The new house

Matt and I have bought a house. I would say a new house but considering the house was built in the 1940's that would be a bit of a lie. Most of the original houses out here in Ben Lomond were built as summer cabins and our house is a prime example of that. All expenses were spared during the building process. For example all the walls are fiberboard, if you don't know what fiberboard is think really thick cardboard, there is no insulation in the walls and all the windows in the house are single paned. There are leaks in the roof, the floor coverings are old - we found 4 layers of linoleum in the kitchen - and the electrical is a little on the scary side. But for what it is worth this is our house and we are in love with it.



The entire house is around 1,300 square feet and is located on 1/3 of and acre on flat sunny Ben Lomond land. Technically there are 3 bedrooms and a loft, but one of the bedrooms (pictured to the left) will make the perfect sun room so we are converting it. The room has large windows on three walls and french doors leading into the living room. Can't you just see this room filled with plants and sunlight?


The ceilings are all wood panelling as you can see in this picture of our living room. The wood panelling is too heavy to be on the ceiling so the previous owners "fix" was to nail 2x4's directly on the wood for support! The wainscoting will get to stay because we like it, but the ceiling is all coming down to make room for some sheet rock and insulation. I can't wait to start tearing down walls and giving this house the much needed love that it deserves.


Matt and I are going to be as Eco-friendly as we possibly can afford, unfortunately being Eco-friendly these days means forking out a lot of cash but we are going to try our best. Hand-me-downs and recycled goods are the best way to reduce waste in our landfills so once we have time to sit down and map out what we will need I will post a list.
Deconstruction starts soon and more pictures to come!