Welcome to the very beginning of our journey in this historic home. I guess we’ll see where we go from here. Nestled in a charming suburb of Boston, it is the stuff of little girls dreams–tree lined streets, old homes with character and lots of potential. We are firm believers in modernizing these lovely old homes, NOT tearing them down. I’ve already started the dreaming. There will definitely be some remodeling in our future and an evolving of style, such is the beauty of design and the pursuit of finding lovely in the ordinary.
This lovely home is known as the Hezekiah-Fuller house. Built in 1879, at almost 2800 sq feet it is not ginormous, rather comfortable and adequate.
You can follow along with remodels under the Woodlawn Avenue Remodel tab.
We have three floors, all with high ceilings, 9.5 ft. And when we first walked through it, on that cold, snowy day in March 2015, I just knew it had potential. Every room was a different color. And not good colors: yellows, blues, greens…the dining room was pink. There was a hole in the floor in the dining room where you could see right down to the basement. Apparently there use to be a buzzer under the owners table allowing you to buzz your maid in the kitchen. We don’t have one of those and I wasn’t about to let my hubs press a button to summons me.
My husband thought to himself, “phew. Dogged a bullet here. She’s never going to want this place after seeing the fish tile and mold in the bathroom.” I hopped in the car and said, “I totally want this place.” And the rest was history. Welcome to our project. Whether it was stupidity or providence, we’re glad you’re here and hope you stay awhile.
The “before” with cute baby model, Cade 14 month old. Look at those floors!
Eek. The “before” shot into the dining room. I told you it was pink!
