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I never post any photos online. Re fixups, my husband is turning two rooms, each the size of a small bedroom, into closet rooms, with closets all along the walls. One is for sewing stuff and one is for my clothes. I also want to replace two bifold "plantation" doors to the living room (they look like big shutters) which are too fussy for my taste. He's taking up DIY carpentry (he's done a little before) and I am all for it. I've bought him several books. I hope to talk him into building the new fence, or at least the wood part of it. There is also a wrought iron area of fencing and a stucco wall area, but the wood is what we need to replace. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 9/1/2015 12:14 PM, Galadriel wrote: Well now you've got me curious! Are you willing to post some pictures? Sounds divine! My house is a vintage 1997... I love that it has good insulation and no electrical or plumbing problems, but it is a bit short in the charm department! It's so fun to look at real estate and see how people fix things up! We have been fixing our house up despite its newness (former forclosure - angry teenager punched 39 holes in the wall, multi-colored badly painted walls, that kind of thing). --Rachel ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Well now you've got me curious! Are you willing to post some pictures? Sounds divine! My house is a vintage 1997... I love that it has good insulation and no electrical or plumbing problems, but it is a bit short in the charm department! It's so fun to look at real estate and see how people fix things up! We have been fixing our house up despite its newness (former forclosure - angry teenager punched 39 holes in the wall, multi-colored badly painted walls, that kind of thing). --Rachel ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Ummm, 1940s isn't old for Northern California considering Sacramento has been around since 1849/50 and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys were pretty much completely settled and being farmed by the 1860s through 1880s. And a lot of the other towns in the Valley are of similar age. However, a 1940s house certainly can be considered to be of late middle age. It's just not really a senior citizen in comparison to a lot of others houses around town. ;>) Congratulations on your new home and welcome to Sacramento! Ginni (Sacramento almost native since 1957) -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 2:43 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Moving We're not going to take care of the garden ourselves. The previous owner had a team of two gardeners who come once a week and we kept them on. Yes, there are many large, mature trees. Also an incredibly prolific Meyer lemon tree. A lot of rose bushes but all white. It's more like a landscaped park than a flower garden. It even has an outdoor lighting system for night use. The previous owner didn't obey any water restrictions and the Sacramento water department asked us to cut down, so we cut down 50%. Things are a little droopy now, but would be better if the arrangement of the sprinkler system were more effective. We're going to get some landscaping people to look at the garden once we move in, move the sprinklers or install a drip system, prune some trees, and maybe we'll change gardeners. But that's not our first priority. I want to plant a mandarin orange tree, which should flourish considering how well the lemon tree is doing. I will look into the Sacramento heritage housing for information. 1940s is old for northern California, after all. Thanks for the suggestion. Currently what information we have on remodels is from long-time neighbors. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 8/30/2015 2:16 PM, Patricia Dunham wrote: > Sounds MARVELOUS! We've been following American Bungalow magazine and the > other major Arts-n-Crafts-houses one (which I can never remember the name > of!) for quite a while now. > > Since it's only the 40's, that's probably too recent for any Sacramento > heritage-housing organization to be interested in??? Such a group MIGHT have > info about the early days of your house. The Rehab Addict gal (HGTV) often > finds wonderful pictures of early days of her houses that way. > > Hope you have some medium or bigger, drought-resistant trees to help with > microclimates and passive cooling! We have several maples and hazelnut trees > that help our (VERY) little 50s rancher a LOT that way. Also, 2-acre garden, > oy! > > Best wishes! > chimene the envious, 8-) > > On Aug 30, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> wrote: > >> The seller did a lot of work to prepare for the sale, including a new roof, >> and we now have estimates for all the indoor work we want to do. So I don't >> think there will be any more expensive surprises. >> >> The other surprises are kind of fun. The house is almost 5,000 square feet >> (plus garage) and was built in the 40s as a Colonial Revival style. I grew >> up in an area where there were plenty of real Colonial houses and see little >> resemblance, unless you count wide hallways, and wide doorways to all the >> public rooms. It could as easily be Mission, which is more the look we're >> aiming at. Anyway, there have been a number of owners and each one has >> remodeled the property in some significant way. We're not even sure how >> much of the house is original and what was added on or when. We keep >> discovering things. The other day a painting contractor who came to give an >> estimate examined the drywall on the living room ceiling. He pointed out >> there were long patches indicating that the ceiling once had ornamental >> Mission style beams across it. I'd rather like to put beams in there now, >> but my husband refuses. There is a family room next to it with an entirely >> wooden ceiling, massive (pr! o! > bably) nonsupportive beams and all, so I suppose that will have to do. >> We hadn't even really examined the grounds closely till recently. There are >> a number of benches and things we may have to do something about at some >> point. >> >> Fran >> Lavolta Press >> www.lavoltapress.com >> >> On 8/30/2015 12:02 PM, WorkroomButtons.com wrote: >>> ... BTW, for the few who are left in h-costume, I just wanted to say my >>> husband and I are cashing in our SF house, which we've owned for >>> over 30 years, to take advantage of the local real esta
