Okay, so some, most, a few of you know that we are going through our home
room by room de-cluttering, paring down, painting, repairing, updating
aka
STAGING
our home.
It is over 3300 square feet
and there are 3 stories (basement + 1st and 2nd stories)
5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths,
2 kitchens, a theater room, living and sitting rooms, etc---
and we KNOW are so blessed!!
But there are only 3 of us living here full-time.
It's too much, and it's okay to say it's too much.
We have made so many fond memories here, and we do hate to leave,
but, it's time. You know?
We have 32 spaces (rooms, closets, halls, outside) to get ready,
so we've given ourselves till January 2012,
which will be here sooner than we think.
God-willing, we would like to move closer to our downtown.
What motivates us to ready our home is looking at the homes downtown.
Which is what we did a few weeks back, and we learned a lot
about what we do and don't like.
We toured several, but I am only going to show you one in this post!
We didn't know we loved bungalows until we walked-through this one.
We toured several, but I am only going to show you one in this post!
We didn't know we loved bungalows until we walked-through this one.
So, come along, and see what we found!
I did manage to take a few pictures with my camera.
(Some of these pictures I borrowed off the Realtor's site,
because I was too busy ooohing and ahhhing at the home.)
We cannot buy this home now. It sold a week after we looked at it.
We weren't ready anyway.
But the area in which this home is located has many such styles.
We cannot buy this home now. It sold a week after we looked at it.
We weren't ready anyway.
But the area in which this home is located has many such styles.
WARNING: there are a lot of pictures!
Click the words below to see the ad from 1915!
Click the words below to see the ad from 1915!
This is a 1915 SEARS Craftsman-style home.
All the rooms revolve around each other, and there are no hallways.
The original plan:
All the rooms revolve around each other, and there are no hallways.
The original plan:
104 Briarcliff Drive
Porch, left-side.
Porch, right-side.
Come on in!
This is what you see ahead of you when you come in the parlor or HALL,
as the original floor plan calls it..
To the right.
To the right some more.
Facing the front door, back to French doors.
From where you are standing now, turn left, into the dining room.
Start counting the fireplaces.
And check out the hardwood floors.
Left again, into the living room.
The main rooms all had the original picture molding!
I point out the doorway molding to you, at the bottom corner of the doorway below,
to the right of the rocking chair, below the fan.
Sears homes have square blocks on molding joints at complex joints.
While framing members were pre-cut,
some of the moldings and baseboard trim were not pre-cut
(due to variances in plaster thickness).
To simplify construction, Sears homes often have a block
at the point where complex joints meet.
This probably made construction much easier for the novice homebuilder.
I love built-ins!
Anyone else?
I think this room was originally the dining room because of the built-in hutch
(The doors were wonky, and didn't latch shut, but we didn't mind- we liked the quirkiness!)
And check out the original chandeliers.
They were not operated by a wall switch, they were turned on
with a knob near the base of the light.
Through the doorway behind the wingback, is the kitchen.
Obviously not the original cabinetry, but the floors-oh my!
What would you do with these cabinets and countertops?
Change them? To what?
Or leave them?
If you turn around with your back to the fridge, there is another doorway.
The homeowner painted some chalkboard which I would totally leave.
The green cabinet just through the doorway is a closet,
with the original shelving, wish I'd taken a picture of it!
Our ancestors required much less pantry space than we do.
Through the doorway is the laundry room/mud room.
The door to the right leads to the back yard.
See the ceiling in here?
The one and only bath.
To the right of the sink is another doorway, to the Master Bedroom.
This is what you see from the bathroom.
Still counting fireplaces?
Outside this room, is the library, the space we saw behind the French doors,
which are to the left.
The living room/original dining room leads to the library, too.
Turn around and there's a tiny cute little sink.
This is what you see from the bathroom.
Still counting fireplaces?
Outside this room, is the library, the space we saw behind the French doors,
which are to the left.
The living room/original dining room leads to the library, too.
If I put you back in the parlor/foyer, turn right.
And you will be in this room, the 2nd bedroom.
This is to your left, and the window on the left is the front of the house.
This is to your left, and the window on the left is the front of the house.
To your right.
Last fireplace. How many did you count?
If we went back to the laundry room.
And went out the door to the right here, this is where we will be.
Last fireplace. How many did you count?
If we went back to the laundry room.
And went out the door to the right here, this is where we will be.
Further back in the yard, we turn around.
Dizzy yet?
At the end of the mulch path at the bottom right of the picture above is an old storage bldg.
It needs paint, but these are so hard to find, included with the old homes.
The doors slide, instead of lifting.
It has an attic space that is attainable by some very narrow stairs.
Looking back towards the house with storage building behind you.
Dizzy yet?
At the end of the mulch path at the bottom right of the picture above is an old storage bldg.
It needs paint, but these are so hard to find, included with the old homes.
The doors slide, instead of lifting.
It has an attic space that is attainable by some very narrow stairs.
Turn around again, and to your right you can enjoy the side yard.
It's actually a second lot, but belongs with the house!
The old crepe myrtles line the side yard.
So concludes our tour, ladies and gentlemen!
You may have a seat.
Oh, I see you already did!
This was the actual listing that attracted us:
So concludes our tour, ladies and gentlemen!
You may have a seat.
Oh, I see you already did!
This was the actual listing that attracted us:
Minutes from downtown Greenville, this completely renovated 2 bed 1 bath Arts
This home cost, in 1915, a whopping $825 for Sears to send you all the pieces,
and you built it yourself.
For labor, cement, brick and plaster, the home could be built on your site for $1, 615.00.
It sold last week for $189,000.
Still a great price for today's economy!
Hope you enjoyed the tour as much as I did guiding it!
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