<--- Click this for a panoramic view made from 19 different pictures taken on
3/30/2006. See MORE!Pictures of My "New" House
Caution: Clicking on a thumbnail with (BIG) in the name opens a picture that is from 500K to 1MB. These will open up as large images then resize to fit your screen (at least that is how they behave on my system).
Click HERE for a floorplan. It is not to scale, but is quite close.
See pictures of the Feb 12, 2006 Snow!
Some yard pictures.
<--- Click this for a panoramic view made from 19 different pictures taken on
3/30/2006. See MORE!
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| Front of house | Back of house | Looking down right side from front | Looking at back porch | |
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| Front porch | Front porch inside | Backyard view | Backyard view | |
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| Looking down left side from front | Backyard view | Backyard view | Backyard view | |
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| My chimney | Inside the flue | Another shot down the chimney | ||
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| Front of house - 20 Dec 2004 | New driveway w/car - 20 Dec 2004 | Back yard - 20 Dec 2004 | ||
| Living Room before |
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| Fireplace (BIG) | Arch to Dining Room (BIG) | Chair (BIG) | Couch (BIG) | |
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| Towards dining room | East window | Front door | ||
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| Ready to prime (BIG) | Ready to prime (BIG) | Ready to prime (BIG) | Ready to prime (BIG) | |
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| Fireplace close-up (BIG) | Fireplace close-up (BIG) | Fireplace close-up (BIG) | ||
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| Ready to prime (BIG) | Ready to prime (BIG) | Ceiling ready to prime (BIG) | Ready to prime (BIG) | |
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| Ready to prime (BIG) | Ready to prime (BIG) | Ready to prime (BIG) | Ready to prime (BIG) | |
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| Front wall painted (BIG) | Arch wall painted (BIG) | Arch wall painted (BIG) | ||
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| Primed (BIG) | from dining room (BIG) | 1 coat primer, 1 coat paint (BIG) | ||
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| Walls now Painted! | Fireplace wall with paint | Arch with paint | ||
| Dining Room before |
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| Fireplace (BIG) | China Cabinet (BIG) | Built-in Cabinet (BIG) | From dining room down hallway to new bathroom | |
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| Lots of old stuff | Lots of old stuff | Lots of old stuff | Light was in kitchen, now in dining room (BIG) | |
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| Who can I call to take away all this old stuff? | ||||
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| Having the floor refinished | More refinishing by Otto | |||
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| Kitchen before |
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| Stairs to Basement (BIG) (aka "The Stairs of Death!") |
New Stairs to Basement (construction) (BIG) | Small Cabinet (BIG) | Large Cabinet (BIG) | |
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| Big cabinet | Big and small cabinets | "Stove room" and "sink room" | "Sink room" | |
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| Back of Kitchen (BIG) | Fridge info (BIG) | |||
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| Back door | Stove was here | Original back door | ||
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| Kitchen ceiling (BIG) | Back door (BIG) | Another view of the gutted kitchen | ||
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| Back - First coat of paint | Front - First coat of paint | |||
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| Pantry cabinet, fridge & freezer | Sink base | View of back corner | Another view | |
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| My new Pella storm door | Seen from outside, right after installation on May 29, 2006 | |||
| Den before |
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| Bay window | Bookcase covering fireplace | |||
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| Office ceiling prepped for sheetrock | Walls around built-in bookcase ready for paint | New closet framed in office | Bay windows ready for paint | |
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| Bay window wall with a coat of paint | ||||
| Middle Bedroom before |
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| Fireplace (BIG) | Lots of old stuff | Lots of old stuff | 5-panel door (BIG) | |
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| Bare wood (BIG) | Bare wood (BIG) | Should I refinish? (BIG) | 5-panel door (BIG) | |
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| With paint! :) | ...and a view of the fireplace. | |||
| Master Bathroom before |
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| From hallway | Tub | Towards hall | Yucky tub | |
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| Down to bare studs! | Where old cast pipe went (BIG) | New shower (BIG) | Location for new tub (BIG)
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| Whirlpool tub in place | From guest room looking at vanity mirror hole | New shower | Almost ready for a bubbly soak! | |
| Back Bedroom before |
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| Keeping this dresser... | ...and this chest | |||
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| Closet being framed | More new closet, with view of master shower | Walls with primer | Closet framed and painted, no doors | |
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| New hall bath framed and tub installed (BIG) | Now with a commode! | Hole for medicine cabinet | ||
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| Walls up, tub and vanity base installed, walls painted | ||||
| Basement before |
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| View from stairs | Tons of OLD canned stuff | Old furnace | View towards stairs | |
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| 30 AMP electric service | ||||
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| Furnace on its way out (BIG) | Furnace on its way out (BIG) | Furnace on its way out (BIG) | Old oak chest (BIG) | |
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| Old water heater (BIG) | New furnace (BIG) | New furnace (BIG) | ||
| Miscellaneous |
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| Color palette painted on bedroom wall | Color palette - 2nd shot | Color palette - 3rd shot | ||