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In terms of the proportion of houses of different dates available, 1940s does seem old. Our SF house was built in 1941 and it's kind of scary to think that was 74 years ago. Anyway, we are really glad to get this house. It is so much better than anything we could possibly buy for that price anywhere in the SF Bay Area, even the far fringes. Even for Sacramento, getting two acres in an urban area, close to lots of shopping, is pretty unusual. It was a divorce sale. When the couple finally quit fighting about the house, they knocked the price way down to sell it and we bid soon after that. We are liking the Sacramento climate. It doesn't feel as hot as we expected and it's not foggy like the Sunset in SF. One good thing about an older house is that it does not have wall-to-wall windows, which are trendy but not what I want in a hot, sunny climate. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 8/31/2015 12:10 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote: Ummm, 1940s isn't old for Northern California considering Sacramento has been around since 1849/50 and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys were pretty much completely settled and being farmed by the 1860s through 1880s. And a lot of the other towns in the Valley are of similar age. However, a 1940s house certainly can be considered to be of late middle age. It's just not really a senior citizen in comparison to a lot of others houses around town. ;>) Congratulations on your new home and welcome to Sacramento! Ginni (Sacramento almost native since 1957) -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 2:43 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Moving We're not going to take care of the garden ourselves. The previous owner had a team of two gardeners who come once a week and we kept them on. Yes, there are many large, mature trees. Also an incredibly prolific Meyer lemon tree. A lot of rose bushes but all white. It's more like a landscaped park than a flower garden. It even has an outdoor lighting system for night use. The previous owner didn't obey any water restrictions and the Sacramento water department asked us to cut down, so we cut down 50%. Things are a little droopy now, but would be better if the arrangement of the sprinkler system were more effective. We're going to get some landscaping people to look at the garden once we move in, move the sprinklers or install a drip system, prune some trees, and maybe we'll change gardeners. But that's not our first priority. I want to plant a mandarin orange tree, which should flourish considering how well the lemon tree is doing. I will look into the Sacramento heritage housing for information. 1940s is old for northern California, after all. Thanks for the suggestion. Currently what information we have on remodels is from long-time neighbors. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 8/30/2015 2:16 PM, Patricia Dunham wrote: Sounds MARVELOUS! We've been following American Bungalow magazine and the other major Arts-n-Crafts-houses one (which I can never remember the name of!) for quite a while now. Since it's only the 40's, that's probably too recent for any Sacramento heritage-housing organization to be interested in??? Such a group MIGHT have info about the early days of your house. The Rehab Addict gal (HGTV) often finds wonderful pictures of early days of her houses that way. Hope you have some medium or bigger, drought-resistant trees to help with microclimates and passive cooling! We have several maples and hazelnut trees that help our (VERY) little 50s rancher a LOT that way. Also, 2-acre garden, oy! Best wishes! chimene the envious, 8-) On Aug 30, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> wrote: The seller did a lot of work to prepare for the sale, including a new roof, and we now have estimates for all the indoor work we want to do. So I don't think there will be any more expensive surprises. The other surprises are kind of fun. The house is almost 5,000 square feet (plus garage) and was built in the 40s as a Colonial Revival style. I grew up in an area where there were plenty of real Colonial houses and see little resemblance, unless you count wide hallways, and wide doorways to all the public rooms. It could as easily be Mission, which is more the look we're aiming at. Anyway, there have been a number of owners and each one has remodeled the property in some significant way. We're not even sure how much of the house is original and what was added on or when. We keep discovering things. The other day a painting contractor who came to give an estimate examined the drywall on the living room ceiling. He pointed out there were long patches indicating that the ceiling once had ornamental Mission style beams across it. I'd rather like to put beams in there now, but my husband refuses. There is a family
