Old House - 2018

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This house caused a bit of indecision for me - the floorplan had me confounded and unsure what to do with some of the rooms on the first floor. But I was determined to figure out something, and after burning a considerable number of brain cells, I decided what to do with each room including some serious remodelling. I spent a good bit of time in the kitchen - I decided I wanted a different look from the few kitchens I've worked over, and thought a 'retro' look might be a nice change. But I am not an interior designer, so don't know how to really outfit a space in era-specific design right down to the most minute of details - I just do what I think looks nice. After several days in the kitchen, I decided that room turned out to be some sort of shabby-chic-modern-retro, though from looking at pix online, maybe not quite so 'shabby chic.' LOL. I chose pink because pastels seemed to be very popular early/mid to mid-20th century, and thought it would be the most unlikely colour today. Because I had burned up quite a few MBs in the kitchen, and still had two bathrooms to do (one previously non-existent), I thought I was going to have to settle with the rest of the house being very frugally furnished and decorated, but things turned out okay. I think were this an actual place, it would be comfortable and inviting - I think it's simplicity would be largely over-looked, because everyone would most likely always be hanging out in the kitchen and 'gathering' room adjacent to the kitchen. 33 scenes will help you get around faster in this very big house. REMODELLING: --replaced the windows with French doors in the 2nd floor bedroom that looks out across a flat section of roof over the front porch for access to what would become a private balcony of the master bedroom --removed the small closet from this room - and replaced it with a larger, double-door closet --reduced the size of the windows in the small room adjacent to the main stairs and moved them to another wall - this was to make a bathroom for the master bedroom. I also removed the door that allowed entry from the hallway and the closet that was in this room --removed the door to the bedroom that is right next to the attic stairs, and put a doorway under the stairs. This was done to move the wall in the master bedroom to create the closet, and the room in which I moved the door was to become a TV room --put a floor in the attic, creating a somewhat 'finished' space --removed a door between the foyer and room directly behind front stairs (room with fireplace), and enlarged the closet under stairs --put a pocket door in the adjacent archway --put pocket doors in the archway between the diningroom and the room with the fireplace --put an archway between the livingroom and diningroom --removed the closet in the diningroom and created an alcove for a kind of side board --removed the window on the larger wall of the diningroom to accomodate the china cabinet --removed a window in the room with the fireplace to accomodate a wet bar --created a small enclosure for the fridge in the kitchen and then built a sort of 'side board,' and other minor changes in the kitchen including replacing the stove and sink CREDITS: - 'Old House,' by Paulwall - please check out his model in it's original beauty. I also used this as a 'model' in the children's bedroom... https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/a568ecb88de6cfd61191a665d6e35d05/Old-House - Several models by Sketchup - Bookshelf from a Jay Bates Youtube tutorial, 'Pocket Hole Bookcase' - 'West Elm Small Pillar Table Lamp,' Nicole B. (3DWH) - 'Simple wooden toy train,' Bryan K. (3DWH) - 'toys cubes and cie,' seb K. (3DWH) Other Models Inspired by: - Microwave, modelled after a Daewoo Retro Microwave KOR-7LREM - Toaster modelled after a 1956 Model TUID Morphy Richards Automatic Toaster, and other MR toasters of unk year and model - Strawberry wallpaper, created from image on sepeb.com - Stove, modelled after a Wedgewood 30' porcelain stove - unk if these stoves came in anything but white...but I made this one pink to go with the retro decor of the kitchen, and to match the other pink appliances. - Hall table modelled after a Bianco Half Round Large Table - TV, modelled after a Sceptre LED Class 1080p HDTV #big_house #historic_house #mansion #furnished #full_interior #remodel #old_house #victorian #large_family_home