I've finally remembered (several days late) that I promised more photos of the house as we've been getting things set up and in order. Here are a few more. We're really getting situated and at this point feeling very moved in and comfortable here. There are still many more projects to do but they'll get done when they get done. At least the boxes are out of the way and most of the house is unpacked.
The dining room. I found the best picture hangers for use on plaster walls so I hung up pictures everywhere with minimal glitches. I even found some hangers that were specially for brick and concrete. I needed to use these when I discovered that a brick wall is embedded in a few of our interior (once exterior, prior to an addition) walls. Oh, the surprises never end with a 160-year-old house!
Don't you just love this little sitting area in the bay window? We have two extra dining room chairs for when the leaves are in the table so the extra space in the large window just beckoned them and a glass end table I no longer needed in the living room. Curtains are next up on our to-do list throughout the house. Hanging pictures in plaster is one thing; having to drill holes to hang curtain rods is quite another and I have just not gotten around to it. Hopefully this weekend!
The living room. I also have a bookshelf on backorder for one wall in the living room to hold all of the random picture frames and tchotchkes that you may see laying around in some of these photos. If you look closely at the mantel, you'll see an oil painting...of our house! It was in the house when we purchased it and we thought that was pretty neat since this house has lineage that can be traced back to William Penn! So, I decided to showcase it on the mantle. As a good friend said the other night while visiting, "How very Jane Austen of you!" LOL!
Finally, the family room. This is where we spend most of our time during the day (well, the kitchen and the playroom follow closely behind). Again, curtains are needed here.
The dining room. I found the best picture hangers for use on plaster walls so I hung up pictures everywhere with minimal glitches. I even found some hangers that were specially for brick and concrete. I needed to use these when I discovered that a brick wall is embedded in a few of our interior (once exterior, prior to an addition) walls. Oh, the surprises never end with a 160-year-old house!
Don't you just love this little sitting area in the bay window? We have two extra dining room chairs for when the leaves are in the table so the extra space in the large window just beckoned them and a glass end table I no longer needed in the living room. Curtains are next up on our to-do list throughout the house. Hanging pictures in plaster is one thing; having to drill holes to hang curtain rods is quite another and I have just not gotten around to it. Hopefully this weekend!
The living room. I also have a bookshelf on backorder for one wall in the living room to hold all of the random picture frames and tchotchkes that you may see laying around in some of these photos. If you look closely at the mantel, you'll see an oil painting...of our house! It was in the house when we purchased it and we thought that was pretty neat since this house has lineage that can be traced back to William Penn! So, I decided to showcase it on the mantle. As a good friend said the other night while visiting, "How very Jane Austen of you!" LOL!Finally, the family room. This is where we spend most of our time during the day (well, the kitchen and the playroom follow closely behind). Again, curtains are needed here.
