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2014 – the Year of Exterior Work (well, that’s the plan)

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Though no where near as cool as our Dog Tax Receipt, the other findings from the ceiling we tore out are worth a share at least. An old hanger—because why wouldn't we find that in the ceiling? Two lids to Christmas gift boxes. One tiny little satin envelope thing.⠀ ______⠀ #giftsfromthepast #ifthesewallscouldtalk #1920s #thisoldhouse #oldhouselove #oldhousefriends #oldhousecommunity #renovationfindings #respectfulrenovation

Take a vintage seat, kids. We've got a story to tell...the other night we were sleeping soundly when I was awoken by the odd pouncing of our cat. She was leaping from one end to the other and it seemed, behind her, something was flying. I peeled both eyes open and sure enough, we had a midnight visitor. A very substantially sized BAT, flying from one corner of our bedroom to the other in a deep swoop right above our bed. In what felt like one motion, I smacked Josh on the arm to wake him, flicked the light on and rolled out of the bed and on to the floor. While I was assessing the situation, Josh (who had been startled first by my smack then doubly by the fact that his level headed wife had rolled to the floor), was launching anything he could find from the corner he had crawled to—dog toys, shoes, a balled up sock, etc.⠀ .⠀ It took us a good 15 minutes to finally function enough to come up with a plan of capture and contain the bat. We successfully got it outside on the balcony and left it to sort itself out out there. It took us an additional 15 minutes to get our heart rates back down and actually go back to sleep! 😂 The End.⠀ _________⠀ #batsinthebelfry #nighttimevisitor #oldhousepeoplegetit #indianabrownbat #oldhousecommunity #thisoldhouse #storytime #teamwork #weblamethecat

It always happens, when the weather finally breaks we're on our phones less and outside more. My roses are blooming, we've planted things in the front yard to help it look like we're at least trying and are plotting all the other projects we surely can get done between now and cold weather. ⠀ ________⠀ #oldhouselove #frencheclectic #oldhomeowner #somanyprojects #indyarchitecture #diyerlife #oldhousecommunity #oldhousepeople #respectfulrenovation #midwestspring

Old house people are the best! We celebrated @lacyplace progress and stunning home at her Big Dipper party. Bonus of the evening was meeting @farmhousevernacular and watching @joshualuken fangirl just a smidge. 😉 ___________________ #oldhousecommunity #oldhousepeople #respectfulrenovation #thisoldhouse #oldhouselove #oldhouserenovation #interiordecorlover

We’ve been painting these last two weeks...last weekend and every day after work. Unending painting. We finally finished painting yesterday and are giddy with excitement now that we’re this close to the finish line. I missed our favorite week of #52weeksofhome - lighting...but I’ll do a later post once we’ve checked this project off the list. 👏👏👏👏 ___________________ #hagueblue #dimity #farrowandballgreatwhite #farrowandballallwhite #sherwinwilliamscolormatch #diylife #interiorpaintingndecor #oldhouselove #respectfulrenovation #deservetopreserve #thisoldhouseneedslove #frencheclectic #1920shouse

Sure, we’re elbows deep in painting freshly drywalled ceilings and walls...but I couldn’t pass this project chair up. I adore danish curves. 😍 . #52weeksofhome #52weeksofhomeweek17 #paolichair #danishdesign #vintagechairproject #mcmchair

It’s been a busy, dust covered, room-disheveled week. New drywall in two rooms that desperately needed it, a new ceiling in the stairwell (1st one since we lived here) and they even smoothed over a rough patch in the dining room!! . . #themessisworthit #drywalldust #homeimprovementprojects #renovationlife #thisoldhouse #oldhouselovers #frencheclectic #1920shouse

The coolest thing we’ve found during this demo—a dog tax receipt for the 1st owner of our home. . 1st - this confirms the notorious Warman Flack was likely the 1st home owner. . 2nd - Indy had a dog tax? @herstoryindy do you know about this? . This actually fell out of the ceiling so it likely had been in the attic . A proper place for storing such things. . A note, Warman Flack has one crazy story I’m still trying to piece together. He just bought the house, not built it, but I would LOVE to know what it looked like or what shenanigans went on here during his ownership... . #ifthesewallscouldtalk #dogtax #warmanflack #indyhistory #thisoldhouseneedslove #oldhomerenovations #1920shouse #objectsfound

We’ll get to the lath board tomorrow. One of the lessons we’ve learned is to avoid cramming too much in one go. We’re all a happier people and can still move in the morning when we space it out a bit. . . #demodays #projectseason #diylife #oldhouserenovation #oldhomes #oldwalls

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