by Architectural Observer | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog, Projects
On a whim, I ventured into the unfinished part of the attic last week. A previous jaunt had revealed some antique drapery rods and curtain hardware. What else may be hiding between the dusty joists? A chimney, ever so slightly stepped to the left, marks the transition...
by Architectural Observer | Jan 23, 2020 | Blog, Projects
It’s been over a month since I last posted! Partly because we’ve been really busy at our ever-expanding day job (the interior of the house may be finished, but now there are outbuildings and site work issues to tackle) and partly because not much has...
by Architectural Observer | Dec 15, 2019 | Blog, Projects
In the course of preparing sketches of the proposed color schemes for the front porch, I was delighted to run across some notes I had previously made about the bay window. Somehow, when doing the color sketches of the bay window, I had completely forgotten that the...
by Architectural Observer | Nov 16, 2019 | Blog, Projects
Today I finished priming the bay window. It’s all white and kind of boring, but it looks better than it did before and the wood will be protected during the winter months. I still have some (a lot of) caulking to do, so don’t look too carefully! The...
by Architectural Observer | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog, Projects
It’s been seemingly forever since I last posted; it has been a busy time. Recently I took time off to visit the Decatur County Last Indian Raid Museum, which serves as a repository for local history, in the hopes of finding more information about the house and...
by Architectural Observer | Sep 27, 2019 | Blog, Projects
Today the house regained more of its dignity! Jim has been rehabilitating two of the beautiful — but very decrepit — porch supports off-site, and they have now recovered fully. It was time to bring them back! As you last remember, the house was looking...
