Saturday, August 8, 2009

My House

I bought my first house in April 2008 as a 27 year old single girl. It's a 1200 sq ft 1914 Craftsman American Foursquare. It has two floors, full walk up attic, and full basement. The interior is very craftsman looking. Lots of woodwork, wide baseboards and woodwork around all the windows and doorways. Glass and brass doorknobs. Skeleton keyed doors. Brick fireplace. Leaded windows. Built in cabinets and window seat. Very narrow slat oak floors throughout. Lots of double-hung widows.

Most of the woodwork has been painted over - who knows how many times - everything but the doors upstairs. Even the brick fireplace was painted, about 4 times. A few windows are painted shut or have broken ropes. I don't think any of the upper sashes open. The kitchen was remodeled in the 50s and has metal cabinets and one-piece drainboard sink. It's very small. There was a small back porch coming off the back of the kitchen that was enclosed at some point The kitchen had about 5 layers of flooring piled on throughout the years.

The exterior was covered with aluminum siding and awnings. There is a 2 car garage in the back that needs some work. There is a big front porch.

I am restoring as much as I can to original except for the kitchen and bathroom with will be completely renovated.

Note: This blog is not set up like a traditional blog. It is separated into each area of the house with links on the left. Updates are added directly to each section.