The Ceilings.......

The ceilings were recently finished and here are just a couple of pics. It looks much much better in person and I did not have a before pic of the kitchen to post so left that out.

General purpose Room BEFORE

General Purpose room AFTER

Bathroom BEFORE

Bathroom AFTER (different angle)

Master Bedroom BEFORE

Master Bedroom AFTER

Finishing Touches.....Soon

On Monday Durable Restoration will return one final time to finish the exterior brick work. The first open house will be on Sunday Sept. 14th from 3 to 5pm. 

It has been a long process to get to where the home is now. It would be nice to see the last little bit be completed. I hope a new owner will take it and do the final items and then cherish the home for a good long while.

Here are a couple of exterior before and after shots. I will be in the house this week to take pics of the ceilings for another before and after.

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

Exterior Work Wrap Up

Posting some pics of the finished exterior work. Only thing left is the block repair which should happen soon.

A little look inside…

Nothing fancy with the posting of the pics. It's a tad bush league but it gets the point across.

Some notes…. in all of the photos the house has not been cleaned. The floors are dirty and soon they will be cleaned and I will of course do some additional photos at that time that go room by room.

The more time spent here, the more one likes it.

In the kitchen looking up at the skylight

Kitchen looking into front living room

In entryway looking towards skylight and glass into master bedroom

In entry looking into living room to side terrace door

Front living room built in couch

Front living room fireplace

In master bedroom looking thru glass to skylight over entry and kitchen

More master bedroom

Looking down the hall from the "general purpose room"

February of 2013, 1 year ago

Pre restoration front from terrace 2013

Pre restoration view from the pool 2013

The pool 2013

On terrace side view of the front 2013

From the main drive, aka the most common photo of the house

Restoration has begun, late Oct. 2013

Late Oct. 2013

Late Oct. 2013

Late Oct. 2013

Late Oct. 2013

Staining the mahogany early Nov. 2013

Mahogany staining Nov. 2013

Nov. 2013

New skylight in the master bath

Master bath skylight, new.

At the front door. 

In the entryway looking towards the front door. (on the Left)

The main living room looking towards the side terrace

The main living room

Thru the front door

Down the long hall

2nd bedroom looking in from the hall

The back living room aka "general purpose room"
Several visitors thought it was the master bedroom.
Not a bad idea….

3rd bedroom
 (view is from what would have been the 5th bedroom)

3rd bedroom looking out to the pool
(on the ceiling you see wood boards, this is where the wall
divided bedroom 4 and 5)

Front living room view from terrace door

Kitchen view from the sink, opening to the L goes to entryway

The master bath from the laundry room

The master bedroom from the window side
(at the top of the closet doors on the R you see an opening,
this is glass that allows light from the massive skylight over
the kitchen and entryway to come into the master)