Are you ready for a tour of Sister House?!?
It has been so fun (and a lot of work!) discovering all of her features and charm. At times I have felt a bit like an archeologist digging into the past, peeling back layer after layer! On October 1st Mandy and I started cleaning, de-cluttering and peeling back the 1970's layers.
Do you know why I named her Sister House? She is an almost exact duplicate of my little house!
The sisters basking in the autumnal sun!
The living room and dining room is all one great room. Lots of carpet (that already went in the dumpster!) and a drop ceiling that we tore out.
Also a bit of paneling on the back wall!
Oh the kitchen! So much paneling! And another drop ceiling!
And more paneling in the bathroom!
A nice old 1950's bathtub. The tile surround is actually a more pleasant color than it shows up here. A friend called it pistachio and I think that describes it perfectly!
The front bedroom. Just a bit of wallpaper removal here!
The back bedroom with more wallpaper!
The upstairs is one big loft with lots of fun ceiling angles!
I will be removing the closet doors and leaving them as alcoves.
The stair paint is certainly not helping to brighten things up!
Of course, Sister House doesn't look exactly like this right now. Mandy and I have been ripping out and ripping out! I am so super excited about this project! I have dreaming about it for a long time. Not only is this another cute bungalow that needs love, but I will be furnishing and decorating her to rent out as an Airbnb!!
I have always thought it would be really cool to have a Bed and Breakfast, so when I discovered Airbnb, I knew the dream was getting closer! I think Airbnb is a great way to share my love of old houses. I can't wait to take you all on the journey!
I will be back shortly with pictures after demo and all the fun things we uncovered!
P.S. Sister House has her own Instagram account! Follow along @SisterHouseCottage.