The New House - First Impressions in 1997



In no particular order, here are some pics of the new house. I've concentrated on the kitchen since that is getting the most attention. Since these pictures were taken, we have installed a new Pirgo type wood floor there and I am constucting an oak railing between the kitchen and the family room. (in between sucking leaves off the lawn with our riding mower, that is) I will continue to take pictures after each milestone, and during the destruction that will inevitably come with them. Unfortunately, you've missed the best transformation of all: 28 year old carpet into brand new carpet... Sorry, I forgot to take pics and new carpet was extremely high priority when we moved in. Just click on the thumbnails to see a more detailed picture.

Dining Room
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16.24 Kb Here's a look at the dining room as seen from the living room. The kitchen is off to the left. The windows overlook the back yard.
Dining Room
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16.88 Kb Here's the dining room from a different perspective. One of the kitchen entrances is on the left.
Entry
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19.49 Kb Kinda of an odd angle, but I was trying to get the antique piece in the pic. This is from the foyer looking up at the living room.
Foyer
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16.75 Kb Here's a look at the foyer from the family room downstairs. This room is as big as our kitchen was in the old townhouse. The stone floor, alas, is not real as I initially thought. It is some type of linoleum. We eventually want to cover that with Pirgo "wood" flooring.
Family Room
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20.22 Kb A good shot of the family room. Most of the action is centered near the fireplace. There is still plenty of room at the other end which will require more furniture.
The'split'
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15.51 Kb A look at two stairways from the living room. The entrance/foyer is on the left, the stairs up to the bedrooms is on the right.
Kitchen
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21.69 Kb The kitchen, under construction, as seen from the family room. I have just removed a wrought-iron railing from the ledge here.
Kitchen
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15.70 Kb An almost opposite view of the kitchen from the dining room. Notice the carpet cut away in the lower right and the beginnings of my new railing (base plate) on the ledge.
Kitchen
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19.94 Kb The kitchen seen from the living room entrance. Cabinet doors are off for painting. Eventually all the cabinets will be white and then, perhaps, the yellow counter top will be bearable.
Kitchen
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17.88 Kb Painting tools in the kitchen. The little table on the left was only $99 and comes with two stools. It's pretty handy in that "ledge" space.
Kitchen
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18.13 Kb Still more kitchen. Can you guess the items in our cabinet?
Kitchen
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17.14 Kb Last one, I promise. A long shot of the kitchen area from way back in the family room.
Living Room
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17.01 Kb Here's a view of the living room from the dining room table. This has since changed slightly.... the couch was moved away from the bay window to a wall on the left and the parsons bench was moved below the window.
Momma
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21.79 Kb Our oil fired furnace. It heats water for heating & the faucets. Anywhere in the house you can hear it start up with a big *Whummmmpppphhhh* Behind it are our 1968 model washer and drier.
Puter room
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16.67 Kb The computer room. The windows, which overlook the back yard, still need mini blinds and curtains. You can see the awning the previous owner had installed since the setting sun shines straight through the window. Since I got my new ladder, the awning is history!
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