Jacobs-Special-NWL: LIVING ROOM

1.16.2007

LIVING ROOM - FIREPLACE

The original fireplace had to go, including the clock and 'hidden' storage compartments on both sides.
We replaced it with Old Chicago brick and turned the storage areas into alcoves and shelves which don't show up well in these photos.

The recent re-do includes removing the mantle to give a more streamlined look to the fireplace. Lots of discoloration to be dealt with but it's coming along. The brass fire screen be replaced, probably with matte black. The old blue grass cloth has been painted... no easy job.

2 comments:

Annette Bush said...: Sure is fun to see the changes taking place. Glad you are putting it together this way. Will give faraway family and friends a vicarious experience, fersure!; 1/19/07, 9:24 AM
Karen Jacobs said...: Thanks, it IS fun. Methinks I'm spending too much time wallowing around in old pictures, but that's what they're for, right? KJ; 1/19/07, 9:48 AM

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We bought this house in 1981 after retirement from a career in the AF. The lake more than made up for the dated condition of the house. Four bedrooms, three private baths, three fireplaces and views of the lake from every room made it worth the effort as well. We lived there for five years before selling and moving to New Orleans, but we'd purchased the empty lot next door and improved it by building a boathouse and retaining wall, plus a lot of landscaping including in-ground steps to the lakeside and many flowering trees and shrubs. We didn't sell this lot, thinking someday we might build on it. When, 25 years later, we found our old house for sale at a bargain price, we couldn't resist. Very little had been done to the house to change it from the way we left it and is very much in need of updating again and this time we're doing it ourselves... slower for sure, but we have plenty of time...