A Beginning

Since this is the initial posting, I suppose I should start at the beginning. John and I have bought a house. On old fixer-upper. We're both 25, recently married, and homeowners - who would have thunk it!?! Anyways, our house is an 1875 Victorian (of some sort - to be researched during the cold winter months) in the West 7th neighborhood of St Paul, MN. We have a beautiful view from our front porch of the Mississippi River, and a power plant.

It is a 2 story duplex. On the first floor is the laundry, kitchen, full bath, bedroom, living room, dining room, and den/office/guest room. And it is ALL under construction at the moment. On the second floor is a eat in kitchen, full bath, and 2 rooms (2 bedrooms/1 bedroom and living room).

Since it's an old house, and has been rental property in the past, certain areas of been.... neglected. We've already done a remarkable amount to the upstairs unit, so it is livable - even if some of the walls aren't painted beyond priming.

Now, I must let all of you loyal readers know that this house was owned by an artist. All of the walls and celings had murals. In dark colors. And colors not normally found in nature. I can't tell you how much primer we have used in the house already to tone it down and be able to think about a color other than what is right in front of your eyes.

The real story of the house is in pictures. You should definitely check out http://jbhorton.shutterfly.com.

There is definitely more to write about, but I'm going to save it for a little bit later.

-Becky