Curb Appeal

The front porch of the church is rotting away. I want to preserve the exterior to be the victorian style church that it was when built in 1875. The interior will be light bright and modern. There are dowels in the porch railing that have some craftsmanship that my carpenter says is of significance so we will restore them. There is other significant woodwork on the church facade. See the photos below.

        

The garden has some beautiful plantings. I'm not a big fan of roses but I have to say that these are beautiful. The Hostas are really lush and mature.

One of the less "wow factor" renovations is busting up the concrete stairs to the basement and building new wood stairs and bilko doors to protect the basement and HVAC from moisture. I am trying to make this house as healthy and energy efficient as possible.

Finally, and I think about this often, when you enter the church, the first thing you walk into is closet. I thought "Really, a closet? That's the best you can do?!" So, that's getting ripped out. More on the interior floor plan as it unfolds.