Plumbers came today and hooked up the toilet and sink upstairs, and the sink downstairs. Tomorrow, the gas line for the stove and the waterline for the fridge. Bunch of other stuff was done. Pictures. First, Xubi, who is always adorable:
Up next, the cold air intake in the entryway to the house has been painted and seated:
Next, the vent for the stove being installed:
Then the hood we custom built (it’s crooked atm, because we have not bolted it down yet or put the chimney above):
And the sink is ready to go:
And a bonus Xubi pic:
She’s such a good girl!
Things are happening fast.
misterpuff
Lovely.
Looking like a home.
Elizabelle
Beautiful house to hunker down in to survive the next four years.
Xubi is enchanting, too.
I would love to see a photo of Walter, weekly at minimum. Does not have to be recent. Think of that dear dog every day. Best to Walter and Ellie and debit.
HeleninEire
Needz moar bonus Cole pet pics.
ms_canadada
Yes, a pic of Walter would be much appreciated. Xubi is so adorable. Reminds me of my Hurricane Katrina rescue, Sally. The house looks great!
trollhattan
You’re setting some kind of world’s record for such a major remodel (+bonus record speed bank account drainage). Too cool.
terraformer
Congrats on the work, John. I can imagine how crazy this process is making you feel, but I also know that you know that the payoff – being able to relax and enjoy the new (old) place you’ve made for yourself, along with the other family members – will be very rewarding and satisfying.
BGinCHI
Look, the Guardian has photos of what Putin is doing to Trump
Major Major Major Major
? Xubi Xubi Xuuuu… ?
CNN alert says intel chiefs “presented trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him.”
donnah
That kitchen is gorgeous, John. Great call on the fixtures and appliances, color and style. I can’t wait to see the final reveal.
Congrats on a wonderful renovation!
Elizabelle
I love the kitchen. Color is perfect. It’s going to be beautiful.
Roger Moore
It’s starting to look more like “John Cole Presents ‘This Fucking New House'”.
Mary G
Love how Xubi’s tail in the first picture is blurry, because she’s wagging at John. Love the hood.
bystander
@BGinCHI: Another sign of the Trumpocalypse.
@Major Major Major Major: Just what we need to learn. Trump is going to decide he’s getting a double deal from Putin and will decide to play chicken to get even.
hovercraft
Looks great John.
I think it’s time to retire the tag “This Fucking Old House”.
It’s now a showpiece, you and especially the crew and Dad did good. Can’t wait till you and the kids start tearing it apart ;-)
ETA: Damn you Roger Moore, shakes fist ;-)
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
The fucking house is looking good. And Xubi is adorable.
Mary G
@BGinCHI: This paragraph in particular:
I will think of President-elect Trump as a penguin for now on.
Major Major Major Major
@bystander: mmm, nuclear chicken!
trollhattan
@Mary G:
Which Russian oligarch might be the fur seal?
Miss Bianca
@Major Major Major Major: I was really, really, tempted to post a link to that Mad Men episode where Don’s second wife sings that song…
Origuy
I wonder how your current horde will react to a house with a strange dog’s smell already in it. Or have they met Xubi?
Villago Delenda Est
Xubi is definitely a pretty cute doggie.
Pogonip
@Origuy: They’ll look for the strange dog for a while, shrug, and go to sleep. We once moved to a house where the previous tenant had had hamsters. The cat searched all day.
Pogonip
Cole, how do you keep your carpets so clean with all those animals? What do you use?
stinger
Wow! And to think, you bought this place sight unseen. It is looking so great! All mod cons, yet keeping its old-house feel. You’ll love living there.
Roger Moore
@Major Major Major Major:
And now BuzzFeed claims to have the full memo. The claim is that the kompromat is video of “perverted sexual acts which have been arranged/monitored by the FSB”.
RoonieRoo
I really love how the sink looks.
rikyrah
Looking fabulous
Olivia
The dog is sweet and the house is wonderful!
Geeno
Whose dog is Xubi? She’s looking waaaayyyy too comfortable in your home, John. You know how animals take advantage of you.
mkd
John, love the reno, a good mix of updates and honoring the bones. A daughter has a large 1920’s four square just outside DC and she laboriously researched the history of the colors and use of the rooms (one room was an Adventist wake/viewing room, youza) . Her renos were a sensible mix of modern needs and an honoring the house’s past. Mostly the rooms were kept in tact as you did, but that wall between the kitchen and the dining room begged to be modified. Did you know that painting the ceilings something other than white was common for such like houses at that time? Love the sink, a good size sink is important for those who like to both cook and manage the clean.
J R in WV
@Roger Moore:
Aaaannd all we need now is the actual video for news reports the afternoon of January 20th! Wow, what a news day that will be….
Mel
Oh, that sink!! Such a beautiful choice: modern ease, respect for the house’s heart and history. Love, love, love it. Reminds me of the farmhouse sinks in my grt grandma’s house and lots of sweet memories attached to that kitchen from early childhood.
Putting up jam and jelly, canning snap beans, washing basket loads of apples to make caramel apples for the fall festival, and my grandfather waking me up early and lifting me up onto the high countertop next to the sink so that I could watch the first big snow of each winter through the big double window.
Sarah
I’m SO JEALOUS. My house is creeping along and yours is almost done. Maybe I can borrow your crew? Including cute dogs?
artem1s
I love that sink. I did a kitchen remodel on my century home about 7 years ago. It was so nice to be able to cook in a fresh clean space.
John, you are going to have so much fun cooking in that kitchen! can’t wait to see what your first creation is!
karen marie
Will there be a pool on how long before John Cole injures his head walking past the vent hood?
Very pretty but I see an accident coming.