Pantry Sneak Peak

 Peter is painting the pantry(I'm minding the children...or whatever you call keeping them alive).   This is the first non-primer paint we've put up in the downstairs.  I have been waiting for this for a long time! I'm so excited, I just have to share a sneak with you!

A timeline of events

Dude it's hard keeping up with kids, a farm, a house, and blogs.
Here we go.
Another attempt at updates.   Peter put together a lovely timeline of what we've done and when.  As I find the photos and make individual posts, I will attempt to do it in chronological order.

July 2010 - Installed new 200 amp electrical service

Aug 2010 - Installed ceiling light in second floor master bedroom

Aug - Sept 2010 - Repaired slate roof.  New copper ridge and flashings. Repaired fascia and
                              replacement aluminum trim.

Sept - Oct 2010 - Deconstruction of summer kitchen/carriage shed

Oct 2010 - Installed Insulation in Second Floor Living Room

Jan 2011 - Removed old boiler and converted first floor heating to new boiler

Feb 2011 - Installed chimney liner & Vermont Castings wood stove on second floor

Feb 2011 - July 2012 Renovated Second floor rear bedroom, refinished floor and walls, built closet,
                  installed new electrical wiring, switch & light fixture

Jan 2012 - Restored antique doorbell  on front door

Aug 2012 - Installed crown molding in second floor master bedroom

Oct 2010 - May 2014 - Replacement of 36 windows, new trim installed around windows

Feb 2014 - removed old first floor kitchen flooring

Mar - Apr 2014 - Removed old first floor kitchen ceiling tiles, plaster, and lath board

Mar - May 2014 - Lead Paint Abatement.  1st floor hall sanded, 2nd floor hall and master bedroom        
                              sanded, interior doors removed & stripped, front porch columns & trim scraped

Jun 2014 - Installed new plumbing between basement and second floor

Jul 2014 - Repainted master bedroom and sealed sanded floors in bedroom and halls

Nov 2014 - Installed insulation in first floor kitchen & pantry ceilings

Dec 2014 - Jan 2015 - Repairs to first floor kitchen & pantry.  Repaired rotten beam, sub-flooring,
                                    flooring, and wall.  Installed new electrical wiring and switches in hall,
                                    kitchen pantry.  Removed metal door and rehung original wooden kitchen door.

Jan - Feb 2015 - Demo of 1st floor bathroom, insulated ceiling, new electrical and drywall installed

Mar 2015 - Removed 1st floor dining room ceiling plaster & lath board, installed new wiring, switch,
                   & light

Apr 2015 - Installed Outdoor shower enclosure and plumbing, replaced roof of bulkhead

Apr - May 2015 - Additional Lead Paint Abatement.  Stripped wood trim, pantry shelves, fireplace mantels. New Plaster ceilings in kitchen, dining room, and pantry.

June 2015 - Repainted front door and replaced glass

Oct 2015 - Jan 2016 - Rebuilt front porch.  Dig & install 6 footings, new framing, new deck, added
                                    two custom turned porch columns for support, installed new electrical wiring                
                                    &  porch lights, new ceiling, new roof & flashing, stairs and railings.

May - Jul 2016 - Installed copper gutter & downspout on front porch.

Work in Progress Photos

We're out!

We did it! We moved out before the first of March.  It was quite a feat getting everything packed up and out with the two littles running about.  We had lots of help from Peter's parents, who came up and helped us move larger pieces of furniture. 
I'll be resuming the 'house tour, in a few days, but for now I come to you in need.  In need of your help.  They'll be scraping and then priming our stairwell between first and second floors, which means I need to think about colors for that. 
Why has that never crossed my mind? I've considered colors for the entry way, and the hall at the top of the stairs, but not the actual stairs.  At the moment, there is a door at the top of the stairs, but not one at the bottom.  It looks like there could have been one at some point, and there may be one again in the future. 
Currently the walls are painted a shade of brown and have imitation grain lines painted on.   It also looks like there may be a layer of green under the brown.  There is also 'trim' along the very bottom of the walls that is painted a darker brown.  So...what would you do?  Keep in mind our first floor is going to be very historically inspired so it needs to mesh with that, if in fact we don't put a door at the bottom. 

Big announcement!

This blog has been quiet.  Too quiet.  Suspiciously quiet perhaps.  Here is why: we have been working for the last year to secure a new loan.  A special loan to cover the cost of removing and encapsulating the lead paint we found out is all over our first floor.
Lead is kind of a big deal when you have kids.  A lot of the work on our house stopped because of our fear of releasing lead dust into the air.  Peter took a course to teach him how to safely do some of the work but a lot of it takes specialized training, and the costs are high.  We found a contractor in the next town over, and work will begin hopefully on March 1st.
This means we have to move out.  For 4-6 weeks.
So yay! but a simultaneous ugh! We have two littles and have to move out of our home, and away from our animals for a long time.  I have tons of more thoughts on this, but not much time to share them.  Perhaps later?
I'm going to be photographing the entire house before work starts, posting them room by room, and asking your opinions on some things because on top of the paint, we're stripping all wall paper, floors, and tearing down ceilings at the same time.  We might even get wild and relocate a small wall.
Best,
Jenny Lee