A "Fancy" Room

To the left of the entryway, is the "Fancy" or Best room.  This would have been used as a parlor, dining, or gathering room.  It is where the homeowners would have greeted and entertained their guests. We plan to use this as the dining room.

The original wainscoting is amazing.  We will restore the missing wood trim as closely as possible and clean the painted walls.

Below, a picture from 2011. A bit blurry, but you can see the floor was completely deteriorated.

Below November 2012. A new sub floor.  And original window sashes are repaired and fit back into each window.

Below Spring 2014.  Original windows glazed and installed.

Work continues. . .

We have plumbing!

Downstairs bathroom . . .

Laundry . . .

Upstairs bathroom . . .

A Quick Peak . . .

Here are a few pictures to show our progress on framing the "unfinished" space, upstairs.

Bathroom . . .

Hallway to third bedroom . . .

Walls, Floors, and More

We continue to frame walls, lay floors, rough plumbing, duct work, and electrical.

Months ago, we framed out the doorway to the upstairs back space.

Which gave us access to the back unfinished area.

The floor was reinforced with sistered joists and blocked inserts.

The doorway was closed in beautifully with the wood cut from the wall.

And now, an antique heart pine floor is going down, and you can see the roughed in plumbing for the second floor bathroom.

I have no words that can add to this.