House Tour - Foyer, Hallway, Living Room, & Dining Room

I jumped to the back bedroom first but now I'd like to go back to the porch so we can enter through the front door.

Welcome to the foyer.

About 10 years ago Grandma went through a Victorian phase. 

The diamonds in the door are routed out and Grandma hand painted them pink.

This is the second wallpaper in this room in my lifetime. I'll have to ask Grandma what was here before the flocked wallpaper prior to this one.

Coat closet in the foyer.

Stepping to the left from the foyer is the hallway leading to the 2 first floor bedrooms and the bathroom.

This is the view looking out of the master bedroom just to the left of the foyer. On the left is a narrow linen closet, then the bathroom, followed by a broom closet, and at the end of the hallway is the back bedroom on the left and the kitchen on the right. The pink carpet feels like it goes on forever.

She's a fan of Precious Moments.

I like this house picture frame. Maybe painted white.

View from the other end of the hallway looking past the bathroom and linen closet into the master bedroom. 

Making a left at the the end of the hallway above will lead back past the foyer into the living room which is where we're headed next.

The Cornices over the windows in the living and dining rooms were made by grandpa and reupholstered over the years as they redecorated. 

The stone on the fireplace matches the stone on the front of the house

This sectional couch is the first and only couch that has ever been in this room. Setting it up with the opposite ends connected makes it more like a traditional couch instead of L-shaped. I'ts been reupholstered 3 times!

This is the original newspaper ad for the couch that Grandma has saved all these years. She colored it lightly.

The stairs lead up to the upstairs bedroom.

This is where my father's room was once my aunt was born.

Opposite the living room is the dining room. Well, Grandma calls it the "Dinette" which I guess is appropriate since it's small and open to the living room.

The dining room chairs got the pink upholstery treatment when the couch and window cornices were recovered. 

Grandma had the upper portion of the china cabinet put on legs to give it a little extra height.

No peeking in that Kitchen! The bathroom and kitchen are getting a post all their own next.

House Tour - Bedroom #1

The house has 3 bedrooms, the master bedroom, the back bedroom or bedroom #1, and the upstairs bedroom or bedroom #2. The back bedroom was my father's room for the first 7 years of his life. It was originally a deep blue. Grandma had painted glow in the dark stars on the ceiling and had a sky theme with a sun lamp and cloud cornices on the windows. When he was a little older it was shifted to an outer space theme. She made a lampshade from a  costume astronaut's helmet and had a red white and blue color scheme. When my aunt was born grandpa and grandma finished half of the attic space as a second bedroom and dad moved up there. Then the room was painted a soft yellow, followed by avocado green, and a peachy pink. When my aunt moved out of the house (I think I was about 8 years old) grandma had the room painted the minty green you'll see below.

When this was my father's room there was a desk near the door which prevented it from being opened so the door was replaced with this sliding door.

The closet in this room and the master bedroom are cedar lined. and have lights that come on when you open the door.

This is also the first room that I'll be redoing. It's going to look a lot different.

The original blue that my dad had when he was little. 1958 was the last time this outlet cover was removed.

The switch plate grandma put up. I'm replacing all the outlets and switches with new white ones.

This headboard and nightstand and mirror (not pictured) belonged to grandma's nephew. He was throwing it out when he moved. Grandma took them and they've been sitting in the garage. My mom had the same bedroom set and was getting rid of hers at the same time. Luckily, out of pure laziness, we hadn't thrown out one of her nightstands yet so I'll have a matching set of furniture for free. 

The windows are all wood original side sliders. 

Found the door in the attic. So glad to have a real door.

The walls have been cleaned, the cracks have been filled and the trim has been sanded and wiped down with liquid deglosser. I'm ready to paint!