Are you ready for a tour of Sister House?!?
It has been so fun (and a lot of work!) discovering all of her features and charm. At times I have felt a bit like an archeologist digging into the past, peeling back layer after layer! On October 1st Mandy and I started cleaning, de-cluttering and peeling back the 1970's layers.
Do you know why I named her Sister House? She is an almost exact duplicate of my little house!
The sisters basking in the autumnal sun!
The living room and dining room is all one great room. Lots of carpet (that already went in the dumpster!) and a drop ceiling that we tore out.
Also a bit of paneling on the back wall!
Oh the kitchen! So much paneling! And another drop ceiling!
And more paneling in the bathroom!
A nice old 1950's bathtub. The tile surround is actually a more pleasant color than it shows up here. A friend called it pistachio and I think that describes it perfectly!
The front bedroom. Just a bit of wallpaper removal here!
The back bedroom with more wallpaper!
The upstairs is one big loft with lots of fun ceiling angles!
I will be removing the closet doors and leaving them as alcoves.
The stair paint is certainly not helping to brighten things up!
Of course, Sister House doesn't look exactly like this right now. Mandy and I have been ripping out and ripping out! I am so super excited about this project! I have dreaming about it for a long time. Not only is this another cute bungalow that needs love, but I will be furnishing and decorating her to rent out as an Airbnb!!
I have always thought it would be really cool to have a Bed and Breakfast, so when I discovered Airbnb, I knew the dream was getting closer! I think Airbnb is a great way to share my love of old houses. I can't wait to take you all on the journey!
I will be back shortly with pictures after demo and all the fun things we uncovered!
P.S. Sister House has her own Instagram account! Follow along @SisterHouseCottage.
Where do you get your energy? What a great project. I've stayed in many AirBnb's; this one will be charming. I can't understand why people put in drop ceilings; yes, they're nicer for holding heat in the winter, but they also hold the heat in the summer and make things rather uncomfortable. A ceiling fan works so well in both seasons to circulate the heat and keep things cool. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I am so excited to get try my hand at AirBnb!
DeleteI don't understand drop ceilings either....
I am curious why drop ceilings would have been put into that home. I wonder if there was plaster damage from the furnace being off for a period of time or water damage. I also wonder if you know whether this house is from a kit. I think it is a pretty house.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I can tell it is not a kit. I have seen no evidence of that. It is a really cute house! Just the right size and I think in the 20's they had window size and layout figured out perfectly.
DeleteAs for the drop ceilings, I was holding my breath when we took them down! No major water damage though! A bit in the kitchen, but putting up the ceilings would of been more work then repairing the plaster! I guess it either "modernizing" or because they were trying to save energy.....
It has so much potential! I can't wait to see how you make it shine!
ReplyDeleteAwww Thank you! I am excited to see her shine too! Still a ways to get there though!
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