HSH Interior Renovation Update
The past two days in Dublin have been picture perfect, weatherwise. You could feel the warm sun but you could feel the nip in the air as a reminder that it is late fall in Georgia. Spent yesterday, blowing leaves out of the front yard, picking up pecans, updating my genealogy on ancestry.com and watching Georgia Power dig the trench, put the cable in the ground, removing the meter, re-attaching it to the side of the house and seeing the rest of the electric being attached to a pole to connect to the rest of the world! 
Bye, Bye orange cords! Notice in the picture, that the orange cords are gone along with the meter!
Check out the front hall. John needed a woman's touch, so I thought putting two fall wreaths on the front doors would be perfect for this beautiful 
house. I cannot wait until Christmas, when I get to decorate the inside and outside of the house! It will rival the Page House in its own way!
We have electric at the Hardy Smith house! I turned on all the lights just as the sun was going down. Such a warm, beautiful, inviting glow. This house has not seen electric in probably 30-40 years. This house went from virtual abandonment to nearly being torn down due to lack of funds from the restoration committee to being a loving home again! John was estastic when he saw all the lights on, especially the front porch. We went out to grab quick bite to eat, then ran the dogs, showered and settled in for the night.
Today, the heating and air guys came out to turn on the heating and air. It works beautifully. We have the cadillac of units outside to keep us comfortable. John took out the air conditioning units in the bathroom and his office yesterday. The one in the bedroom will come out shortly. Don't need it anymore! The thermastat is electronic. Pretty fancy if you ask me. It is not voice activated though! Darn it! I was going to tell it to set the bedroom at 71 degrees!
Jamie from rebath came out to fix a trim issue in the bathroom..Done...All that is really left in the front part of the house is completing the work in the bathroom, installing the lighting fixtures, new toilet and sink. The back part of the house is not 'electrified yet' but the central air and heat are done. Stairs need to be installed to the 'attic' above the kitchen for storage. Then the focus will be the kitchen, with the installation of appliances, lighting fixtures, sink, cabinets and tile. All is progressing well and John is very pleased with the results so far.
Just a little FYI, I would not crawl under the house if I were you, if you have any plans to play a prank on us, because if you do, you will be met with our secret under the house security system, brown recluse and black widow spiders! The brown recluse cause nasty necrosis, potential permanent scaring not to mention pain, nausea for days or even weeks! There is no anti-venom for either spider, so stay away! Just kidding, friends are welcome at the Hardy Smith House!
Seriously, though, we have those spiders under the house, creepy!
The dogs love the new upgrades too. They know change has taken place. Hey!, how did this picture get in here? Uh oh, Max, bad dog, I cannot even turn my back to blog and he comes in the bedroom, jumps on the bed, makes himself at home and reasserts himself by looking down at Lady. That little stinker! I will have to watch him closer next time, won't I? He especially likes to eat Lady's food and sneak in the bedroom when I am not looking and steal one of her toys to play with and destroy! bad dog! Hopefully, next week, the shower will be operational before Thanksgiving. The tile for the bathroom is not in yet. It was special ordered. I am sure it will be in before Christmas. Once we get everything we need to finish up what we need to do for the renovation, then we can enjoy the house more. I cannot guarantee the house will be ready by Christmas for an open house but we will honestly try :)
Enjoy the pictures. Keep checking my blog for updates. We are getting closer to being done! Yeah!
Bye, Bye orange cords! Notice in the picture, that the orange cords are gone along with the meter!
Check out the front hall. John needed a woman's touch, so I thought putting two fall wreaths on the front doors would be perfect for this beautiful 
house. I cannot wait until Christmas, when I get to decorate the inside and outside of the house! It will rival the Page House in its own way!
We have electric at the Hardy Smith house! I turned on all the lights just as the sun was going down. Such a warm, beautiful, inviting glow. This house has not seen electric in probably 30-40 years. This house went from virtual abandonment to nearly being torn down due to lack of funds from the restoration committee to being a loving home again! John was estastic when he saw all the lights on, especially the front porch. We went out to grab quick bite to eat, then ran the dogs, showered and settled in for the night.
Today, the heating and air guys came out to turn on the heating and air. It works beautifully. We have the cadillac of units outside to keep us comfortable. John took out the air conditioning units in the bathroom and his office yesterday. The one in the bedroom will come out shortly. Don't need it anymore! The thermastat is electronic. Pretty fancy if you ask me. It is not voice activated though! Darn it! I was going to tell it to set the bedroom at 71 degrees!
Jamie from rebath came out to fix a trim issue in the bathroom..Done...All that is really left in the front part of the house is completing the work in the bathroom, installing the lighting fixtures, new toilet and sink. The back part of the house is not 'electrified yet' but the central air and heat are done. Stairs need to be installed to the 'attic' above the kitchen for storage. Then the focus will be the kitchen, with the installation of appliances, lighting fixtures, sink, cabinets and tile. All is progressing well and John is very pleased with the results so far.
Just a little FYI, I would not crawl under the house if I were you, if you have any plans to play a prank on us, because if you do, you will be met with our secret under the house security system, brown recluse and black widow spiders! The brown recluse cause nasty necrosis, potential permanent scaring not to mention pain, nausea for days or even weeks! There is no anti-venom for either spider, so stay away! Just kidding, friends are welcome at the Hardy Smith House!
Seriously, though, we have those spiders under the house, creepy!
The dogs love the new upgrades too. They know change has taken place. Hey!, how did this picture get in here? Uh oh, Max, bad dog, I cannot even turn my back to blog and he comes in the bedroom, jumps on the bed, makes himself at home and reasserts himself by looking down at Lady. That little stinker! I will have to watch him closer next time, won't I? He especially likes to eat Lady's food and sneak in the bedroom when I am not looking and steal one of her toys to play with and destroy! bad dog! Hopefully, next week, the shower will be operational before Thanksgiving. The tile for the bathroom is not in yet. It was special ordered. I am sure it will be in before Christmas. Once we get everything we need to finish up what we need to do for the renovation, then we can enjoy the house more. I cannot guarantee the house will be ready by Christmas for an open house but we will honestly try :)
Enjoy the pictures. Keep checking my blog for updates. We are getting closer to being done! Yeah!
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