The Historic District

So how did you handle access (stairs)? Did extend an existing staircase or put stairs in another room or ??

We have thought about using our attic space but getting access would mean taking a good amount of space out of a bedroom or from the dining room, neither appeals to me.

Love , love, love your new home! It is just charming. I am excited to see interior pictures and I second the notion to live in the house for a while before making cosmetic changes. But it sounds like you are into the history so probably don't need that advice! We had a similar carriage house, on dir...

Ours was 14" from the ceiling.

I haven't seen much of plain wire, but instead, wire wrapped in cord, which is what I have. I imagine that many homes kept their fancier hangers for many decades, regardless of the current style. I think you can do as you want.

I guess my real issue with painting the floor is that the rest of the existing original floors have been stripped and varnished too and look good. The wood around the toilet is solid/hard, just a bit discolored. The gaps in the floors of other rooms don't bother me, but bathrooms and kitchens need t...

Lily, please check with your city's water board to see if in fact your house is dated from 1935. A lot of your house looks like ours, our bath and kitchen cupboards were added in the 1920s, so until we went to the water board, we thought the house was much newer. The water was turned on in March of ...

Love that shed!

Thanks Skip (and Etta). Good plan.

It would be very handy to have a neighbor who is an attorney then!

Thank you all for the info. I think that this will be a fun project for me and will make the bath feel cleaner. When we moved into the house, there was sheet vinyl on the floor, which had started to deteriorate. We removed everything and sanded the floor and sealed it with marine spar varnish - the ...