I would like you to note two things in this Halloween picture:
Number One- We have hardwood floors! Number Two- We are happily INSIDE our house for Halloween this year! Now before you get too excited, Kyle and I have not yet moved in, but we decided to sparsely decorate our living room with a couple of couches and a TV and DVD player for last night. I have to say that, despite our lack of trim and the overall dustiness of the house, with the lights and heat and some of our dearest friends, it didn't take much to pretend that we had already moved in... Soon! Over the last few weeks, 212 has undergone some major changes. We now have all new windows installed and trimmed. They just need to be capped on the exterior of the house and we are planning on painting the trim on the interior white. I am excited about the look of the window trim, with its decorative edges and deep ledges. Even though the inside of our house is new and modern, for safety and energy efficiency reasons, we still want to have details that honour the age of the house. We have started looking on Kijiji for furniture pieces, like a chair for the library, that will also help us to highlight the Victorian roots of 212. The focus over the next two weeks is the kitchen and upstairs bathroom. Keep watch for our grand reveal this month. I am going to do a "Before and After" for each of the rooms in the house, to see just how much work we've done in the last year. [SIDE NOTE: While I slacked on the Halloween decor this year, with a single Jack' O' Lantern on our sawdust strewn porch, I have already started thinking about dressing it up for the holidays. I will not disappoint ;).]
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About MeKyle and I just became new homeowners. The house we purchased is not what one would classify as "move in ready"; in fact, it is quite the opposite. Built at the turn of the 20th century, our Victorian style house is both beautiful and terrifying in its ancient status and will be a project in renovation. This is a documentation of our triumphs and lessons learned, as we deconstruct and reconstruct this house. The end result? A space that we can proudly say we created. Archives
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