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Sounds MARVELOUS! We've been following American Bungalow magazine and the other major Arts-n-Crafts-houses one (which I can never remember the name of!) for quite a while now. Since it's only the 40's, that's probably too recent for any Sacramento heritage-housing organization to be interested in??? Such a group MIGHT have info about the early days of your house. The Rehab Addict gal (HGTV) often finds wonderful pictures of early days of her houses that way. Hope you have some medium or bigger, drought-resistant trees to help with microclimates and passive cooling! We have several maples and hazelnut trees that help our (VERY) little 50s rancher a LOT that way. Also, 2-acre garden, oy! Best wishes! chimene the envious, 8-) On Aug 30, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote: The seller did a lot of work to prepare for the sale, including a new roof, and we now have estimates for all the indoor work we want to do. So I don't think there will be any more expensive surprises. The other surprises are kind of fun. The house is almost 5,000 square feet (plus garage) and was built in the 40s as a Colonial Revival style. I grew up in an area where there were plenty of real Colonial houses and see little resemblance, unless you count wide hallways, and wide doorways to all the public rooms. It could as easily be Mission, which is more the look we're aiming at. Anyway, there have been a number of owners and each one has remodeled the property in some significant way. We're not even sure how much of the house is original and what was added on or when. We keep discovering things. The other day a painting contractor who came to give an estimate examined the drywall on the living room ceiling. He pointed out there were long patches indicating that the ceiling once had ornamental Mission style beams across it. I'd rather like to put beams in there now, but my husband refuses. There is a family room next to it with an entirely wooden ceiling, massive (pro! bably) nonsupportive beams and all, so I suppose that will have to do. We hadn't even really examined the grounds closely till recently. There are a number of benches and things we may have to do something about at some point. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 8/30/2015 12:02 PM, WorkroomButtons.com wrote: ... BTW, for the few who are left in h-costume, I just wanted to say my husband and I are cashing in our SF house, which we've owned for over 30 years, to take advantage of the local real estate boom. And we already bought our dream house in the Sacramento area! We don't expect to move in till sometime in the fall. We're having the house painted in Arts Crafts colors, oak flooring put into the few rooms that don't already have it, and remodeling the kitchen with custom mission cabinets. And some fixups here and there. There is a gorgeous garden (almost 2 acres), but we recently discovered the sprinkler system needs to be moved and part of the fence needs to be replaced . . . My sewing room is a huge master bedroom with a separate large room (formerly an indoor swimming pool, according to the neighbors), for use as a closet. There are two other bedrooms plus a guest suite, so we don't need to sleep in it, anyway for a bedroom it's absurdly large. So we are really excited. We also need to buy more furniture, preferably antique, late 19th/early 20th century. Especially more bookcases. So if anyone knows of any great antique stores in that area, email me! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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We're not going to take care of the garden ourselves. The previous owner had a team of two gardeners who come once a week and we kept them on. Yes, there are many large, mature trees. Also an incredibly prolific Meyer lemon tree. A lot of rose bushes but all white. It's more like a landscaped park than a flower garden. It even has an outdoor lighting system for night use. The previous owner didn't obey any water restrictions and the Sacramento water department asked us to cut down, so we cut down 50%. Things are a little droopy now, but would be better if the arrangement of the sprinkler system were more effective. We're going to get some landscaping people to look at the garden once we move in, move the sprinklers or install a drip system, prune some trees, and maybe we'll change gardeners. But that's not our first priority. I want to plant a mandarin orange tree, which should flourish considering how well the lemon tree is doing. I will look into the Sacramento heritage housing for information. 1940s is old for northern California, after all. Thanks for the suggestion. Currently what information we have on remodels is from long-time neighbors. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 8/30/2015 2:16 PM, Patricia Dunham wrote: Sounds MARVELOUS! We've been following American Bungalow magazine and the other major Arts-n-Crafts-houses one (which I can never remember the name of!) for quite a while now. Since it's only the 40's, that's probably too recent for any Sacramento heritage-housing organization to be interested in??? Such a group MIGHT have info about the early days of your house. The Rehab Addict gal (HGTV) often finds wonderful pictures of early days of her houses that way. Hope you have some medium or bigger, drought-resistant trees to help with microclimates and passive cooling! We have several maples and hazelnut trees that help our (VERY) little 50s rancher a LOT that way. Also, 2-acre garden, oy! Best wishes! chimene the envious, 8-) On Aug 30, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote: The seller did a lot of work to prepare for the sale, including a new roof, and we now have estimates for all the indoor work we want to do. So I don't think there will be any more expensive surprises. The other surprises are kind of fun. The house is almost 5,000 square feet (plus garage) and was built in the 40s as a Colonial Revival style. I grew up in an area where there were plenty of real Colonial houses and see little resemblance, unless you count wide hallways, and wide doorways to all the public rooms. It could as easily be Mission, which is more the look we're aiming at. Anyway, there have been a number of owners and each one has remodeled the property in some significant way. We're not even sure how much of the house is original and what was added on or when. We keep discovering things. The other day a painting contractor who came to give an estimate examined the drywall on the living room ceiling. He pointed out there were long patches indicating that the ceiling once had ornamental Mission style beams across it. I'd rather like to put beams in there now, but my husband refuses. There is a family room next to it with an entirely wooden ceiling, massive (pr! o! bably) nonsupportive beams and all, so I suppose that will have to do. We hadn't even really examined the grounds closely till recently. There are a number of benches and things we may have to do something about at some point. