Upstairs Bedroom

The upstairs bedroom before ~

And...

The upstairs bedroom during renovations.

The paint is Porter Paints "Indian Ivory". 

The carpet will be installed after all the bathroom tile work is completed. 

 



The Living Room/Great Room

The living room/great room after the wood-burning stove was removed. (I am very allergic to wood smoke.)The downstairs floor plan is one large, open room combining the kitchen and living room, a small office/bedroom and a full bathroom.

The lighting is not good in these photos, but you can see the progression of the work in the living room with the newly painted walls and ceilings, and the addition of the ceiling fan.  The carpet has been removed and is ready for the red oak floor to be installed. 

G.J. is a DIY guy and has been spending ALL his spare time working on the house. 

Broken Water Pipes

Are you familiar with water pipes in a house freezing and bursting in the winter as result of improper insulation or installation, or the lack of proper heat in the house?  This can be devastating to a house damaging walls, floors, floor coverings,  due to the frozen water pipes bursting when they thaw. 

There were broken water pipes and leaks in the upstairs and downstairs bathrooms. This photo is only a very, very small view of the damage.  Much of the bathroom floor upstairs had to be cut out and removed, as did the walls and ceilings below all the way to the basement.   

I chose not to take photos of all that mess before and during the repair process.  In part, because it was difficult for me to climb around the mess to take photos. 

Winter View from the Back Porch

Now can you see why this 150 acres is GJ's dream?

Winter View from the Front Porch

Work on the House Begins

After our MAJOR remodel and addition to our house in 2009, we thought we were finished! 

Not so!  The farmhouse needs a major renovation.  

The auction/realty company said in the advertising,
 "it needs sprucing up." 

Believe me, it will take a lot more than "sprucing up" to bring this place up to livable and safe conditions. 
Unfortunately, the 16 year-old house was not well insulated. The frozen and burst water pipes through several harsh winters, including ice storms and weeks without electricity, here in southeastern Kentucky, and the inability and perhaps lack of funds of previous owners have played havoc on the house.

Never fear!  GJ and AJ are to the rescue! 
They love this 150 acre farm and will do whatever it takes to make improvements needed to the house.
They visualize fishing in the ponds, riding the four-wheeler and possibly dirt bikes across the fields, swinging in the barn loft, hosting family and friends for quiet time on the porch, counting lightnin' bugs, roasting hot dogs and marshmallows, and much more!

Some families have condos at the beach or cabins in the mountains. 
We have our family farmhouse retreat.

I'll let you know when the house is repaired and it's time to say,
Ya'll Come!

The New Baby

This baby is just a few days old. 

It's a bit shy and hides behind Mommy Sheep.

Baby is smelling the food it will be eating soon.