We have a new project, and it’s going to be fun…
It is an older home built in 1946. Even the exterior has character…
It needs a lot of work, but that’s what we love to do!
Multicolor Brick Project
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Love, love, love the window boxes! The front door could use a portico, maybe?…to keep the snow off of your head when you’re trying to fit the key into the door.
I think the window boxes are wonderful, too. Whoever buys this house will have a lot of fun filling those boxes.
Ooooo, a portico. I like that idea.
this is where I grew up. Thank you for buying this site. The pictures are fantastic, and I think the house was built in 1942, during the war years. A lot of work was done on the brick work for the kitchen addiiton by my brother-in-law including the kitchen and bedroom window planter boxes in the late 50′s. which are seen on the picture of the back of the house. I have always noticed that we could get drentched on the front and back portch because “no portico” was ever done, and we did get drenched during rain/snow. My parents never noticed.
“Flomede” – I’m so glad you stopped by! I love hearing your background stories about the house. It really has some great bones. The brick work on the addition was quite well done. It is difficult to see where the old stops and the new starts. The woodwork inside is beautiful, too.
This was my great grandmothers house, I live in colorado and my family and me would love to see all the changes that you are making.
I grew up in this house with my sister Flo. The upstairs was not finished until the late 40′s early 50′s. It was just a big open space. Thank you for putting the pictures on line for us to stay informed with the changes. Please continue so we can follow all of the changes.
I am a grandson of the owner and live in Colorado. I have a picture standing on the stairs when I was two. I took my son back to the house thirty years later and stood him on the same stairs when he was two. There are a lot of fond memories going back many generations. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
All of these loving memories of this house. How cool is that?!! I have lots of pictures of the progress at the house to upload to the blog. I have a speaking engagement tomorrow, but I’ll make it a top priority after I get home.
IHAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THOSE COLD NIGHTS UPSTAIRS BUT AS CHILDREN WE DIDNT MIND NOT HAVING HEAT ,WE JUST PILED ON THE OLD HEAVY QUILTS .IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE SUMMER ALSO. YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE HOUSE THANKS FOR SHARING ARLYNE
Fantastic and incredibly awesome is how I would enthusiastically describe this house made of bricks. This is what I like about bricks. They don’t need to be repainted over the years and bottomline, that makes them more economical.