Our Homestead

**RuthNY** · 11-10-2005, 06:07 AM

Geesh, does it need work. An older woman lived there and for the last 5 years of her life it was with her caretaker. It's been empty for a year now. It needs total updating but we got it at a great price and for two years we are going to turn this into a gem of a home.

**Nada.Leona** · 11-10-2005, 06:44 AM

I'm so jealous! I dreamed last night that I owned this gorgeous two story Victorian house and Sheryl Crow came to visit me!

**seatosea** · 11-10-2005, 07:14 AM

Oh, cute house! Do you know yet what your plans are?

**daddys3chicks** · 11-10-2005, 08:10 AM

It is so cute - I can see it has tons of potential! Congrats!

**homesteadmamma** · 11-10-2005, 09:29 AM

Cute house. I can hear in your post how your going to make it into a home. Congratulations!!

**psjkmom** · 11-10-2005, 09:31 AM

I love it! With a little TLC, it'll be a lovely, warm cottage!

**jlxian** · 11-10-2005, 11:05 AM

Sounds like fun Ruth. I hope you keep us posted on the progress.

**Michele Annette** · 11-10-2005, 11:11 AM

That's great Ruth! Congratulations! I love it!

**midwestgal** · 11-10-2005, 11:38 AM

Charming! The cottage look is all the rage today.

**Emerald_Mommy** · 11-10-2005, 11:59 AM

Congratulations!

**mom2matty** · 11-10-2005, 12:02 PM

Very cute home...........congratulations!!!

**RuthNY** · 11-10-2005, 01:07 PM

Thanks all.
LOTS of work to do. The stump in the front yard, that HUGE silver maple at the top of the pic , and all the brush at the left are all going. The tree is much too big and much too close to the house. I hate to cut a tree down but at least we'll use the wood next year and I will compost the leaves so it won't be a waste of the trees life completely.

The color I don't like and at the right side of the house it's peeling pretty bad. BF said he wanted to vinyl side it and I said that wouldn't be good cuz that would take the charm away. The wood siding on it is in PERFECT shape. I wanted to strip and stain but we agreed to prime and paint a wood tone beige or tan and then put shutters up. I'm going to plant a clematis and possibly a climbing rose at the right of the door, where the bush is now.

The handicap ramp in the carport is going. BF wants to enclose the carport and make a garage. He's thinking maybe a tan stoneas siding to go with the paint color as a contrast.

The first thing inside is going to be to strip out the very old and insufficient wool insulation from the attic and put in a good amount of insulation so we don't waste heat while working inside.

Then the REAL work begins