I'm really into Nebraska history. I've spent countless hours researching the history of Buffalo county on my internet browser, and have indulged in all of Solomon Butcher's photos. If you haven't heard of Solomon Butcher before, you HAVE to check him out. He was one of the first photographers to take pictures of Nebraska settlers. You can check out his work here. My favorite picture is the picture of a family in front of their sod house with the cow on top! In my last post, I talked about the orange wallpaper in the kitchen. Here she is, in all her glory: Did you know, that if you've bought your house in the past several years, that the original listing photos from when you've bought it are probably still floating around on the internet? I found this out while trying to find old pictures of our house researching online. It was a nice reminder on just how far we've come since buying our Little White House. However for some reason this past year, our tax assessor listed our house as being built in 1894, not 1920 like it originally stated. I'd love to call and ask why, but I highly doubt they have a reason. Nothing about our house screams 1894 whatsoever.
In our plans to add on, our current entire kitchen will become a walk-in pantry. I can't wait. Easton just loves to help me cook, but I think you can see how our current kitchen layout isn't optimal for any culinary assistance. It's a one person max space! We need a large kitchen for our summer canning and putting up our haul of fresh, Nebraska venison every November. This weekend we took Easton to see the monster trucks in Lincoln. My dad had told me to go to Connor's Architectural Antiques, while we were down there. I wasn't disappointed! When I walked in, I was overwhelmed of all the amazing things they had. We spent the better part of an hour exploring all different kinds of salvaged materials. I was able to match an ebony drawer pull that was missing from my late 1800s Eastlake marble-top dresser, so I count that as a score! We will definitely have to go there again when we are moved along in our building process a bit further - there were just too many options for me to make any decisions now.
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I've always wanted my own blog, then life happened. Bachelor's degree, wedding, first real job, husband's medical problems, two children, and then grad school. As in the terms of my three year old, "someday....someday I will do that." I think of all the things I've done - all of my creative hobbies - just wishing I could share them with the world.
This year, we made a decision - that we will stay in the Little White House as our forever home. Yes, it's small - yikes, is it small - but it's really everything we'd ever want. We will make it what we want. Our plan is to add on to our basement and add on a larger kitchen and master suite. My parents raised me in an antique store. I traveled all through Nebraska in the back of that '96 Chevy Silverado on Saturdays while my parents were in search of a new store they hadn't been to yet. When I was 12, I could tell you every pattern of Depression Glass made, and still today, I bet I could remember the names of most. Antiquing and appreciating the relics of days gone by is in my bloodline. When Tyler bought this house, we were engaged to be married. I just loved that it was built in 1920. It had beautiful oak floors, but needed a lot of work. It was a 1970s nightmare with orange wallpaper, paneling, and funky, outdated light fixtures. Many of the original elements of the house had been removed. Our goal with this addition is to bring our Little White House to it's former 1920s glory. Antique stores, here I come. :) |
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