before
after Stay tuned for Re-run of the January 14, 2002 episode on The Home & Garden Network. My house will be on the show "RESTORE AMERICA".
entrance hall - before & after
this dilapidated floor just needed a good sanding
before
after entrance hall - before & after
this dilapidated floor just needed a good sanding
Parlor - there's still more work to be done. Reproduction wallpaper, draperies, and portiers are the next project.
This Octopus Furnace was installed in 1942
to provide central heat.
Unfortunately it was converted from coal to oil in the 1950's,
however, all parts were saved.
And the Finished Product!
Mud Room - Before
After - from different angle
The following is a passage expressing my belief:
“ . . .Old buildings are not ours. They belong, partly to those who built them, and partly to the generations of mankind who are to follow us. The dead still have their right in them: That which they labored for . . . we have no right to obliterate.”
“What we ourselves have built, we are at liberty to throw down. But what other men gave their strength, and wealth, and life to accomplish, their right over it does not pass away with their death. . .”
By John Ruskin 1849
"The Seven Lamps of Architecture" chapter 6
This is me! Thanks for all your comments. As a result I will constantly be modifying and adding on to this site. Come again!
