The Historic District

I think I would go to a custom window treatment store, and see what they have to say. Perhaps they have a creative solution. If nothing else, it might spark some ideas for you. I think I would go with roman shades with the hardware hung above the window. You can purchase them lined, and that would h...

I may have put this in the wrong forum. If so, I'm sorry. I'm new here.

Our home's exterior is made up of 3 different types of shingles (4 actually!) 1. Original cedar shingles (only found on current interior wall inside porches that were added later. 2. New cedar shingles 3. Asbestos shingles 4. Unidentified shingles - They seem to be some sort of a very rigid and dura...

Welcome in. That's a dandy looking abode! Thank you! Well that's a super new old house you & Andy have. Where in NY are you located; I was born in Watertown, we lived in Fayetteville, Manlius & Bedford Village; my Dad's family was from Binghamton & I attended Hobart in Geneva! Your home...

Very nice house! Love the staircase and windows. What is the small structure on the right of front door? Please keep us up to date as you work on your home. And welcome to wavyglass!! Diane I forgot to answer this question. It is a staircase that leads down to the basement. We are guessing it was a...

Thanks for the welcome everyone. gothichome, the house is so green. too green. There are so many similarities with our situation. I cannot remember everything I shared on the blog, but our previous owner moved into BHH in the 60's. Her husband preceded her in death by 15-20 years. They were a childl...

It is beautiful. Congratulations!

It is nice for a town lot to have some privacy.

Thank you for the welcome. Matchbookhouse, we have not identified the style. It was one of three house built by the same family during the same time period. The other two are clearly Victorian, but this one has a style all its own. In some ways it is a hodgepodge of styles, and I wonder if that is b...

Congratulations!

Hi Everyone, I am so excited to find this forum. We just closed on our new/old home in June. It was built between 1880 and 1882. It was originally built as a summer home. It is in mostly good condition, but there are many many many projects to work on to maintain the integrity of the structure. Pres...