Charm Outweighs Defect

Moving on, this is a view of the walk through to the kitchen and half bath (both through left door in photo below) and the to the hallway that you see to the left of the fireplace when you first enter into the foyer (through right doorway)

The half bath is so handy when the main one upstairs is occupied.  It isn't anything fancy but it serves a vital purpose with 3 in the household.  It is presently doubling as a broom closet since I have nowhere to put those kinds of things in the kitchen for handier access.  And on the ugly kitchen...

Entering the kitchen from the dining room, that half bath is directly on the left in this little hallway and the fridge space is directly to the right.

You can see the door to the back porch on the left in this photo

The basement door is to the right

Standing in the space where the range goes you see the door to the porch on the right. (I do like that the original transom window is above the door.

And from this same spot, the basement door on the left 

How do you like the medical office cabinetry look?  Blah!  But it will have to suffice for the time being.  I could have gotten some cabinetry that was rather nice from a friend of my sister's who is remodeling the kitchen in her house, but I had to be prudent about spending money unnecessarily.  Lord knows I have spent plenty in this venture already.  Yet, I am trying to make wise decisions and not be too frivolous in my spending.  I treated myself to some garden things, just a few small things like a planter and some flats of annuals, a grape tomato plant, some shepherd's hooks, a bird feeder and seed for my feathered friends.

Except for the kitchen, and more so the basement, I love this house.  The basement is just plain creepy no matter how much you clean it.  I'll save that experience for you for another post. But over all, the house's charm outweighs it's defects.  :)

Projects, Projects Everywhere!

From this shot in the entry way you can see clear into the dining room and the second set of gorgeous columns.  I am torn between the woodwork around the windows done in white downstairs and the whole upstairs, except the bathroom still in the natural wood.  I like both, but I think I lean more toward the natural color.  

I really hate the mustard color of the living room and, although the colors may be of the same hue, i think they don't look well together from room to room.  And the chandelier in both are hideous though I dislike the one in the dining room slightly less.  At least it looks like it belongs compared to that monstrosity on the living room ceiling.

Nonetheless, with a careful chosen color of a loving coat of paint on walls and ceiling and a sanding and resealing of the floor, it will look beautiful once again.  Those might be projects for next summer though, because the budgeted renovations will be starting soon.  We need to protect the outside first, so it can protect what is done later on the inside.  

There is one flaw in the living room floor and part of the dining room also.  The house, having been built 84 years ago has settled and there is a sizable heave the length of the living room floor close the the pillars near the entry way.  you can see the difference in the shininess on the heave from the rest of the surrounding floor.  But I am assured by the inspector and the contractor that it is not a structural integrity problem.  So, it's merely a bit of character thrown in with the bargain.  

Here's a straight on shot of the dining area from the living room.

My daughter's, checking out the backyard.  See that drop leaf table on the left, that was left and is mine to keep.  In the far corner beyond is a 3 drawer dresser, also left behind.  Both need some love, but I think I might be able to accommodate that at some point.  The table even came with 2 removable leaves.  Projects, projects everywhere.