As I said in an earlier post I was going to post on the goings on at my grandmother's in Mt.Pleasant. After years of talking, discussion, and debate the remodeling has begun."Yeah" as we all hear a chorus of angels singing praise.
My Nana's home is a small country cottage. Three of the rooms in it are 147 years old. Then there was an addition in about 1930 that added on an indoor bathroom and a small mud room. In 1950 the addition of a back room was added onto the house.
So basically the home has one bedroom, a kitchen, formal living room, family room and a small "room". Not much room especially when even just my sister and I head to Nana's for a visit. It is wall to wall kids, dogs, and beds. When I was a teenager there was talk of building in the upstairs attic. Adding two more rooms and a bathroom.
Now again the talk was going on when I was 13, that is 25 years I have heard this discussion. But the discussion is over and seal has been broken on the attic. Bricks and wood have been flying out the attic door for days.
I have been helping Nana de-junk to get ready to organize her home in a larger space. This is no small feat. I have been helping her every spare second. Bless her heart she is from the Depression Era so she is a hoarder. Now you wouldn't know it from walking into her home. It's what is behind the scenes where it is all hid.
It has been a difficult process, emotions have ran high, due to special memories, conflicting opinions, and fluctuating hormones. But it is going to be so amazing when we are done.
I have included some before pictures and will keep the posting them as we go along.
My Nana's home is a small country cottage. Three of the rooms in it are 147 years old. Then there was an addition in about 1930 that added on an indoor bathroom and a small mud room. In 1950 the addition of a back room was added onto the house.
So basically the home has one bedroom, a kitchen, formal living room, family room and a small "room". Not much room especially when even just my sister and I head to Nana's for a visit. It is wall to wall kids, dogs, and beds. When I was a teenager there was talk of building in the upstairs attic. Adding two more rooms and a bathroom.
Now again the talk was going on when I was 13, that is 25 years I have heard this discussion. But the discussion is over and seal has been broken on the attic. Bricks and wood have been flying out the attic door for days.
I have been helping Nana de-junk to get ready to organize her home in a larger space. This is no small feat. I have been helping her every spare second. Bless her heart she is from the Depression Era so she is a hoarder. Now you wouldn't know it from walking into her home. It's what is behind the scenes where it is all hid.
It has been a difficult process, emotions have ran high, due to special memories, conflicting opinions, and fluctuating hormones. But it is going to be so amazing when we are done.
I have included some before pictures and will keep the posting them as we go along.
Wish us all luck!!!
4 comments:
Yeah for Aunt LaRae!! That is exciting and will be so nice when it's done!
Too bad you couldn't find some hidden treasures in there! Thanks for visiting my blog about my conversion and beyond.
So much work ahead! It'll be fun to watch your progress.
A very ambitious project!
I am trying to get around to all of my Followers this week. Some folks are getting a "Stack Overflow" message when they visit my blog. This is a random interaction problem between blogger and Internet Explorer. To fix this, just empty your Temp or Temp Internet folder. You could also consider switching to Firefox as your browser. I hope you'll still continue to visit!
Post a Comment