Wild Geese Stone House

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Wild Geese Stone House

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A lot has happened since I last had time to log it, but the big news is that I am living in my house!!!! I thought I would pop back in and share some photos :) It looks like there is a photo limit, so I will do this in a couple posts, working from upstairs down.
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Guest Bathroom Before
Guest Bathroom Before
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Guest Bathroom
Guest Bathroom
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Guestroom 2 Before
Guestroom 2 Before
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Guestroom 2 After
Guestroom 2 After
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Guestroom 1, Before
Guestroom 1, Before
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Guestroom 1, pond view
Guestroom 1, pond view
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Attic Before Photo
Attic Before Photo
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new attic suite, claw-foot tub
new attic suite, claw-foot tub
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new attic suite
new attic suite
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Re: Wild Geese Stone House

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continuation...
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restored fireplace....had been removed and turned into a bathroom. Woodwork and stair closet not finished
restored fireplace....had been removed and turned into a bathroom. Woodwork and stair closet not finished
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curved stairs going up
curved stairs going up
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curved stairs
curved stairs
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Office pond view
Office pond view
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Upstairs Hallway Before
Upstairs Hallway Before
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Upstairs Hallway After
Upstairs Hallway After
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Office Before
Office Before
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Showing patched wall where they basically sledged through the original house wall and left the stones jagged. Mason filled in with brick and stone to stabilize. The odd shape is due to the original exterior window on the left bleeding into the "new" doorway.
Showing patched wall where they basically sledged through the original house wall and left the stones jagged. Mason filled in with brick and stone to stabilize. The odd shape is due to the original exterior window on the left bleeding into the "new" doorway.
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Office After (1950s addition upstairs)
Office After (1950s addition upstairs)
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Office After (1950s addition, upstairs)
Office After (1950s addition, upstairs)
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contintued....
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Living Room Before (1950s Addition)
Living Room Before (1950s Addition)
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Living Room After (1950s Addition downstairs)
Living Room After (1950s Addition downstairs)
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Living Room After
Living Room After
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Kitchen/Dining room During
Kitchen/Dining room During
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Kitchen/Dining Room After
Kitchen/Dining Room After
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Kitchen Before
Kitchen Before
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Kitchen After
Kitchen After
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Kitchen After
Kitchen After
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Dining Room Before
Dining Room Before
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Dining Room After
Dining Room After
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and last one :)
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House Before
House Before
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and some Christmas photos
and some Christmas photos
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and some Christmas photos :)
and some Christmas photos :)
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House with new hand crimped roof
House with new hand crimped roof
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Front Door
Front Door
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Re: Wild Geese Stone House

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Whoops! Some of those are out of order, but I tried to show before/after shots. Other notes- The main house (bedrooms, dining room, kitchen) are around 1830s. The front door, living room and office are a 1950s addition.

All the wood floor is original, saved from 3 layers of tiles, linoleum and new wood. The floor in the attic is the quartersawn white oak that was the 1950s paneling in that dark dining room. It actually turned out to be from a church nearby (written on the back), so it is 3 times re-used! The floor in the 1950s living room is the old attic floor boards. They looked horrible, so horrible, but magically came out as beautiful heart pine when re-milled.

The fireplace was turned into a bathroom, but I used old brick and re-built it on the existing hearth. All plaster is 100% historic lime plaster, no guage, to let the stone breath. Took a TON of time and still can't hang artwork on it, but hopefully it was worth it.

All the original window trim and floor trim was under all the 1950s renovations and paneling. There is still a lot to be painted and replaced (had templates made for replacement trim if it was in bad shape). Trim is the bulk of what I have to do!

Any specific questions, let me know...otherwise, enjoy some photos :)

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No questions, but most definitely a compliment. You have managed to keep the flavour and feel of an 1830's home while bringing the comfort level into the new millennium. Most definitely well done.

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So Beautiful! What's with the little cubby on the chimney in Guestroom 1? Did you keep that? Or was that just built into the wall?

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Blimey, what an incredible transformation!

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Nice work!

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What a difference.

Amazing to read how so much wood was renewed and/or repurposed.
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