Old Pictures of Our House

Our neighbor grew up in the house next door to ours and gave us the following pictures of our house.

The first picture is when he was just a few days home from the hospital - that is our house in the background.

The second was when he was about 10 - the building on the right is the back of our house.

We currently have one giant willow oak tree next to the house - there were two until last year when one died.  There used to be at least two more in the back yard.  The last picture shows the front of our house and the remains of one of those backyard trees.  The house looks almost the same now - except for the fake shutters.

Sheet Rock!

We have solid walls and a/c!

Front bedroom and closet with handy (via a tall ladder) storage above (the ceiling is 10 feet  high)

Middle bedroom and closet with same handy storage area

The living room - that pile is the flooring from/for the other rooms

Pantry on the left, hot water closet on the right.  The wire hanging out of the wall is either for the oven or the stove... 

Kitchen window and hood vent (imagine the sink under the window) 

Master bedroom and doorway to the bathroom

Master bedroom entrance on the left and bathroom (the green walls) on the right 

Exciting picture of the laundry room - notice the vent to the outside

Dining room french doors and the transom window above 

New side entrance and porch

The porch again

And again

The floors in the living room and two front bedrooms will look like this - eventually.  The reddish shade is from the aging of the polyurethane - not sure how long it will take to turn this color....

A blurry picture of the back of the house with its new siding (and my monster tomato plants blocking the view)

Last year all the zucchini were killed by squash borers - this year they are giant.  

Monster zucchini - this plant must be at least 5 feet in diameter!

Here it is again - there are two rows of tomatoes and two of peppers behind it!  (and my beans have sprouted - they are in the front of the picture)

Almost Walls

Not too much photo-worthy progress as of late.  But here are the walls - almost.  Sheet rock will begin next week.

Front Bedroom closet with storage area above (and the floor to be re-installed in a pile)

Second Bathroom - note the lovely transom window over the tub

Middle bedroom closet - also with storage above.  To the right of the closet is the chase sending all the duct work into the attic

View of the master bedroom through the middle bedroom wall

Master bathroom tub 

Master bathroom with vaulted (or is it cathedral???) ceilings

Kitchen window - the sink will be under the window, then the dishwasher and then the refrigerator

The pantry on the left and hot water heater closet on the right (kitchen sink/window is behind me)

The laundry room - through the dining room wall

On the left is the new entry door - on the right is the laundry room.

Same area as above but now you can see the door

Back of the dining room - french doors to the back yard

New front porch - nice and level.  No need for a rail as it is not too high off the ground. 

Side of the house - note the transom window from the new bathroom.

New side entry

Better view of side entry and porch - this porch will have a railing

Back of the house

Garden (needing to be weeded)

Baby zucchini