Another One Down

We finally got bedroom number 4 almost to where we want it. We had been using it as the "junk" room, but it is now almost completely back dated to about 1940's. The last bedroom will be done last since we need a place to put my fabric and sewing stuff until we find a trunk.
We hope to start working on the library this weekend. Family is suppose to be coming for Michael's birthday, so we figured we could put them to work shuffling furniture around. This back of mine is making it hard to do much of anything lately. Unfortunately, the dogs can't help with such matters. I am still trying to get them to get them to stop leaving their toys in the middle of the floor.
I would like to think that Spring will be here soon. Lots of projects in the pantry and in the shop can't be done until Spring because it is too cold out there.
Why does Winter seem so long?

Time Warp

Back dating a house is fun, but it can also be tedious. We aren't just talking buying a retro kitchen table and plopping it in to the room. We are going the whole 9 yards, and also back dating everything. This includes accessories, appliances, and decorations. Curtain styles, color schemes, and furniture.

Dishwasher Proves The Stupidity of Fred

We moved into a house with a very dysfunctional kitchen. Stove on one side, drawers with utensils on the other. This due to the fact Fred, the former owner who lost the house to the bank, decided to put in a huge dishwasher under the cabinet. In order to do this, he had to take out 2 drawers, and a cabinet underneath. He also had to cut into the cabinet to do this leaving a huge gap that let cold air in from the foundation. The kitchen started out as a shed or summer kitchen, and we don't think the walls are thick or the floor is not insulated. Why he didn't fill it in with insulation like we did is beyond us.
We had wanted to take out the dishwasher right after we moved in, but never got around to it. We finally decided to take it out the other day, and couldn't believe what he had done. We already knew from other things he had done in the house that he wasn't too bright, but this clinched his stupidity. Not only did he mess up the cabinet, he detached the plug that came with the dishwasher, and rewired it with an orange extension cord...with the ground cut off. Not that we used it much, but we are lucky that we didn't electrocute ourselves when we did use it.
We now have a hole in our kitchen where the dishwasher once sat. For now we are going to patch up the floor of the cupboard, and put up a curtain until we decide on how to redo the kitchen. I hate to go through all the trouble of fixing it just to tear it out.