Upcoming Plans - This Place and More!

I haven't wasted any time on getting started with the next small project around the house. It's nothing too exciting - last fall sometime I started stripping the paint from the left garage door and eventually finished it this spring or early summer. Now I'm working on the middle door. It's moving along much faster thanks to everything I learned with the last one. I'm also working on one panel at a time instead of trying to do it all at once.

This Friday we close on another rental house downtown. This one is not in a historic area but was also built sometime around 1920... my guess is no earlier than 1915 / no later than 1925. Based on the neighboring houses, it looks like one of many George Trescott built (his foursquare pattern like the one on President St is easier for me to spot) and he was active in the Rose Garden area this one is in. For whatever reason I never bothered to take a good picture from the street so these will have to do until Friday.

Here's the front porch, including a visitor who decided to come along to the inspection. It's pretty typical of bungalows in the area.

This is the living room - immediately to the left when you enter. I'll most likely change out the light above the fireplace but leave the fan alone for now.

The dining room - also with a fixture that will probably be changed out soon. The flag does not convey.

The kitchen. Small, but most importantly it's already been redone so I don't need to do much here beyond cleaning up.

The bathroom. To the left is a space for a stacking washer / dryer. They're all over Craigslist so it shouldn't be difficult to find one.

Facing the rear of the house from the deck. Nothing too exciting.

The back yard is surprisingly large for such a tiny (.08 ac?) lot.

The side of the house... nothing exciting going on here either.