and almost 10 years of living in our home! So much has changed and I am in a very different place in my life so I think it is time to revive this blog that used to mean so much to me! 95% of this blog is outdated be it the design choices, decor, projects … Continue reading 2 Years Since My Last Post…
A room with a view Continue reading Repurposing the Back Porch
Joseph Crews English was born in Danville, Illinois in 1866 to Joseph G. and Maria L. English. Joseph C. became the assistant cashier of the First national Bank in Danville, Ill. from 1888-1899. He married his wife Minnie Fuller English in 1893 and moved to Kansas City, MO in 1899 as a real estate agent. Continue reading The History of our Foursquare
The Northeast Kansas City Historical Society is proud to announce its fourth annual Fall Homes Tour to be held from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October, 17, 2015. The first floors of classic turn-of-the-century homes will be featured on this year’s tour, including that of the Kansas City Museum (3218 Gladstone Boulevard). Continue reading Our home is on the Northeast Homes Tour in October!
With our house being 109 years old, it is always fun to think about how it was decorated for Christmas back then. Was it all decked out? What did it look like? Continue reading House of Christmas Past
Buying a house of this age, we knew that we would have a lot of work to do, inside and out. We purchased the house in January and immediately started working on the inside the house (those posts will come soon). Kansas City has what seem like long winters, so we couldn’t immediately start on … Continue reading Our Curb Appeal
We bought our house on a whim in January of this year. An unexpected idea that I never thought would happen but our journey has begun. We purchased an all brick, 1905 American Foursquare in a pocket neighborhood of Kansas City. I should mention that this is my first house as an adult. My partner … Continue reading This is it!
Saving our 1905 American Foursquare... 