Bathroom fix-up - the clawfoot tub goes!

Every old house needs a bathroom touch-up.  Ours was a mix of a nice tub and an outhouse.  The WC was set in a dark hole --- we struggled with saving the tub, but in the end we found a new home for the old claw foot somewhere in Arcata.  Here are a few before and after pictures.

Before --- 

 

We removed some of the redwood "paneling" and found some nice wainscoting - in the original yellow.  A little TSP and the paint looked nearly new-- a hundred years latter.

I'm not even going to show the old toilet -- just too gross.

After --

Here are the after - huge shower - It may not be period but we can live with that.

Unrelated photo of Table Mountain - Butte County - Springtime

Scullery Kitchen Renovation

 We recently got pretty close to finishing our scullery renovation (yep, thats where we keep the skulls)

Before

 

On the wall you can see the remnants of the California Cooler - or San Fransisco Cooler.  The wall opened to the outside to keep food cool.  Long ago removed and now it just adds a draft to the room.

On

Here are some more before photos...

After

The counter top is a solid oak from Ikea - the two pieced were butt jointed with the edges routered to remove beveled edge and make the pieces fit together.

The Slow Road to Recovery

The January earthquake is a distant memory, but the house is still jacked-up and waiting.  We have had great luck with local contractors.   Some advice to Humboldt County Restorations --- just call George Kurwitz,  the legendary Humboldt County foundation and house moving contractor.   George has been working on the house for a couple of months now,  we are in no hurry and the work is getting done.

You can see some of the damage, both piers moving off post and in those cases where the posts were secure the earthquake splits the posts.


After the quake George jumped right in and put in the cribbing to make sure the house didn't slip anymore.


The next step is to put in a new diameter foundation and a concrete wall to connect the foundation to the house.   Stay tuned.


Lucy, the restoration dog, is surveying the damage to the carriage house.