The Historic District

You've done such a beautiful job, and I'm surprised it isn't sold already!

Oh, they had overhead garage door openers in the late '30's? I thought that they just had regular swing doors back then. That would mean that my hardware is probably original, since it very much looks it. The door isn't, and the spring finally went last summer. Nice work on the driveway. I decided a...

Yeah, I thought about one as well, but my issue is that I'm pretty sure my backyard is just too small.

I am, however, considering a small labyrinth for meditation.

I'm hoping that this whole "cottage core" movement brings renewed appreciation for old houses. Also people wanting to move out of cities and only being able to afford small beauties. Hopefully these folks have a lick of sense and can appreciate them -- hey, anything kept out of the hands o...

Thank you so much for that link! That is extremely helpful. The slate around the fireplace isn't in blocks, though, it's that 1970's "natural" shapes thing. At first I thought it was a later addition, but some small excavation reveals that it's original. I think they were going for an Engl...

Annnnd... after more consideration, I'm not going to do that. I think it would look great if I wanted to replace the back porch steps with brick and add a patio -- but I really don't want to get into that. The other thing is perhaps just a slate area in front of the back door, and install a wood flo...

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It's funny you mention this, because yesterday I was thinking the same thing. My leaves are starting to come down already, and the nights have a chill in the air. I'm trying to wait for the Labor Day sale to buy my leaf vacuum thing, and I hope there aren't a ton of leaves piled up until then. I bou...

I think I've finally figured out what to put down on the floor of the entire area that encompasses the back door entry, kitchen, and hallway connecting kitchen to bath to dining room. I can recreate the brick pattern on the living room hearth! I've requested a sample and they do custom colors. m Her...

Here are some photos. The color I chose is Colonial White, one of their standard colors, and it matches perfectly! I had my storms mounted from the outside, since not all of the sashes work at this time and I didn't want to go into winter without storms. The difference is that you can see the mounti...