Welcome!

When we first moved in, the entry had dark floors and sun-faded discolored fiber wallpaper. We stripped all of the wallpaper (what a chore!), refinished the floors, and added a wonderful white glass globe that we had found in an antique store in Mt. Vernon. The floors are a hand-laid rift and quartersawn oak parquet. It's amazing! We love our entry!

Fireplace Screen

Mark Mitchell, an artist from Zanesville, designed and fabricated a custom fireplace screen for us. It's as functional as it is beautiful!

Hallway in the "wing"

Part of our house is in a horseshoe shape with a private patio in the middle of the horseshoe. This hallway runs along the side of the patio and was uninviting when we had first moved in. With a little creativity, we tied the feel of the wood cabinets to the wood floors to the wood behind the master bed into the ceiling of this hallway. It gives the hallway a very modern galley look...now when the sun shines in from the patio the whole space glows!

Boiler system upgrade

When we purchased the house in 2007, the boiler was obviously outdated. After many nights of research, we settled on installing a very high-tech, ultra efficient Munchkin variable 140k BTU boiler system. The house has 3 heating zones (rare for a 1957 build) and the tiny boiler handles all of them with ease. We added a 4th zone to heat the new hot water system (pictured underneath the square boiler). Not only are we saving the environment, but we're saving enough on our heating bills for an extra vacation per year!

Guest Bathroom

Our guest bathroom...before and after pictures. We are extremely pleased with the results! As with the rest of the house project, Libby and I ended up tearing out the bathroom to the studs. The good part about this is that it gave the ceilings a ton of height. Libby installed the floor tile and cabinets. She used Ikea cabinets and countertop.

Front sitting room

Here is the front sitting room. It is the room to the right as you enter our house. As you can see, we decided to remove the pink wallpaper, curtains, carpet and shutters. The floor was very interesting...at first glance it did not look like wood...it looked more like linoleum from a distance. But, after some very careful sanding and finishing, we have a magnificent hand laid parquet, rift and quartered white oak floor!