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loveyh/Shannon: TWINS! They are going to be so happy in that sweet little room, hermes!
Pika: Hi there! blog hopping here....
Kerri: BTW thanks for something new to learn today. I had to look up Ketubah and it was interesting. Also, if you want to visit them, I used two different links in my tags to my two differenty journal/blogs.
Kerri: Hi, I was just surfing through. Wow, I love your older home. Y'all have put a LOT of work into it. Very nice! Congrats on the babies - hope all goes well for you.
Alicia: WOW TWINS!!!!! COngratulations sweetheart. I am SO happy for you. Miss you terribly. :)ALicia
adrienne: your house, blog and photography are looking great!!!!!!!adrienne
Alicia: OMG HG, The house looks beautiful!!! Miss you & thinking of you. Take care,
st james cooke: this looks great! i've really enjoyed looking through all your progress!
Miss Understanding: Hi! My name's Miss Understamding! I'm new to bravenet and I'm just stopping in to say "HI" and to let you know if you'd ever like a place to just relax and vent, I'm only a mouse click away!
fries: It looks beautiful. Just stopping by to peek in the windows and say hi
Tracey: WOO freakin HOO HG! I am so happy for you. It looks awesome. I love old homes. They have so much character.
Don M: I can't believe that you all have had to put up with these idiots. It makes me realize how great the folks I have working for me really are. You all are saints. You home is really looking great inspite of those creeps. The master bath is wonderful. I love your dog too!
Nathalie: Hellew, wishing you an AWESOME weekend! Please stop by and sign my "Bravenet Bloggers" map. There's a link to it in on my blog. Make sure you leave your URl to your blog so people can come and visit you Thanks Muchly
Eric: Hi there, just stop by to say hello!
venom75: Have a nice and safe Halloween.
Brenda: Heat AND hardwood floors!! Isn't it delicious? If I had heat and new hardwood floors, I would want to roll around naked. Um, but with the lights off.Thanks for stopping by the CrazyStable, where we are cold and splintery...
robin stivers: Hi Cynthia, If you would like to get Early American Homes magazine, their website is www.EALonline.com. If you like antique decorating youll like this mag. It is my favorite! robin
Johanna: ODB!!!!! ha ha ha - you know I love that ref.Crap about the flood- Noah never had it so bad as the NE this week. (ok so he did- but he had endless gofer wood)Here is to better days, and this being done in time for Turkey!
BmS: So you both stink and are drinking copious amounts of wine. Are you guys French?
Tonya: Thats a great house, love the pics.
Tracey: HG.....I am so green right now. I so want your walls! Two of our rooms that were redone already are cracking.....I love your journal....Hoping the leak is not serious. Hang in there cuase it is gorgrous!Tracey
Christopher Day: I found your blog just today. You don't seem to be on the Houseblogs map. I have my primary home in South Salem (Lewisboro), so I'm another Westchester County resident. My site on Houseblogs concerns a new house project I'm finishing on the Jersey Shore.I am most interested in your Unico system. I chickened-out w/RT Unico and now I probably regret it. Best of luck - it all looks great! - Chris
Johanna: A leak! Oy!!!! Can't wait to see it in person.
venom75: Out blog hopping and thought I'd stop by for a visit.
Anne: just dropped in to say hi
Rebecca: It's really come a long way! Email me sometimes and Ill tell you how I screwed up on Bill's website. And here I thought I was adding somme humor to his stress - it totally backfired.
Sami: Was out bloghopping. Your home is going to be so beautiful! I can't wait to see it when it is done! Hang in there!
chris: Can you live like that? Wanna trade? Mine's been half done for 10 years!!!
home*sweet*home: HEY HEY HEY! Much progress! LOL at the August 1st, didn't I tell you? Remember you will live there a long time, don't kill yourself now or you will learn to hate the house...take it slow, do it right and it will all be just a dream later...
Wendy: Here's some cool smilies I found
tnp020600: Hermes, your house is just BEAUTIFUL!! What an absolute dream come true. Talk about finding the perfect house. This sure will be a nice project and something I can see you doing so well :-)
Meg: Can't wait to see your plans develop!
Home*Sweet*Home: It's lovely...the only thing I can say - having been there before - is "BE PATIENT!" Patience is a virtue! And you'll need plenty of it - and a good sense of humor. Keep posting...
Betty: Hey girl!
skater: WELCOME to the community nice journal you have here keep up the good work i know you will be successful!!! tag me back

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Sunday, February 3rd 2008

1:24 PM

Nursery "Before Photos"

Thanks so much to everyone who has posted comments and their congratulations!!   After a friend and fellow houseblogger left one particular comment, I realized that I was unclear about something:  the nursery is not currently the master bedroom, it was the master bedroom before we bought the house.  The former owners used it as their master, and it's quite large (held two twin beds plus other furniture).  When we bought the house we renovated two other bedrooms and a bathroom in the newer part of the house to make the new master suite.  We're not giving that up for the babies!  I have to draw the line somewhere!  LOL

Between the time of my last post and today, we have actually decided to make a few extra changes in the nursery, so as requested here are some "Before" photos.  We're actually removing one closet that was clearly an afterthought-addition by the previous owners, and that will improve the flow in the room significantly, as well as alleviating one door/door frame from the lead paint equation.  We are also going to replace several board and batten doors with new doors, again largely due to the lead paint concerns (as nearly all the doors in the entire room tested positive for lead!).  We're keeping the main door to the room as its original board & batten door, but as I write this, Brian is up there stripping the paint off with trusty Peel Away 7. 

So, without further ado, here are some quick shots of the babies' room.  These pics make the room look sort of dark and gloomy, but it's definitely not.  In fact, it has gorgeous light since the exposures are due south and east.  I just take bad pictures, apparently!

Missing floorboards due to radiator removal 2 years ago...to the far left in this photo, you can see the little closet we're removing:

This bedroom also has an en suite bathroom, which will make life a lot easier when the twins arrive.  No good pics of it at the moment, as it's only about 95% complete, but will post pics when it's done.  The bathroom mirror actually just arrived yesterday, which isa relief since there was only about 18" of space in which to fit a mirror and we weren't sure we could find one that would fit properly. 

5 Comment(s).

Posted by Todd:

Best of luck with the nursery. We just finished our latest nursery...stop by our site to see pictures if you're interested in seeing what we did for our upcoming daughter.
Sunday, February 3rd 2008 @ 2:57 PM

Posted by Jennifer:

A bathroom in the nursery... that WILL make life easier! Good to know it's not YOUR bedroom, too!
Monday, February 4th 2008 @ 9:27 AM

Posted by Tilcia:

I'm so excited for you! Miss talking with you but I see you've gotten sooo much done with the house!! Congrats on the babies! Know we all are thinking of you, miss you and love you!!! Tilcia:):):P
Monday, February 4th 2008 @ 10:46 AM

Posted by Shannon/loveyh:

It looks lovely--it's such a great thing to have a big nursery and an attached bathroom! With our two, we have a shared bathroom in the hall and the diaper pail--urgh! If it's bad, it makes the living room noxious. Make sure you post some pics when you get the furniture too--it looks wonderful!
Monday, February 4th 2008 @ 11:40 AM

Posted by mrslimestone:

Wow, its gigantic. Those babies will be sleeping in style :) I can't wait to see the after photos.
Sunday, March 2nd 2008 @ 9:04 PM

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