tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post5639146258645603176..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: The Grand DameK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-76248377234619006472017-04-17T11:42:00.922-04:002017-04-17T11:42:00.922-04:00Its gonna be gorgeous! I'm in awe of your list...Its gonna be gorgeous! I'm in awe of your list, and that you are taking it on. Meanwhile I'm still packing, and packing myself, because my own reno is going to be handled in a 3 stage approach, and I have to sort out stuff to be stored until each stage is completed. But that's my own fault for falling in love with a house a year before my planned move and before I can afford a full reno.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-15107337978483677882017-04-08T17:13:33.021-04:002017-04-08T17:13:33.021-04:00Gotta love a house that has a name! That's it....Gotta love a house that has a name! That's it. I've decided I'm going to name my house too. Lord knows, I don't know how that trend hasn't already happened in TO (retro as it is), given how we feel about our houses and being retro :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-49381840696622518812017-04-08T14:31:55.638-04:002017-04-08T14:31:55.638-04:00As a 14 year old I didn't appreciate it nearly...As a 14 year old I didn't appreciate it nearly enough- I was suffering great angst at having been ripped out of high school to move to the sticks. In later years I came to love that old house and the character it had. When folks tell me my 50 year old Prince George home is old, I laugh and tell them the stories about Seven Gables. <br />Barb<br />bbarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399421440007975826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-10874221597013210752017-04-07T17:07:37.438-04:002017-04-07T17:07:37.438-04:00I agree. I couldn't have fathomed the cost bef...I agree. I couldn't have fathomed the cost before (not that I was poor then and rich now). It's just that time changes one's perspective on all things (including money). And there's nothing worse than when the reno reaches its limit. I mean, that's what effectively had happened in my place, although what we'll do now will be of much better quality (and less able to be dated, if I do it well).<br /><br />I hope you are healing well from your surgery. It's not a simple little procedure. Rest up well and be as mobile as ever soon.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-73083128545527124532017-04-07T17:04:45.876-04:002017-04-07T17:04:45.876-04:00You've mentioned this house before Barb. It...You've mentioned this house before Barb. It's like a person for you, yes? I totally understand that because my house is like a person to me too. But slightly less inhabited by creatures than yours was :-) I'm planning for the best with this reno. But 35 years of renovating is not in my plans. Your parents had fortitude.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-3457613451793884362017-04-07T17:02:22.500-04:002017-04-07T17:02:22.500-04:00Ceci - a bathroom reno blighted my life too (more ...Ceci - a bathroom reno blighted my life too (more like 10 years ago) so I cannot believe I'm doing this. Though I have incrementally got to this stage via other renos first, including the 3rd floor of our house a few years ago.<br /><br />The sun has come out so I'm starting to feel a bit hopeful.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-52900528930546557542017-04-07T17:00:39.713-04:002017-04-07T17:00:39.713-04:00Ha! Your room, your call! And thank you for the vo...Ha! Your room, your call! And thank you for the vote of confidence on the reno.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-82712434887055208652017-04-06T21:50:47.984-04:002017-04-06T21:50:47.984-04:00I think you are undertaking this at a good point i...I think you are undertaking this at a good point in your life. Too soon, the $'s not there & the style may again be dated by the time you leave. Too late, the will to face it isn't there. --I mean of course if you're planning to stay for the long haul.<br />(Btw I just had an actual hip replacement & I find your metaphor ...apt...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-51759109296315908562017-04-05T22:37:10.760-04:002017-04-05T22:37:10.760-04:00I was traumatized by renos at an early age. When I...I was traumatized by renos at an early age. When I was 14 my parents moved us to Omemee, Ont. We moved into a 125 year old, yellow brick farmhouse with bats and a snake that lived under the hot water tank (consequently we had no mice). Renovations were ongoing for the whole of the 35 years that my parents lived in that house. I am totally in awe of your ambitious list, and I am looking forward to some photos down the road. Hopefully it won't be too painful to finish. Barbbbarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399421440007975826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-17118528097672557962017-04-05T20:24:50.393-04:002017-04-05T20:24:50.393-04:00When I think of how a single bathroom reno blighte...When I think of how a single bathroom reno blighted my life a couple years ago, I am in awe of all you are undertaking. On the other hand, the new bath is SO WORTH IT, but I'm not tempted to touch the others, they can stay outdated and shabby. <br /><br />Hope a lovely spring month or two suddenly appears!<br /><br />ceciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-44464828160155755572017-04-05T14:36:03.301-04:002017-04-05T14:36:03.301-04:00sewga! why didn't I ever think of that? My off...sewga! why didn't I ever think of that? My office is my work + sewga room...should that be sewgork?<br /><br />It will be stunning. You will hyperventilate between now and then, but it will be amazing.Jean Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377919316524941535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-5834328141054232972017-04-05T13:29:13.140-04:002017-04-05T13:29:13.140-04:00OK, you keep reminding me of this on a regular bas...OK, you keep reminding me of this on a regular basis. Ok? :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-46070198075425949692017-04-05T13:00:25.109-04:002017-04-05T13:00:25.109-04:00It's going to be STUNNING.
It's going to ...It's going to be STUNNING. <br />It's going to be a royal PITA to get it done, but it is going to be stunning. And worth it. Soooooo worth.Evie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838980250700215736noreply@blogger.com