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 8/30/2015 12:02 PM, WorkroomButtons.com wrote: ... BTW, for the few who are left in h-costume, I just wanted to say my husband and I are cashing in our SF house, which we've owned for over 30 years, to take advantage of the local real estate boom. And we already bought our dream house in the Sacramento area! We don't expect to move in till sometime in the fall. We're having the house painted in Arts Crafts colors, oak flooring put into the few rooms that don't already have it, and remodeling the kitchen with custom mission cabinets. And some fixups here and there. There is a gorgeous garden (almost 2 acres), but we recently discovered the sprinkler system needs to be moved and part of the fence needs to be replaced . . . My sewing room is a huge master bedroom with a separate large room (formerly an indoor swimming pool, according to the neighbors), for use as a closet. There are two other bedrooms plus a guest suite, so we don't need to sleep in it, anyway for a bedroom it's absurdly large. So we are really excited. We also need to buy more furniture, preferably antique, late 19th/early 20th century. Especially more bookcases. So if anyone knows of any great antique stores in that area, email me! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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The seller did a lot of work to prepare for the sale, including a new roof, and we now have estimates for all the indoor work we want to do. So I don't think there will be any more expensive surprises. The other surprises are kind of fun. The house is almost 5,000 square feet (plus garage) and was built in the 40s as a Colonial Revival style. I grew up in an area where there were plenty of real Colonial houses and see little resemblance, unless you count wide hallways, and wide doorways to all the public rooms. It could as easily be Mission, which is more the look we're aiming at. Anyway, there have been a number of owners and each one has remodeled the property in some significant way. We're not even sure how much of the house is original and what was added on or when. We keep discovering things. The other day a painting contractor who came to give an estimate examined the drywall on the living room ceiling. He pointed out there were long patches indicating that the ceiling once had ornamental Mission style beams across it. I'd rather like to put beams in there now, but my husband refuses. There is a family room next to it with an entirely wooden ceiling, massive (probably) nonsupportive beams and all, so I suppose that will have to do. We hadn't even really examined the grounds closely till recently. There are a number of benches and things we may have to do something about at some point. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 8/30/2015 12:02 PM, WorkroomButtons.com wrote: That really does sound like a dream house! Hope the transition goes smoothly and that there are no more surprises (at least not costly ones). :-) -Dede _ West Village Studio www.workroombuttons.com From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 2:05 PM Subject: [h-cost] Moving BTW, for the few who are left in h-costume, I just wanted to say my husband and I are cashing in our SF house, which we've owned for over 30 years, to take advantage of the local real estate boom. And we already bought our dream house in the Sacramento area! We don't expect to move in till sometime in the fall. We're having the house painted in Arts Crafts colors, oak flooring put into the few rooms that don't already have it, and remodeling the kitchen with custom mission cabinets. And some fixups here and there. There is a gorgeous garden (almost 2 acres), but we recently discovered the sprinkler system needs to be moved and part of the fence needs to be replaced . . . My sewing room is a huge master bedroom with a separate large room (formerly an indoor swimming pool, according to the neighbors), for use as a closet. There are two other bedrooms plus a guest suite, so we don't need to sleep in it, anyway for a bedroom it's absurdly large. So we are really excited. We also need to buy more furniture, preferably antique, late 19th/early 20th century. Especially more bookcases. So if anyone knows of any great antique stores in that area, email me! Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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That really does sound like a dream house! Hope the transition goes smoothly and that there are no more surprises (at least not costly ones). :-) -Dede _ West Village Studio www.workroombuttons.com From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 2:05 PM Subject: [h-cost] Moving BTW, for the few who are left in h-costume, I just wanted to say my husband and I are cashing in our SF house, which we've owned for over 30 years, to take advantage of the local real estate boom. And we already bought our dream house in the Sacramento area! We don't expect to move in till sometime in the fall. We're having the house painted in Arts Crafts colors, oak flooring put into the few rooms that don't already have it, and remodeling the kitchen with custom mission cabinets. And some fixups here and there. There is a gorgeous garden (almost 2 acres), but we recently discovered the sprinkler system needs to be moved and part of the fence needs to be replaced . . . My sewing room is a huge master bedroom with a separate large room (formerly an indoor swimming pool, according to the neighbors), for use as a closet. There are two other bedrooms plus a guest suite, so we don't need to sleep in it, anyway for a bedroom it's absurdly large. So we are really excited. We also need to buy more furniture, preferably antique, late 19th/early 20th century. Especially more bookcases. So if anyone knows of any great antique stores in that area, email me! Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
