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Post by exbenedict on Mar 3, 2022 11:05:56 GMT -5
I will have everything filled and laid out in the next week and then it's the wifes decision as to what furniture goes in (I'm hoping for at least one leather wingback as a smoking spot).
I don't have the before pictures on here, I have to dig them out, but we opened up the wall between the two rooms, raised the ceilings back to their original 12 foot height, and everything you see except the two doors and some of the trim is brand new. The chimney was covered with plaster so we cleaned and exposed it. We added the tin tiles to the ceiling, and left the floors bare wood/subfloor because I like the look and character.
I can never get embedded pictures to work here, so I made an Imgur album. Follow the linky and see the fun!
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Post by daveinlax on Mar 3, 2022 11:14:42 GMT -5
WoW! Looks Awesome! A dream come true!  |
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 3, 2022 11:17:22 GMT -5
There's some beautiful wood in that room. Is that all old/original wood, or did you just put it in?
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 3, 2022 11:17:37 GMT -5
Very nice! 👍👍
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Post by Plainsman on Mar 3, 2022 11:33:22 GMT -5
Gorgeous space!
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Post by exbenedict on Mar 3, 2022 11:34:11 GMT -5
There's some beautiful wood in that room. Is that all old/original wood, or did you just put it in? Some of the trim and the actual doors are original. The rest was matched as close as possible and the trim was replicated as close as possible. The house was built in 1880, so it's all hemlock and chestnut which you can't really get. The new stuff is all red oak, which was the closest grain structure/stain match that we found. Now on to the rest of the downstairs that has all the original wood painted over in 8 layers of oil based white paint.....because people.... |
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Post by Silver on Mar 3, 2022 12:43:26 GMT -5
Looks awesome!
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Post by terrapinflyer on Mar 3, 2022 14:16:09 GMT -5
Hey, that's fantastic! Well done all around.
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Post by urbino on Mar 3, 2022 14:41:50 GMT -5
Wow. That's gorgeous. Especially love that ceiling. Is it tin?
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Post by Gandalf on Mar 3, 2022 18:03:20 GMT -5
Wow, that's beautiful.
Great job!
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Post by isett2860 on Mar 3, 2022 18:09:07 GMT -5
That is absolutely wonderful.
You will have many a fabulous evening in there!
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Post by pepesdad1 on Mar 3, 2022 19:37:10 GMT -5
Fabulous!!! Love the wood!
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 4, 2022 8:12:50 GMT -5
Holy crap, that's amazing!
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Post by exbenedict on Mar 4, 2022 12:02:31 GMT -5
Wow. That's gorgeous. Especially love that ceiling. Is it tin? Yes it is. Period Victorian Design, but new material. |
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Post by papipeguy on Mar 4, 2022 13:31:39 GMT -5
OMG. All I can say is WOW. Enjoy that magnificent space.
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Post by Zach on Mar 4, 2022 14:40:38 GMT -5
This is INSANELY beautiful! What an excellent job and good looking design.
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Post by trailboss on Mar 4, 2022 21:46:16 GMT -5
To quote Bill and Ted… “Most Excellent”!
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Post by Gypo on Mar 4, 2022 22:43:48 GMT -5
To quote Bill and Ted… “Most Excellent”! I think Bill said that. He He |
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Post by Professor S. on Mar 4, 2022 23:24:54 GMT -5
Wow. That's absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations!
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Post by bonanzadriver on Mar 5, 2022 12:45:29 GMT -5
Fantastic space you've made there.
Can't wait to see it completed, full of your books, baccy and pipes.
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Post by Rattlesnake Daddy on Mar 5, 2022 17:51:53 GMT -5
Very nice work! That is going to be a great space.
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Post by longtom on Mar 5, 2022 20:02:51 GMT -5
dear jaysus! that's a dream come true right there
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Post by johnlawitzke on Mar 6, 2022 19:04:54 GMT -5
When can I move in?
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Post by urbino on Mar 6, 2022 19:31:00 GMT -5
You'll have to do it in stages. Can't move all that stuff at once. Stage 1, ship your pipes. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Mar 6, 2022 20:56:33 GMT -5
You'll have to do it in stages. Can't move all that stuff at once. Stage 1, ship your pipes. 😂😂😂 |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2022 17:45:15 GMT -5
This is the coolest personal space I have ever seen! Classic, beautiful and very elegant.
This is the kind of space I would like for myself.
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Post by JimK on May 5, 2022 0:04:13 GMT -5
Boy, what a space! That would be just the spot I'd love to have.
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Post by oldcajun123 on May 5, 2022 9:29:24 GMT -5
  Door to my pipe room, Over 100 yrs old!
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Post by oldcajun123 on May 5, 2022 13:36:53 GMT -5
I have a lot of old cypress in my 100 yr old house, but it doesn’t even compare with the space that is highlighted above, just takes my breath away.
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Post by Jamie on May 5, 2022 14:32:20 GMT -5
Jealous and whimpering in envy.
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