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A Farm of My Own:  farmhouse renovation/restoration-movin in pics  |
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LouisvilleMom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kathryn
Louisville
KY
USA
246 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 14 2008 : 8:49:25 PM
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I love, love, LOVE your house. I live in Louisville also (lots of us KY girls here) and I drag hubby and kids to old houses but dh refuses to buy one because of the plumbing, electrical, etc. I do have my eye on this 200+ year old farmhouse (stone!) in Oldham County but they want $250k+ for it and it is half gutted so it would be another 250k to finish.
I would love to come see your farmhouse sometime.
Wonderful job.
SAHM mom to four great boys.
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Dec 15 2008 : 04:41:09 AM
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Eww, this sure brings back some memories for me. We bought our houses 4 1/2 years ago. The inspector gave us his "book" of all the repairs that needed to be done and said we may want to reconsider this place. Really, the book was big! But when I first saw this place, it said HOME to me. It had been empty far several years and the little lady had no children to help her with it after her husband died in early '90's. When I first walked in the living room I could bounce on the floors like a trampolene! All the joists were rotten. Termite damage all over. We had to do lots of work on the little house to live in it while we totally gutted this whole house. It took 5 months to get it livable in here. And we're still working on it! It never ends, does it?
Right at this moment there is nothing in the dining room. We're having it done this week and all new windows put in. He should be done by next Tuesday!!! Then that will be the last room done! I'll have to start all over again now. We actually have done most of the work but not the major things. We had a whole new upstairs added in the attic last year and hired all that work done. The same guy is doing the rest of the work this week.
Looking forward to more pictures of your place!! How much more do you have to do to yours now?
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Dec 15 2008 : 08:09:20 AM
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Kathryn - Count on a trip to Irvington in the spring to see our 'Money Pit'. :) It's not extremely old, but like Kristin, it said 'Home'(or maybe 'Help me, please') when we struggled our way through it with the realtor.
Kristin - I understand and feel your pain. And I salute you! :D Lastly, No, the work never ends. But sometimes, I think the journey has been and become such an important part of what I do and who I am, I'm not quite sure what would happen if I DID finish. I think this project has come to sort of define me. It certainly has taught me things I never thought I could do. Have you posted any pics of yours? I'd love to see some. :)
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Dec 15 2008 : 3:40:39 PM
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Hey Janice, I would love to post pics, but alas, I have dial-up right now. I went ahead and did the photo bucket but I can't figure it out. The phone co. is supposed to be putting up a tower out here in the "outback" for all us back woods folks, so I'll just wait for that.
I have taken before and after pics and will continue so I can show off my money pit soon! You've probably spent way more than us, but we're right around 50k so far and ain't done yet.
They got the Sheet rock up today and mudded. So we're on the way!! The hardest part for me is picking out paint colors. It usually takes me months to do. Then I'm never satisfied.
BTW, you never are totally, completely ever finished with an old house. So don't worry about that!
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Dec 17 2008 : 05:10:44 AM
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I'm so excited for you about the drywall! And I totally get the paint color thing. I only WISH I could afford to do what all those remodeling shows/articles tell you to do.....BUY a pint and try it on a wall.....sure....that would take about $100.00 per room to finally decide. ;)
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2008 : 5:19:02 PM
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Oh Janice, I can just see you trying to decide. How fun to read your progresses.
It doesn't matter what size your home or what you are doing, there is always something going on.....or is this cause my dad was a wood shop teacher and loved remodeling, when house was close to done, we would move....lol.
Farmgirl #39
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Dec 20 2008 : 2:05:48 PM
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That's funny, Carol Sue. But I just don't have another move left in me! LOL! I'm too old and I've put too much blood, sweat and tears into this old house. Yesterday was the perfect weather day here.....high of 69 degrees(32 today-:D). I worked all day on insulation - boom box blasting-got a lot done-it was just like a springtime day!
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Dec 22 2008 : 9:25:58 PM
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Wow, how nice of it to cooperate to let you get that done!!!!!
We are buried under snow and more snow and another storm. Tomorrow is dig out day again...lol. Yippeee, you are slowly but surely getting there and I don't think after all that work you have done there that I would have one more move left in me either.....grin.....
Farmgirl #39
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
1106 Posts |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 07:18:43 AM
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Janice....great to see this post active again! I love reading about all you gals working on your homes! I have gotten little done except Christmas cooking, cleaning, wrapping and baking since most of the kids were coming here for Christmas BUT big storms up North so now it doesn't look likely! Oh well....maybe I can get some painting done or some improvement over the Holidays!
Happy Home Improvement to all and to all a great Christmas/Holiday season! Oh, and New Years Day I sit down and plan the "projects" for the next year! LOL! I'm afraid many of them may be the same ones from last year though! Oh well! Hugs to all!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
Farmgirl Sister #226
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 5:34:11 PM
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Hi, Sam! Happy Holidays to you, too! That project list sounds like a good idea. Maybe I'll try that. I'm planning to install more insulation this Friday and Saturday, b/c the temps are foredast to be in the low 60's. Very strange weather here. Carol Sue - I've been seeing Seattle on the news every day. You guys are getting hammered with snow! ICK! Come on down here and help me insulate...LOL...you can leave your jacket and snow shovel at home!!!!
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 10:43:16 PM
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Trust me Seattle has no snow compared to what we have. Right now we are sitting at 36 inches and our average is 45 a year. We got 24 inches in over 24 hours last Wednesday and it has been storm after storm since then.
