Also, do you have a cellar/crawlspace door? Mine self-destructed during foundation repair, and I want to build a new one, since mine is a 1970′s redo. Any ideas where to see pictures of cellar doors?

thanks,
Cari

I cannot believe the number of similar sites to yours. We bought a 1930′s bungalow that has had every speck of original charm removed…so naturally we’ve the begun the slow process of restoring it.

Your pictures and dairy are a great help and your home looks great!

Thanks for sharing : )

I wanted to mention that there is a nice trick to fixing the holes in your built. Basically it involves a router (with a template guide), building a template out of thin wood or mdf, some scrap wood of similar appearance to the piece, and a saw. The patch is called a Dutchman. If you all don’t have the tools, it should be a simple job for a furniture restorer.

Cheers,
Tim

And it’s somewhat comforting to know that we aren’t the only couple in the world with dysfunctional bathrooms. One bathroom has a shower and toilet. (That’s in the closed off part of the house upstairs.) The bottom floor bath has no walls, no ceiling and 1/2 a floor only…but the sink works. Want to wash your hands? Step carefully, first floor. Everything else? Second floor.

Hope that 2004 is very, very good to all of us. It is the Year of the Monkey, which our pals in China tell us is a good thing.

p.s. Wouldn’t it be easier if we lived next door to each other? We could at least share a glass of wine once in awhile…and the dogs could play.

We were told that our floors were “shot” and would need to be replaced. You can only sand down floors so many times and it appears that someone was overzealous with the floor sander some time in our home’s past. Our realtor refinished an old home, which he lives in, and was able to recommend someone. The person we used was amazing and he was able to work magic on our floors – which everyone else had said were a lost cause. I think the person who did the work on our floors took pity on us because we gave us a very low quote.

At that time, hiring someone to do the floors was a stretch but I’m SO glad we did. It was worth every penny.

Good luck with your house. Please, keep us posted on your progress. Here’s to 2004 in your new home!

Heather

The house is looking great! I wrote you earlier this year asking about your success with paint removal. Thanks for the tips. I am impressed with how the gentleman caller’s bench came out too. As I said before my fiance and I are refurbishing a 1920 Bungalow in Northern CA. We are a little stressed because we are not living in our house yet and feel somewhat anxious to get in there. I am curious…did you refinish the floors yourself?? They are beautiful?? What tools/products did you find useful??

Best of luck to you in your continued efforts. Merry Christmas in your fabulous home!!

Heather and Tony