From 1941 to 1915 - Hiding the new AC

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Re: From 1941 to 1915 in one day

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Gothichome,

Sometimes I wonder how much saving I can do, but I am doing my best to keep within a budget, since we didn't pay much for the home, and it is worth saving. I think we were lucky to get this one, lots of compliments from the neighbors for what we did with it.
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Adorable house. The living, dining and bath look clean, fresh and totally livable. More pictures, please.
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Re: From 1941 to 1915 (more pics)

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Ok, so here are some before and after, 1941 addition which has kitchen laundry and sun room, or 3rd bedroom.

We ordered a stainless appliance package, to replace old and damaged appliances that came with the house. The fridge we got was too big for the space, so we moved it over and I put on my craftsman hat and added a built in to hide the back. (from the wood floor to the back door is the addition, sunroom/3rd bedroom on right)

Here are the before as we got the house, and in the next post the after:
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Re: From 1941 to 1915 (more pics)

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So here is the built in I made to hide the back of the fridge.

We traded the oversized stainless side by side for our daughters brand new and smaller fridge, but kept the configuration.

Where the fridge is supposed to go, we put an open pantry, as the house didn't have one. Did they use the shelving in the laundry as a pantry? Not me. Note the early 30's Sunbeam mixer on left.

The flooring is an expensive slate, wife doesn't like it, but we are leaving as is for now.
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Re: From 1941 to 1915 (more pics)

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Nice storage built-in-it looks pretty good with the wainscot on the back where you can see it.

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You have done a fine job inside & out; the house looks friendly & very livable. I have that same green tub plus toilet & double sink vanity in our main 2nd floor bath. It was installed with a matching yellow master bath when our house had a major remodel in 1964! I think yours looks great! Don

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Re: From 1941 to 1915 - Hiding the new AC

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As I have mentioned before, coming up the street from the south, our house is the first one you see that is the most noticeable. Therefore it needs to have special pop in my opinion.

So this is how I landscaped the new Rheem, with stuff laying around:

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First, I made a picket fence with leftover weather stripping (PVC strips) from the window replacement. I attached them to old PT window framing that I had replaced. I also have about 200 heavy bricks that the PO left here, obviously scavenged from the historic district when they were repaving.

The "emblem" in the middle of the fencing is the lower piece from the old screen door that was on front of the house. The only plants I bought were the two colorful crocus plants that do well in the sun. The rest are a couple of plants I found out back in the sun, and a couple of other exotics laying around.

Now as people drive by, instead of seeing a gray robot, they see a garden.
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Very nice especially from all found things!

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Yea, just a little yankee/redneck ingenuity...my favorite: using the screen door piece to create a gate looking thing.

Thanks :)
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Nicholas, a very practice solution, looks great and it's cheap. Another bonus is your using up valuable junk that other wise would be clutter.

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