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’round the globeHistoric Home Renovation
Currently in-progress, this page will feature highlights of our 3 year long historic home renovation, living part-time in 3 residences during the madness of it all, from snippets at the old home, our townhouse apt in the City, and a Pound Ridge cottage.
Home renovation photo. Ah! Those mighty red oak floors after its first stain – one more coat to go – a special trade secret even our flooring specialists couldn’t share with us. No matter, we can only think of moving-in at this point.
View from the third floor. Those floors are so shiny and new, until we moved-in, i.e.
Here are ANJ Masonry & Landscaping crews, prepping the base for the eventual front stone wall of the front elevation of our home, one of the last final touches to the end of the historic home renovation.
Leaving the main house, shown without its front door, Steven carefully steps around the residual snow from a prior week’s first snow fall, while I enjoy the view from the warmth of our truck.
Perched above the library cove, Steven’s observes the progress at this unique angle, captured here after 4 months of construction, nearly three quarters finished.
Given total clearance to walk on newly stained floors, Steven gives it his “Risky Business Tom Cruise” slide test.
Basic interior lighting and molding is finally complete as seen from the 2nd floor.
There’s Ernest walking in the snow at the rear of the house, while vertical stilts are visable behind him above the conservatory, used to install the cedar clapboards.
Thanks in part to Kate Foster, our architect, she created, designed, directed and fully executed from drawing to end-product, this masterpiece.
Ah! The first season’s snowfall, and our first winter in the renovated home…home at last it is!
Steven inspecting the front elevation of our home.
Front elevation, Spring 2007.
