The Office

Once a sunporch, later expanded to become a bedroom (look closely to see the seams on the walls, ceiling, floor in the last picture), then it was a den, a bedroom again for Papa Joe, then it became my office last month. I don't have pictures from before we moved in, but I'll let you imagine the red carpet that was there. :) We put in berber carpeting for Papa Joe when it was his bedroom, but went back to hardwood last month. I eventually want to have the floors sanded and refinished to a dark espresso, but it's nothing pressing.

The Bathroom is DONE!!!

We just need to get the curved shower curtain rod hung, and a new floor eventually. Since this picture was taken, I added a more appropriate window treatment :) as well as a grey shower curtain.

One set of steps, lots of footprints

So. Darn. Cool.



Great-Great-Grandpa Savinetti (who built the house), around the late 20's or early 30's, in front of the house, with wooden steps.


(Great-grandpa) Papa Joe and (Grandpa) Ralph, on his confirmation day, in the early-1960's. Concrete steps, storm door, no handrails.


The outside of the house, present day (2007). Stone and slab steps, handrails, newer storm door, same front door. The wooden front porch is being sanded. I need to do a pic with Papa Joe, Papa Ralph, little Ralph, and Jake next! (great-grandfather, grandfather, father, son)

Upstairs living room

We are turning one of the upstairs bedrooms into our sitting room. We "de-pinked" the place, painted it the same neutral color as the rest of the downstairs, pulled off the window treatments, pulled up the rose-colored carpet, refinished the floors (how gorgeous are they???!!), took down the mirror, and painted all trim and woodwork white. I LOVE this room!!

In its former life, as a bedroom (although before that, it was a living room)



Sanding the floors:



Just need some furniture and finishing touches:

Kitchen, In Progress

Lots of wallpaper removal, lots of white paint, and what I like to call "Naturewood Green."

Dining Room

Same as in the living room - taking down curtains and heavy window treatments, pulling up old carpet, sanding and refinishing wood floors, painting all trim and woodwork white, removing wallpaper, painting walls. You can't see the fully refinished wood floor here, but I assure you - it is now GORGEOUS!!!

Our Bedroom

Here are pictures of our bedroom. No major renovations here - just pulling up the carpet, refinishing the wood floors, painting the walls blue, painting the ceiling and trim white, and removing heavy window treatments. But as you can see, it makes a big difference. Ralph has a running joke with the painters - he says that my motto is "When in doubt, paint it white!" (as in the baseboard molding, crown molding, window trim, woodwork, radiators, kitchen cabinets, built-ins, closets, doors etc, etc). I can't have enough WHITE, and I can't have enough LIGHT! Again, we kept the color scheme very similar to what we have in our current house in Delaware.

Original bedroom:





Sanding the floors:



Repainted and refinished - check out those gorgeous floors!