Attic Update with Photos
by Elouise
Whew! I can hardly believe we’re getting there. Our daughter and her husband arrive Saturday night, and will be our first guests in the new attic bedroom/sitting area! Except for Smudge and I. We’ve already stolen a little snooze or two on the new mattress.
The photo at the top and the following photo are painful reminders of What It Was Back When….after more than 30 years of living in this old house. The top photo looks Northeast, the one below Southwest. D took the top photo before we began clearing stuff out; below we’re well over halfway there, believe it or not.
And here’s what the contractors had to work with–almost ready for them to begin.
Below you’ll see the Northeast look, with everything but the floor finished. I loved the old checkerboard linoleum, though it was well past its prime. In these photos we still have carpet to go, plus furniture. The trim is white; the ceiling and walls are very light green with blue tint that complements the view from the attic windows–tree tops and blue sky. The third photo looks toward our back yard–Southwest. You can see the handrail we had added to the attic stairway. There were already skylights over the stairs and on the East side of the attic roof.
So here’s where we are today–still getting things put together and in place. Carpet all laid, with the painter due to return and put one more coat on the attic stairwell. The carpet is gray–a short, tight plush weave that’s supposed to resist cat claws.
Last but not least, I took some photos with my IPad to document the contributions of the two males most present in my life these days.
I’m surprised at how wonderful it feels to have this task well along the way to completion. I’ve dreaded the day when we would either die and leave the mess to our family members to clean up, or when we would finally grab the bull by the horns and wrestle it to the ground. Actually, I have D to thank for wrestling it to the ground–though I’ll take my share of the bows, as well.
The rest of this week we’ll be getting things back to a bit of sanity downstairs and upstairs. I’ll post as I’m able, and take attic snoozes with Smudge whenever the urge hits me.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Elouise♥
©Elouise Renich Fraser, 25 April 2018
Photos taken by DAFraser and ERFraser
Looks great. Where on earth did you put all those books from the attic?
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Great question, Candice! We’ve been sorting them for giveaways, throwaways or keepers! With a goal of keeping fewer than we get rid of. Lots are going to an organization that helps find international homes in appropriate seminaries and universities. We’ve sent thousands their way over the years. Then there are annual book sales at a local public library that will get other books. And some will go to The Salvation Army or Good Will. We’re still sorting through them, though it’s getting easier by the minute to let them go! 😊
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Howzat for a bedroom makeover! Amazing, and what a lot of work you put in. I can imagine the wrench it gave you to give away so many books, but I daresay you still have more books than you’ll ever read….!
Can I ask, where did you get the quilt on the bed? I had one just like it for fifteen years, until it got worn out, and I’d love to find another! I’ve looked on line with no luck.
Good luck with your visitors – I bet they love this! xxx
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You’re so right about still having more than we’ll ever read! I bought the quilt online about 30 years ago. It was a clearance item, one of a kind! It had been handmade as a sample for a large retailer, and the price was right (rock-bottom).
I can’t wait for our inaugural guests to arrive! 😊
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I am so inspired!! This is wonderful & exactly what more than a few spaces in my home need…(mostly getting rid of way too many books & papers).
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Send me your photos when you’re finished! 😊
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Wow – Good for you (singular and plural)! What an undertaking and now it has one of the best words there is applied to it – DONE!
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ALMOST! 😊
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What a fabulous makeover and such a special place for your visitors to stay.
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Thanks, Gwen! I’m tempted to move up to the attic, myself….
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Elouise I don’t have a cat but I could hear my dog saying “Finally a room all for me. Think I will take day of sabbath!”
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Yep. Sounds about right! Smudge has already baptized it as his favorite place to roost, and feels quite put out when we close the door to the attic and keep him ‘downstairs’ (such a come-down!) where he has only two floors and multiple rooms and mice and crickets and spiders and who knows what else to keep him occupied!
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what a beautiful little room to hide away in for afternoon naps, so cozy and inviting E ❤ ❤ ❤ I can see why Smudge likes it too, perfect lighting to come in and brighten the space, kudos and awesome job, those first pics were like "OMG" look at all that stuff, what a major renovation. Great job D and all. ❤
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Smudge thinks we did it all for him!!! 🙂 He’s such a dear. And yes, looking at those ‘before’ pictures puts me into a kind of terror! I can’t believe how much we (and especially D) were able to do before our guests arrived! They’re totally blown away, too…. I don’t want them to leave next week, and I can’t wait to get back to writing regularly–how’s that for a dilemma? Then again, you know exactly what that’s like. Thanks for stopping by. It made my day!
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