House Tour

(Lynne continually shifts things around the house, so it may not look ***exactly*** like this right now. She believes that a good house is never done, because tastes and needs evolve. We promise to update pix soon.)

Exterior:

Work done: Gardening and lawn maintenance. Front entry repair. Stairs replacement. New siding and windows. New roof. We'll be replacing gutters soon.


Sublevel 1 / Family Room:

Work done: Upgraded electrical outlets and switches. Replaced overhead light; added dimmer. Added some new-to-us furniture and artwork. Decorated. New grey carpet (not shown).


Sublevel 1 / Lynne's Office:

Work done: Painted walls. Upgraded electrical outlets and switches. Replaced baseboard heater. Replaced overhead light. Added wall thermostat. New area rug. Added wall shelves and some new-to-us furniture. Adopted dog.


Sublevel 1 / Half Bath:

Work done: Upgraded electrical outlets and switches. New hot water heater. Added open shelving over toilet and next to dryer. Replaced mirror over vanity. New toilet. New vanity.


First Floor / Kitchen:

(We're not foodies, so we put this room on the bottom of the renovation list as to new cabinets/countertops/appliances)

Work done: Removed vinyl tile; installed ceramic tile. Removed tile backsplash. Added white IKEA cabinet. New baseboard heater. New overhead light. Removed post between dining room and kitchen. New Formica countertop. Upgraded electrical outlets and switches.


First Floor / Living Room:


Above: Vintage walnut hutch by Broyhill Brasilia, circa early 1960s.


Above: Detail of coffee table. Vintage Asian-inspired horizontal coffee table and 2 octagonal end tables: Leeward Landing Thrift Store (Newburyport, MA).

Above: L adopted this early 1960s Magnavox console from a southern NH Habitat for Humanity Restore. On top of it is a 1970s red ball lamp, with a replacement shade.

Above: The African statue is L's 2015 birthday present from D.

Work done: Removed carpeting; installed hardwood flooring;new wooden blinds. Upgraded electrical outlets and switches. Some new furniture and artwork. Decorated.


First Floor / Dining Room:

Work done: Added chandelier. Upgraded electrical outlets and switches. Decorated. (Wooden blinds were added after these pix were taken.)


First Floor / Sunroom:

Currently being constructed. Please visit again for an update.


Second Floor / Hallway:

Work done: Pulled up carpeting. Installed hardwood flooring. Upgraded electrical outlets and switches. Painted white trim and doors. Added new-to-us artwork and New Zealand wool carpet runner.


Second Floor / Primary Bedroom:

Above: American Drew bachelor's chest with marble top came from Jordan's Furniture (Nashua,NH) circa 2000 and has since been discontinued. We call the metal Peking Opera actor "Ironman." D and I bought him at an antiques shop in Newburyport, MA. Broyhill purple glass lamp was bought on clearance at HomeGoods. The print formerly hung in the Sheraton Tara

Above: The simplified shrine, sitting on an antique sewing table my grandfather refinished. If features only a large wooden Buddha (gifted to me in 2000) and a pair of crystal lotus candleholders from D's and my wedding. Lilac leather Moroccan pouf -- my new meditation cushion -- was another HomeGoods clearance item. The mirrors on top are from our wedding "cake buffet." The print over the shrine formerly hung in the Ritz Carlton Boston Common

Above: This nightstand - a thrift store find -- has smoked glass doors which reflect the hardwood floor. It's marked only "Made in Canada" with a mid-1970s manufacturer date. Still don't know who made it...

Above: Detail of lotus candleholder.

Work done: Painted walls. Pulled up carpeting. Installed hardwood floors and new baseboard heaters. New wooden blinds. Some new-to-us side tables. Upgraded electrical outlets and switches.


Second Floor / Second Bedroom ("The Guest Bedroom"):

Work done:Painted walls. Pulled up carpeting. Installed hardwood flooring. Some new-to-us furniture. Upgraded electrical outlets and switches.


Second Floor / Third Bedroom ("The Changing Room"):

Work done: Installed hardwood flooring. Upgraded electrical outlets and switches. Some new-to-us furniture and artwork.


Second Level / Full Bath:

Work done: New tile on floor and walls; painted walls; demolished built-in "bookcase"; all new fixtures; added tempered glass shelf over toilet; decorating. Since the pix were taken, the metal plaque was replaced with an off-white chalkware/Plaster Buddha plaque.


Basement / Darren's "Mancave":

It's still -- [cough, cough] - a "work in progress.

Work done: Upgraded sewage ejector pump. Added humidifier. Replaced wall thermostat.


Basement / Reiki Room (2018):

We partitioned off part of the basement with heavy brown draperies to make room for this dark and peaceful oasis:

Above: Room at a glance.

Above: Hanging rocks and an over-sized wooden rosary. (We're very ecumenical...)

Above: I got this wing at a Native American powwow. It does a great job sweeping away negative energy.

Above: A HomeGoods garden praying figurine, over a bowl of crystals and other goodies


Basement / Home Gym (2019):

We bought more brown draperies and carved a home gym out of more cellar space. (Due to tax and zoning reasons, we chose to keep this level semi-finished in all its 1970s paneled-wall glory):

We call this room the "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Home Gym for Old Ladies and the Men Who Love Them" (apologies to Derek Zoolander) because we hope to be as active and feisty as Justice Ginsburg at her age.

This door mirror is surprisingly useful and reflects light from the small window opposite it.

We blocked off the plumbing closet to forget that there's a sewage ejector pump behind the doors.

In case of emergency, break glass. (Some memorabilia from Lynne's Halloween 2018 costume.)

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