Restoration Update #1: From the Inside

We still haven’t named our farm/ranch so for now it’s just Our Place. What is the difference between a farm and ranch? https://www.land.com/buying/difference-between-farm-and-ranch/ According to this article our 7.5 acres with no current animals or crops is a farm. Don’t tell Delilah, the dog as she considers herself a ranch dog. So, we’ll keep stewing on that name for our farm.

Our house was originally built in 1908 in Logan, Utah but at some point, it was moved to its current location. If I had to guess, it is a kit home. http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/1908-1914.htm

So here is our first Renovation Update: From the Inside.

Don’t judge a house by its crappy vinyl siding

In the Cache Valley, it’s hard to find a house with land. This was a unique piece of property but it ain’t pretty. We have grand plans down the road. When we move in permanently in July 2021, we will hire an architect or engineer to tell us if the house is worth remodeling or if we should start over. For now it’s liveable.

People asked for pictures of the inside. Here are some. Excuse my photo gallery, it’s not perfect either.

This is the fireplace in our front living room. The previous owners said they built it or redid it. It does not work as there is no chimney. ©missykuester.com

This is the front room, the first room you walk into. It’s quirky. That wall has to come down but right now it has electricity in it which takes more work. I would like this to be all open one day. They left us that couch too. ©missykuester.com

Much of the main floor has the original wood floor. If we keep the house and renovate, we will redo these floors. ©missykuester.com

If you stand at the front door this is what you see. That is the wall we hope to tear down one day. ©missykuester.com

This is looking from the dining room into the laundry/main floor bathroom. They left us the stackable washer and dryer. That’s about all that will fit in there. We hope one day to reconfigure this area. ©missykuester.com

This is the main bathroom shower and sink. It all needs to be redone but it’s functional for now. ©missykuester.com

This is the office. When you come in the front door, you turn right into this room. Then through this room is another bedroom. The main bath is off this room too. One day I would like to switch the kitchen and bath and make this room an eat in kitchen area…again, maybe. ©missykuester.com

This is the main floor bedroom. It’s a weird little room in which you step down into it. Those are closets. According to legend. The man who moved the house, wanted the roofline a certain way hence why the step down. Again, we will reconfigure this one day. ©missykuester.com

This is a sliding door. One day this will be a window or an addition will go here. ©missykuester.com

This is what we consider the family room. It’s at the back of the house. Don’t ask about the windows. The couch is one the sellers left.©missykuester.com

This bedroom used to be a porch. The floor is slanted. It’s a small room. Right now it is storage. ©missykuester.com

This house has a lot of quirks it goes without saying. These are the original stairs. At one time, a long time ago, the house was two homes, one up, one down. Anyway, we may open this up and actually divert the stairs back out through this room. Until then this is a closet. ©missykuester.com

Like every good Utah family, we have a good size pantry. It’s not pretty and it’s across the house from the kitchen. It’s more than I have in my house in WA. One day the kitchen may be here. It’s dry and functional. ©missykuester.com

The narrow, dark stairs going up. Pantry on the left. ©missykuester.com

This is the bedroom upstairs that faces the front of the house, toward north. It’s the largest of the three upstairs bedrooms. ©missykuester.com

In the middle bedroom upstairs is this little loft area. It is above the hallway. ©missykuester.com

This is the middle bedroom upstairs. One day I envision this becoming a master closet/bath. ©missykuester.com

The previous owners loved this clawfoot tub. It’s not super functional right now but we just need to add a shower. This space is large and one day will be redone. ©missykuester.com

At one point the sellers raised the upstairs. The wood floor is where the original room stopped. The took down the wall into what was the attic, hence the different flooring. Under the rug is dry storage. ©missykuester.com

This bedroom is upstairs at the back of the house facing south. When you come off the stairs, you turn right into this room. ©missykuester.com

Again, they raised the roof at one time and took down the walls. This is in the front bedroom. The second smaller door was access into the attic at one time.©missykuester.com

Thanks for following along. I hope you’re in for the long haul.

14 comments

September 25, 2020 at 12:35 pm

Tena Yancey says:

You’ll have it fixed up I’m no time at all.

- September 27, 2020 at 6:26 pm
  
  Missy says:
  
  Fun so far!
  
September 25, 2020 at 2:34 pm

Brenda Will says:

Missy , I love watching all those renovations shows on TV….this place looks wonderful…the hardwood floors in particular are GREAT!!
Can’t wait to see what you do with it. We always bought old places and fixed them up. It’s a lot of work but so fulfilling when you see the finished product. You are so blessed to have all that man power going on….we had girls…they worked with us but they were quite young during those days of adventure. God Bless You and your NEW HOME!!!

- September 27, 2020 at 6:26 pm
  
  Missy says:
  
  It’s been very rewarding these past 2 weeks. Great satisfaction. I never thought I’d be living out one of those renovation shows.
  
September 25, 2020 at 11:12 pm

Pat Miles says:

As I was praying tonight your family came up, and I had a vision of your new place. There was an arch at the entrance that said “RANCH”. I believe triple K represents your 3 amazing sons❤️ Just a thought!!
Miss you and love you.

- September 26, 2020 at 10:29 am
  
  Pat Miles says:
  
  Now that I have thought “Triple K Ranch” is better than “KKK Ranch”
  
  - September 27, 2020 at 6:23 pm
    
    Missy says:
    
    Oh! I think that is better! Ha! Thank you Pat, good suggestion.
    
- September 27, 2020 at 6:24 pm
  
  Missy says:
  
  Thanks Pat and I saw your new suggestion up above instead!
  
- September 27, 2020 at 6:25 pm
  
  Missy says:
  
  Thanks Pat for always being an encouragement to us
  
September 26, 2020 at 6:15 am

Kristy Grove says:

It’s going to be beautiful when it’s completed. I’m excited to see the end results. Making family memories as you go along.

September 27, 2020 at 8:23 am

Monte Moffett says:

You are going to have a blast making this your home. Good news will flow from this house and all the good deeds you and your family will do. I’m so happy for you and can’t wait to see all the updates!

- September 27, 2020 at 6:22 pm
  
  Missy says:
  
  Thanks Monte for the good vibes
  
September 28, 2020 at 6:28 am

Susanna Resler says:

I’ve loved following your daily journey in your new home! I think you need to be appearing on national TV! What a great experience for your boys to be a part of all this… and they look like they actually enjoy doing all these projects!

- September 29, 2020 at 2:15 pm
  
  Missy says:
  
  It is a nice break from the old Covid isolation. They do school during the day and afterward go outside and tear stuff up.

Don’t judge a house by its crappy vinyl siding

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