is not a light switch. These are the call buttons, or at least, what is left of them Also, in the center of the dining room floor that was :sob: there was this lovely gadget. You use it to call for the next course or for whenever you needed the kitchen help to reappear. It would have been connected to a button or level under the table. When they pull up the flooring, this will be salvaged. Maybe we'll reinstall it so I can ask Harris to bring me glasses of milk.

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