Haven on Hanover: Demolition has begun

Fast forward to June. We've been living in the house for a couple of months and have worked hard with the architects to come up with a plan for some changes to the first floor. This is a shot of the entry taken before we moved in. The flooring is some sort of industrial strength laminate. Hardwood floors, are you under there? We'll soon find out. To the left of the front door in this photo is the Living Room . It gets wonderful morning light and I adore the fireplace and the built-ins. Most of the fireplaces from this era were built for coal fires so the fire boxes are not deep enough for use today unless gas inserts are installed. I won't publish a photo of how the rooms looks now as it is filled to the rafters with the possessions that we don't need right now (anything to do with cooking!). These floors were installed a few years back - we're hoping on top of the original heart pine. Again, this is to be determined later on do

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The next room in the row was a second parlor. On the left you can see the pocket doors. We believe that there is a set on the right as well under the trim. That and the french doors that lead to the back yard were a huge draw to us as buyers. We believe the fireplace to be original and again, not usable. This room is to become the Dining Room. I've ordered up a chandelier from Currey and Co. and can't wait to get to the painting and window treatment stage. The rugs in these pictures belong to the previous owner.

This room was used as the Dining Room by the previous owner (his chandelier and furniture). The flooring is that same laminate used in the Entry only the colors have been reversed!! We're hoping to find the pine floors under this as well. Behind the china cabinet is a walled up fireplace. We found out today that we can resurrect it for use as a gas fireplace.

The drywall was pulled off yesterday and revealed that the fireplace opening had been merely bricked up. I've heard that many of these have had cement poured into them, and in that case, are not salvageable. And now, for you're viewing pleasure --- the kitchen.