It is a wee bit crazy, we will have a major white Christmas.
60!!!!! the idea of helping you and leaving my snow shovel behind is sounding really tempting to say the least. I would love to spend a week down there doing what I could to help you with the farm. I think that would be so awesome cool. Yep, sounds like an amazing vacation to me. I know and oddball aren't I!!!!! LOL
You girls have a Merry merry Christmas!!!!!!
Farmgirl #39
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2009 : 07:45:08 AM
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Hooray! Finally some drywall in the new addition. Took a week for the rains to stop long enough for delivery.
Three grown men and one young boy got all the drywall up in the 1200 sq. ft. addition in one day!
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I wish I could speak the same language as the contractor guy. We just don't communicate. I took off a week from work. On Monday, the drywall was delivered. On Tuesday, the drywall went up. Then on Wednesday, nobody showed up. But at 1:00 in the afternoon, I got a phone call from him and he said all the leftover drywall pieces and the extra they had stacked up and leaned on the walls had to be picked up for the finish guys on stilts to be able to work. So I assumed(wrong) they would be coming the next day. So for five hours in 95 degree heat, I schlepped(pushed,pulled,dragged and carried from the second floor) these piles of trash.
Then I moved all the big sheets against the walls and took them upstairs to the only remaining blank wall in the old house.
Then I waited for them to come the next day.....and the next day.....
Nothing. And eventually, I heard from them. We're trying for next Thursday and Friday and the week after that. Oh, well. I think I lost three pounds last week. But I'm still tired! :)
PS: Here's the only problem I had with the drywall installers. Under this arched glass block window, there is/was another window. It is/was rectangular in shape and fits snugly against the arched one. Unlike the arched window, it opens. From side to side. And creates a nice breeze in the bathroom...So I took a magic marker and wrote across the drywall: Window under here. Please uncover
I just hope they didn't damage it.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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Edited by - Miss Bee Haven on Jul 01 2009 10:30:00 AM |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2009 : 11:13:44 AM
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Thanks, Nancy Jo. I still can't believe those guys, on the hottest day of June, drywalled over an open(yes, open and with a nice breeze coming in) window! :O It's a lot darker in there, too.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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LouisvilleMom
True Blue Farmgirl
246 Posts
Kathryn
Louisville
KY
USA
246 Posts |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2009 : 6:58:17 PM
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Don't you just hate drywall? Ugh! And it is so heavy and awkward to carry and move, too. Poor thing. I bet you were tired. But aren't you going to be so happy when it's all done? I know the waiting is the hardest part, but it will get done and you will be having to paint next. I love that window. I can't believe they covered it up. What were they thinking?
So how long have ya'll been working on this house now? And are you going to be living in it or selling it?
Kris
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 5:41:47 PM
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We've been working on it off and on for about 8 years. And we'll be moving there. And yes, was worn to a frazzle, kristin. :D The guys on stilts start the finish work this Thursday. Keep your fingers crossed for me that they show up! LOL! I'm trying to decide on paint colors now. I picked up some color charts from Lowe's and Home Depot and I'm not finding colors that inspire me much.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2009 : 12:43:46 AM
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Oh my gosh girl, look all that you are getting done. And you carried that pile in what tempatures. Good gravy, you had your very own sauna in your clothes!!!!!!
It looks great.
Hey go around your house and find colors that you might like on your walls. It can be from towels, or a pair of pants. They can match a lot of those colors if you take them in. If they don't have the right colors maybe you can find them in your house and have them made up for you. Just a thought......
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2011 : 12:16:02 PM
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Yesterday, the cabinet maker met us at our farmhouse with the kitchen cabinets we hired him to make. It was my birthday, so this was a great present! It was back in early November(before the ongoing ice/snow daily events and when the sun still shone on our old Kentucky home) when I first gave him sketches. Here are a few pics:
This is the old porcelain sink we found discarded. He made it this cool base. I'll be painting all the cabinets. Any color suggestions are gladly received. :)
Glass door wall cabinets with counter/drawers/shelves. The counter is a nice maple one. My dh found the turned spindles at the US 60 yard sale last summer.
This is the bottom part of a large hoosier type affair. The top part is wall mounted. He added this to bring it up even with the stove. It was really too low before. Another nice maple surface. There is a bread board and a long drawer that go in the two open spaces
 This is the top part.
 This vintage cabinet will be my version of an island. He made the next bookcase/maple work surface to be attached at the back of it.
 Next is my stove:
 And one of three 1930's monitor top refrigerator's I have.  Need to decide which one fits best.
Finally, here are the hard working guys who made it happen:
Love them!
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
Edited by - Miss Bee Haven on Jan 26 2011 12:20:25 PM |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2011 : 12:20:59 PM
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It's totally amazing, Janice! I can't wait to see it all painted and shiny! Then we're going to come down and cook for you!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2011 : 12:24:16 PM
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Hooray, Jonni! Cooking! Hopefully, the rest of the drywall in the old part will be done and maybe we can actuallly sleep there! Almost have to shoot off fireworks when that day gets here! LOL!
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2011 : 12:25:53 PM
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That would be so cool! I can't wait. And yes, mandatory fireworks!!!! AWAY from the house, though!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2011 : 12:35:34 PM
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Yes, far, very far, away. If David can drive the tractor close enough to damage the siding(that's almost why I had that huge deck put between the man, his tractor and the house), he could sure do damage with close up fireworks!! :O
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2011 : 1:05:19 PM
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Janice, what a labor of love. I adore everything! Did you decide on a cabinet color yet?
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Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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