A Look Inside

Here are some photos of the interior:

First, as you enter and look diagonally to the right this is the view.  Behind that old tv stand is a cute fireplace, but the plum walls just don't make the green tile work.  The plum walls are going to go, eventually.

I love the wood so much.  It needs SO much love, but once it gets done it will be gorgeous.  See the little window seat at the top of the landing.  A nice cushion and there'll be the cutest reading nook ever.  And it is on the north side of the house so you don't bake in the mid-day sun.  To the left of the fireplace is a small, L-shaped hallway that opens out to the dining room on the other side.

If you stand in the middle of the entryway and turn to your left, this is what you see:

Don't you just love those original columns as you enter the living room?! Once it gets all dolled up, I think that the living room may end up being my favorite room. Although I love my bedroom too.

Well, I can't divulge all the neat features at once, so that's it for today's post.

My American Four Square

So, I thought the best way to share my adventures in home ownership was to make a new blog.  The posts may end up being a bit haphazard with no set schedule. However, I will try to make them pretty regular.

Here is my American Four Square. It was built in 1930 and has some features particular to that period of architecture known as the Arts and Crafts Movement.  So far, I've learned that it is not truly a style of house in itself as much as it is a variation on the Prairie Home style developed by Frank Lloyd Wright.  I didn't know this until I began reading about Craftsman homes, which I have always loved, and then found out that the floor plan of the American Four Square has many of the same architectural details of the Craftsman, yet lends itself better to the optimal use of the space inside the structure.  Although right now its somewhat dilapidated appears would give one to doubt its soundness as a structure, I have had it thoroughly inspected and have secured a renovation loan as part of my mortgage to address its sorry appearance.  I am simply in love with this house (except the kitchen, which I hate).

Home sweet Four Square:

This photo is from before I owned it and the tenant the former owners had living in it left a bunch of junk behind both inside the house and out in the back yard.