The Historic District

So much loveliness to be seen.

Good work, both of you!

{snip} Not good... Yikes! I remember when I was young, my grandparents' chimney caught on fire the one year. I can't remember what exactly caused it, if they hadn't cleaned it out well or not, but that was still scary, seeing that. Phil : I know funds are tight, but get someone to inspect it at lea...

...I think maybe it would not be too crazy of an idea to give the storms divided panes if they have to sit outside the original windows. Phil, I actually have been pondering this very same thing when thinking about both external screen and storm frames. I don't think it's crazy either, just more wo...

Here's the small spot where I did the quick clean up attempt. You can see I did so when planks of the vinyl were still on top, given the near perfect lines there. http://www.thehistoricdistrict.org/app.php/gallery/image/512/mini This was just a quick test. Very light rubbing was done to get it to th...

Some folks may have seen my thread asking about lino repair. This thread is to keep track of what happens with the floor in the kitchen. When we bought the home, faux wood vinyl planks had been put down, and it seemed rather recent. We both hate it. We originally were still going to live with it for...

So mayb e I might just keep going and do the dining/hall too, depending. We still have a lot of boxes in the dining I'd have to shuffle around...so maybe not. Time will tell. You know you are a devoted old house lover when you are tearing the floors up with fresh moving in boxes surrounding you I b...

Yesterday...Sean was home and quite sick. Either feverish or cold sweating. So I told him to take it easy because he has a lot of work he's scheduled for in the coming weeks. We knew we'd need to move the stove further down to make room for the fridge. The fridge did arrive on time, but when we saw ...

Looking good, Mick!

The only thing I wanted to throw out there as a reminder is not all brick can handle the heat of a fireplace, even if on the exterior. I know that sounds silly, but it really depends on the kiln temp they were made in initially due to their material base. (I went to undergrad at a school with both a...

So I showed Sean the larger section by pulling it back up in the kitchen today, and surprisingly, he does like it as well. The plan for today is that I will remove the fake wood vinyl in the kitchen only. Then we'll see how we feel about the colors in a month or so before we decide if eventually we'...