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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
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 Posted - Mar 22 2011 : 05:47:04 AM
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I LOVE that stove. It's looking great, Janice!
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2012 : 11:12:23 AM
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How exciting!!!! Turning out super beautiful.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Alanna Neupert
True Blue Farmgirl
66 Posts
Alanna
cabot
PA
USA
66 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2012 : 04:07:35 AM
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| lOVE THIS HOUSE! I just found this thread and I find this so interesting this has gone on for so many years. I'm presently restoring my late husbands family 1900 farmhouse. It truly is a labor of love and my second and last restoration. I think lol. I had a artist friend of mine put a family tree on the hall stairs raisers starting with my husband's grandparents and ending with my husband and my name. We put this on everyother step with a victorian design also used. Love all of your sinks-I've used alot of recycled things in my old farmhouse too! Plus a ton of antiques. Keep up the good work and post more pics! Alanna from Pa. |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 19 2012 : 06:03:35 AM
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Hi, Alanna! Your old house sounds wonderful! Do you have any pics to share? I'd love to see them and hear about your adventures in restoration and recycling. The drywall in our house will be finished this week, I hope. The poor contractor is doing the finish work himself, b/c he just can't find anybody who wants to do the work! Then I'll be the painter. Flooring contractors came yesterday, and I'm waiting/worrying about the cost of that. Then, we'll move in! I'll work on the woodwork(stored in our pole barn) this winter and we'll install that a little at a time. We marked it on the back. If you have pics, please share.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Sep 19 2012 : 11:26:19 AM
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Janice, your house is beautiful. What a road it has been for you, and I have enjoyed reading along about it as you did the hard work! :) It is so great. Love the cabinets. And the appliances....
Farmgirl #31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Alanna Neupert
True Blue Farmgirl
66 Posts
Alanna
cabot
PA
USA
66 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2012 : 5:48:14 PM
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Ill try to have my daughter take some pics bof the old farm house when she can. I'm not computer-illerate like she is. This younger generation can use all of these cameras's and such and make it look so easy. Not for me. lol. Our kitchen is so small -probably 6x8 and a huge dining room makes up for it. I have a wall of wormy chestnut in my little kitchen with sage green beadboard and old red trim. We had a brick floor put in herringbone style, with a old red cubboard with a copper counter. I have a high back porclein sink put into a a antique dry sink which i love. The old dry sink was in the cellar and we pd. $2 for it at a farm sale. I love bargains ! |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 20 2012 : 06:25:46 AM
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Oooh, Alanna! Sounds so pretty! The brick floor and a chestnut wall and the sink(s)! I hope your daughter can get some pics. If she can't get them posted on this forum, maybe she can just email them to me. When I first found this forum, I was searaching the internet for anybody doing farmhouse restoration, etc. There just wasn't anything to be found to look at or talk to about it.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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Alanna Neupert
True Blue Farmgirl
66 Posts
Alanna
cabot
PA
USA
66 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2012 : 8:46:10 PM
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| Okay-as soon s I get this old place cleaned up I'll have my daughter take some pics and we will share with everyone, I just got out of the hospital last Saturday evening. I had some cellulitis of my legs so I'm taking it easy for the time being. The old farm house had a parlor and a living room. Either room was too big. When we moved in my father-in-law had taken the wall out between the 2 rooms and made it one. They put up paneling and suspended ceiling. ugh!!!! We took the ceiling down and installed beadboard on the ceiling and painted the ugly paneling a soft buttery yellow. On the one wall of the living room I have plans to add a 20x 26 old new kitchen. I have the blueprints drawn up, I just need the $. lol. It won't be the usual kitchen, I have a old corner cubboard, old hossier cubboard,hanging wall cubboard and a early red jersey coffee box. I also have a early cubboard that was used for hanging clothes . Don't worry I won't forget about the pics! Alanna |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 21 2012 : 05:19:22 AM
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Looking forward to it, Alanna. You sound like a woman after my own heart with your unconventional kitchen cabinets. We've done all our work on a 'cash only' basis, working when we had the money to complete whatever came next. We got the estimate on flooring for the 1200 square foot old part of the house yesterday - 9,000.00.....Wow! That's going to pretty much break the bank, but it's the last big thing and we can move in when it's done. I agree with you about the 'ugh' on suspended ceilings. We have 10' on the first floor and 9' upstairs. Wouldn't change that for anything. Going to have a big christmas tree this year! :) Take care of yourself and do what the docs tell you to do. Get well soon.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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hoosiercountry
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
karla
north port
fl
USA
572 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2013 : 4:44:33 PM
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| Dear Janice I just saw this thread and all that you have done to this charming old house. I want to say bless you and your family for saving a beautiful piece of history. May your new-old home be over flowing with blessings and full of laughter and loving memories. Karla |
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