This house, no offense intended to the previous owners, was in terrible shape. It was an absolute nightmare to say the least. It would prove to be an enormous challenge, but we're making signifigant progress. The following photos show the house in the purchased condition, but don't be fooled, the pictures don't do it the "injustice" it deserved
Well, Its been one year. Actually, fourteen months. In November of 2005 we purchased a 100+ year old Carolina bungalow with the idea that we would relocate our offices to the adjacent detached garage which had a street presence on what was arguably commercial property. We planned to renovate the main dwelling as our primary residence. Ive since learned that there is a difference between the terms "renovation" and "restoration". Over the past year we have set out to not only to relocate our diagnostic imaging facility, http://www.swidiagnostics.com, but to bring the house back to it's original charm. This was never intended to be a restoration, and we were never really that anal about maintaining historical accuracy. Since the structure had a number of additions over the years, it's a little more difficult than one might think to maintain some sort of architectural integrity on a structure that doesn't fit into a category other than "carpenter Gothic" This blog is primarily dedicated to this overall pursuit, and it gives our family and friends (and all of the former owners) an opportunity to check in on the old bird and watch the transformation as we progress.
