Monday, October 13, 2008

One of my previous restoration projects.


In 2004, after much searching, we purchased a cottage on Cayuga Lake about 18 miles north of Ithaca, New York. To say that it was in disrepair would be a vast understatement, but the location was great and there were some very charming aspects to it. That charm did not extend to the baby-poop brown T111 siding, the second floor "sliding-glass-doors-to-nowhere", or any of the other insensitive modifications and remuddlings that had been afflicted on this poor little late-Victorian stick/vernacular cottage over the years. We set about restoring it. My plan was simple: make it look vintage, but act new. The execution: not simple. The restoration took two years, but the results were worth it.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The cottage is a fine example, reflecting Amy's good taste and respect of our our quaint neighborhood.

Amy and her family are a great addition. We could not wish for finer neighbors!

Bruce and Bill