Comments on: 10 odd things about our new home

By: Bobi

Bobi — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:52:40 +0000

Your Mother kindly shared your blog with me and I absolutely adore this charming house. Doesn’t sound like you’ll get discouraged…don’t! My house of 10 years was born in the 1880′s and has been a labor of love. I always wanted an antique house and was only allowed to build (4 total) but this gave me good knowledge in many construction areas so when the opportunity for this house presented itself, I jumped at the chance. Remember, life is what happens to you while you are making other plans. In other words, enjoy the journey.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:47:00 +0000

It definitely has character and quirkiness! We always said we didn’t want a boring cookie-cutter house and our house definitely fits the bill!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:52:08 +0000

Sounds perfect. I’m so jealous. I’ve always told Jada that I would much prefer and old house with character and quirkiness. Unfortunately those are entirely too expensive in Denver. I can’t wait to see it.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:14:39 +0000

Hey MamaM, that’s okay! Purple is the new … uh, yeah, I got nuthin’.

By: MamaM

MamaM — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:14:38 +0000

Oh Karen! What fun you’re into! We vote for removing the “Sun-porch.” That’s what totally enclosed porches with lots of windows are called. Sounds like yours is more of the night version! Have fun turning your house into a home.
(Our new “home” is purple, if that makes you feel better.)

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:30:13 +0000

ooh, sounds like your home has a lot of character too! I love old houses … they are a lot of work but they are worth it!

By: Raechel

Raechel — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:55:32 +0000

Your house sounds similar to mine when we bought it. We found lots of odd quirks, such as no backdoor at all. In fact, there was only one true entrance to our house – the side door, as the front door actually still locked with an old fashioned skeleton key. Who wants to carry that on their key chain! And we had an ironing board that came out of the wall in the kitchen. It was completely dirty and disgusting – not very sanitary. It has since been taken out and the cabinet it was kept in was made into a small spice cabinet. We’ve been in our house three years and are still making changes. It’s a lot of work, but so much fun! Congrats on being a new homeowner!