Welcome! The house sounds interesting!

I sometimes feel like I'm moving slowly, too. Last night I was thinking about "interim" improvements. When we bought this house, my plan was to paint all of the stained doors and paneled wainscoting. I've since decided to keep it, but maybe upgrade the hollow core doors with solid wood. Have you priced solid wood doors lately? So, last night's project was to clean, touch-up, and polish all of the stained doors in one hallway. They look *SO* much better, it's amazing! And it was almost free! Sometimes it's the little changes and projects that are so rewarding.

Welcome:)

Post some pictures -- you will get a mixed back of responses depending upon whether the poster is in the preservationist camp or the update-it-all camp, (or in between), but it is always interesting.

I love your GW name-gardening musician is a lovely image!

Welcome to the group, look forward to reading and seeing how you decide to change, or keep, the many elements of your home. I'll confess I ripped out and remodeled my own fab-50s bathrooms and kitchen but I do love seeing the creative ways people freshen theirs if that's what works better for them. Vive la difference!

Ann

Welcome!

welcome, and glad you joined.

Welcome and jump right in to the discussions here! Always room for one more!

I share your love of old-house character. My home was built in 1940 and I too have a good deal of original knotty pine paneling, especially in our bedroom upstairs which was converted from attic space in 1948. I hope you'll share photos of your home with us soon!

Welcome and bravo for introducing yourself, it's always fun to read about new people !!! I do hope you'll enjoy it and participate frequently, you can also check out the conversations side for off topics......

Hi. I look forward to seeing your house and projects. Sounds like a fun house.

It's nice to meet you. I love your name as well, it does sound rather magical. We always look forward to new opinons and contrubitions of any kind. I look forward to seeing you house as well.

Welcome!!!

Please post photos -- we always LOVE to see lots of photos!!! LOL!! :)

Jan at Rosemary Cottage

I want to add another welcome. What an intriguing name you have. I'm looking forward to seeing your house and hearing your ideas as they're added to the mix.

Susan

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing your home. What flavor of musician are you? I am primarily a French horn player and drummer (Big Band) but am planning to try to learn cello (rotsa ruck there, I'm afraid).

Welcome GM! So nice to hear of someone that is honoring the style of their home. I'm looking forward to getting to know both you and you home.

Another welcome! It looks like you like gardening ...my favorite kind of people.
What part of the country do you live?

Palimpsest is a preservationist, I believe, :-) and I'm a gut it and start over type- with new vintage stuff!, it does indeed make interesting discussions.

These gals here know what they're talking about when it comes to their homes. It's just a fun place to come. There are so many things to learn here and will be more tomorrow. Welcome!!!!!

Happy New Year, Everyone!
What fun to check this thread this morning and see all the responses from names I already recognize!

Yes, I've observed the different approaches here to the preservation vs. gut philosophies. For my own home, I'm sure I'll tend toward preserving, rather than gutting, most of the time. I've seen situations here on GW, though, where it's made sense to me for the home owner to gut, not preserve. It depends on circumstances.

Re my user name--the musician part of my life claims much more time than the gardening part. I'm a church musician. For my work, I play pipe organ, piano, and harpsichord and direct the adult and children's vocal choirs and a handbell choir. I also teach organ and piano privately and accompany for a local choral ensemble. I love my work but at times it takes over my entire life, the recent holidays being a case in point. Coming to GW is a relaxing escape for me and working in my garden balances out long hours of sitting on the organ bench or at my desk. I'm in the midwest, so gardening is an option only about half the year.

Again, thanks for all your welcoming responses--this is going to be fun!

Happy New Year. I'm in the midwest too. Love it here though I love visiting other states. It's a beautiful country. Heck it's a beautiful world.
I agree there are times when gutting is the best, but I still love a home that's true to it's style too.

Hiya,
I am in both camps, but definitely love a retro vibe (from all different periods). Often, I'll wish someone did not tear something out, but rarely think something that was saved shouldn't be (if that makes sense). I'd love to someday have a house with wonderful bones and old good stuff, instead, we bought 2 houses that needed decor and "bones" help. Ours was built in 1950, but not with the panache that many MCMs have. Ours is the plain vanilla tract development kind, made worse over the years.

I'd love to see your house and will be ready to show mine soon, I promise. Our befores are in the midst of becoming afters.

Happy New Year and WELCOME!

Welcome! We just bought a house that was built in the 70's that has a lot of wood as well, and we are trying to preserve the wood, while making the house look updated. It's going to be a challenge, so I'm looking forward to seeing your pics and how you do it.

Like FranksMom, I'll be trying to apply some TLC to the trim and hope that it looks as good as she says. The problem with my house is that the trim and woodwork was added at different times, and while it's all dark brown, it's not all the same color, and some of it is downright ugly. I don't know if it was the type of wood they used that's different or what, it seems like the wood doesn't have the same grain as some of the other places. Anyway, welcome and can't wait to see pics!

I always still get so excited when someone joins the board. So many new decorating adventures to go on together!