Take a look around. Make yourself at home. Wipe your feet before you come in, okay?

downstairs half-bath
This really deserves its own page.

new bedroom
We renovated the bedroom to add windows to the back wall -- before the work, it had only a sloping roof that reduced the square footage and made the room very dark. We put a shed dormer on the back of the house that raised the roofline and allowed us to install a very big picture window and two sash windows. (We plan to put a window seat in front of them.)

view from bedroom window
...because what could be better than curling up in front of this with a book? Answer: curling up in front of this with a book when it's cold and snowy out.

up-close lilies
Please note the relative paucity of slugs.

family room
General-purpose view of our general-purpose upstairs family room. It has new carpet, a new hearth, and new paint. We have finally exorcised the ghosts of the previous owners' dogs...at least in this room.

paul's new office
Like the bedroom, this room also had only a sloping ceiling. You could walk upright down the middle of the room, but if you wanted to move to either side you'd have to duck. No more. There are six sash windows along the back of the house, giving a lot of light and a good view of the trees. Paul plans to build bookcases along the remaining sloping wall.

dining room
The sideboard will get a top, and pictures will be hung. For now, it has a clean coat of paint and a new light fixture. They make a huge difference.

new kitchen 1
new kitchen 2
new kitchen 3
The less said about the previous kitchen, the better. We installed the sheetrock, and Paul put in the cabinets himself. There used to be a full wall between the staircase and the rest of the kitchen. We tore that out and will install a banister to retain the new open feel of the room. If you look closely, you can see part of Lunch in one of the pics.

deck
Like the bathtub?

front of house 1
front of house 2
front of house 3
Here's the front -- scrappy daylilies, tangled hose, red doors, and all.