Not So Wordless Wednesday This Old House

Time for more snooping around my old house. For those of you who missed the last couple of Wednesdays, this series will keep me inside with my camera during the cold weather. I will be taking photographs around our historic home which was built in 1891.

A little recap, we bought it in 2006 and spent 8 months renovating before moving in so just like any other renovation where the owners don't have a clue or help, we did some things right and some things dead wrong. I'll be showing it all and fessing up to my mistakes and making a much bigger deal out of hubby's mishaps.

Last week I showed the kitchen so today we will be taking a look around the dining area that is just on the other side of the kitchen peninsula.

This is the view as you come in the back door to the kitchen and look through to the dining area. We didn't have to do a lot to the dining area. We had layers of old painted wallpaper removed, had all the baseboards, mouldings and trim painted and had the ceiling cracks and plaster walls repaired.

I love the old ceiling medallion and plaster crown mouldings.  Our own brass dining room light fixture looks nice in this home. (Hubby's ex wanted that fixture from their old place but didn't get around to stealing it in one of her many post-divorce raids!)

As you move inside on the kitchen side of the peninsula, you can see through to the foyer. (Note the snow out the front window). This Gibbard dining set is from hubby's first marriage. The ex-wife wanted the bedroom set (including the old mattress yuck!) instead. Is it just me or would you like to sleep on the same mattress with your second husband that you shared with your first husband? Ewww! I was glad to see the back of it along with their bedroom set!

Now you're in the center of the peninsula looking toward the front of the house.  A strange thing happened with this photo.  Samantha who has been following along the tour of my home asked if there had been any paranormal activity because it was built so long ago. I had told her nothing much. Well take a look at that little white spot on the fireplace arch on the right side of the photo. It is definitely an orb. I didn't see it until I downloaded the photos and since it only appeared on this one picture, it's not something that was on the camera lens. Not as easy to see here as when looking at the full-sized photo.

This is the view from the dining room doorway looking at an angle towards the kitchen. I do love the old uneven wood floors in this room and there are some lovely birds-eye maple boards mixed in with the hardwood.

Now you're in the front foyer looking straight through to the kitchen. That fireplace on the left  is all that separates the dining room from the family room behind it and is open on both sides since we removed that entire wall.  This infamous fireplace will be getting its own post later.

Once our 3 1/2 year old is done spilling her food and throwing it around the table, we hope to put down an oriental rug, I'll wait until then to do the drapes. In the meantime, the plantation shutters give it a nice look and allow lots of sunshine in as well as offering privacy at night.

Hope you've enjoyed this little trip around the dining room.  More on the ex-wife later, I could write an entire blog about her!