This Old Store

This is a bit of a history lesson on where we live 

Our house was built in the 1870s, it is two stories with a wood frame, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation. Its siding material, window trim, storefront design, and doors have never been altered. The second floor also retains its historic layout with paneled doors, ornate keyholes, decorative baseboard, and plaster walls and ceilings. It was run as a general store till 1968 and then sat abandoned until 1995. In 1995 a wonderful family moved it off its stone foundation ( but kept the stones to use later) and restored it with care keeping all of the charms. They lived in it and care for it, they used the building for all the family businesses so it has been just about anything you can think of in its long life.  We approached this family with our dream and asked if they were willing to sell the property to us. They agreed and then the hard work and fun started.

Move-in day 2nd-floor living area

   

In getting our home we used a VA loan ... one part of the Va loan was no peeling paint ... so for the whole month of Oct before we brought our house day and night we painted.

    

                    

When we finished it went from a yellow little store to a tan and green family home filled with love and happy times ahead.