good news

[plural]

one of the things I have been working on
has made enough progress that I feel I can mention it
and I am quite excited

I am in the process of acquiring a house up here
it is a beautiful 1902 Victorian
three stories with twelve foot ceilings and hardwood floors
[except on the third floor which was servants quarters]

the first floor is communal spaces, living room, dining room, kitchen, etc
the second floor has three bedrooms and the master
(which has one of the two fireplaces, the living room has the other)
the third floor has three bedrooms and needs some cleaning up
if I am going to make it a respectable harem space

anyway we had been haggling back and forth on a few issues for nearly a month now
[price being one of them, they were dreaming with what they were asking]
but I got the call today and they accepted the latest offer

so barring the inspection finding some hideous fault
it looks like we should close mid-June and that will give me six weeks to work on the house
before moving in, as my lease here doesn't expire until the end of august

for the most part the house is in great shape
mostly I want to replace a few windows, convert a room into a library
the third floor into a harem, and one of the second floor bedrooms into a photo studio
remove all their hideous wallpapers and repaint the entire inside of the house

these people had hideous taste

seriously, if I ever suffer an embolism or something
and end up with taste this bad
or worse
end up dating someone with taste this bad
I hope you will kill me and swiftly

anyway here are




Outside Front


Main Floor Hall


Living Room


Living Room Fireplace


Kitchen


Master Bedroom


Master Bedroom Fireplace


Dining Room

Photos of the rest of the house

Comments

Reminds me of the houses in Ann Arbor.

[hiraya.livejournal.com]

Isn't that fireplace a little close to the bed?

It's rather pretty. Lots of potential in that one. I especially like that living area in the bedroom. But, my god, that's horrible upholstery, and the dwarves on the mantle are scaring me. If you have a proclivity for displaying mythical knicknacks, I might have to de-friend you.

Good luck in closing on the house. Here's hoping that there aren't termites eating through the basement or some such. So, tell us more about this harem concept. ;)

Re: Reminds me of the houses in Ann Arbor.

[plural.livejournal.com]

nah thats just an optical trick

there is probably 5 feet or so between the bed and the fireplace.

yeah the house has tons of potential, especially once I get rid of their hideous design choices.

you cant really see it in the photos but the wallpapers they chose are disgusting.

dont worry, kitch and other forms of bad taste are an anethema to my life

Thanks, and I didnt see any warning signs but one never knows, especially with old houses, I have a feeling this will work out though.

I figure with all that space, I might as well put it to good use. Besides it would amuse me to some extent.

*wicked grin*

[hiraya.livejournal.com]

Amuse to some extent? Understatement, I'm sure. :)

I'd love to see what you'll do to it.

[plural.livejournal.com]

dont worry

I am sure to post pictures
as I go along