Our (almost) Finished House!

gja1000 · 12-22-2010, 05:22 PM

I think it is so neat that your house has so many possibilities. You could live in it just like it si right now, or you could change so many things. I think that is so cool.

judy · 12-23-2010, 05:22 PM

The house is so beautiful Linds! It has so much character! Every room is interesting, and it looks nice just like it is. Like Gayle said, you have so many possibilities. I love the kitchen....too many sinks, but tons of cabinets! And, the cabinet upstairs is stunning. Is the hot tub off the kitchen? That is so cool! It really is a dream house.

I didn't know it was moved. Where was it? I love that you have the old pictures of it.

DianaB · 12-25-2010, 08:27 PM

I love your house, Lindsey. I grew up in a couple of houses that were big like that!!! I so wish that I had one of them now!! You've got everything looking so nice!! Painting takes awhile to get every room done but with your youth and energy....you'll have them done in no time!!!

paula1961 · 12-27-2010, 02:19 PM

I love your house Lynsey! It's all so pretty!! Love the dining room..your table and chairs are very nice!! I just love everything about it! I looked and looked and didn't see anything that needed cleaning LOL..

JJJ · 12-28-2010, 08:23 AM

Very pretty, you two have done a great job

Lindsey · 12-28-2010, 11:21 AM

Yes, the hot tub is kind of off the kitchen! Behind the kitchen is the breakfast nook, and then there's the addition to the house straight behind. The doors to the deck are there and then the hot tub with a bathroom right beside (which I didn't take pictures of)

It was moved into town in 1997 from farmland. These houses were ordered from the Eaton's catalogue and delivered by train! You would get all the wood, nails, windows, doors, hinges, etc to build the whole place! That is just how the prairie farmers shopped

There are not many Eaton's houses still standing so we're living in a peice of history here! We were thinking of looking into having it certified as a historic property but I don't know if we can with the new basement and back addition and other changes. There's a certain amount of original stuff that needs to be in the house, and pretty strict guidelines about what you can change and what you can't. But we know it's an Eaton's house and that's enough for us right now

There is a man who wrote a book on Eaton's and other mail-order houses and he is willing to send copies of blueprints and things to people who own these houses. And he conveniently lives only 20 minutes away

I would like to contact him and maybe even have him out to see if he can recognize which model this one is.

Gina · 01-12-2011, 05:36 PM

Congratulations Lindsey! Your house is beautiful and has so much charm and character. I didn't know that you moved from your condo, as I have not been on here much. When did you move? btw how is Layla feeling?

judy · 01-13-2011, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Lindsey

Yes, the hot tub is kind of off the kitchen! Behind the kitchen is the breakfast nook, and then there's the addition to the house straight behind. The doors to the deck are there and then the hot tub with a bathroom right beside (which I didn't take pictures of)

It was moved into town in 1997 from farmland. These houses were ordered from the Eaton's catalogue and delivered by train! You would get all the wood, nails, windows, doors, hinges, etc to build the whole place! That is just how the prairie farmers shopped

There are not many Eaton's houses still standing so we're living in a peice of history here! We were thinking of looking into having it certified as a historic property but I don't know if we can with the new basement and back addition and other changes. There's a certain amount of original stuff that needs to be in the house, and pretty strict guidelines about what you can change and what you can't. But we know it's an Eaton's house and that's enough for us right now

There is a man who wrote a book on Eaton's and other mail-order houses and he is willing to send copies of blueprints and things to people who own these houses. And he conveniently lives only 20 minutes away

I would like to contact him and maybe even have him out to see if he can recognize which model this one is.

That is amazing! How wonderful to own a piece of frontier history!

12-22-2010, 05:22 PM	#1
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	I think it is so neat that your house has so many possibilities. You could live in it just like it si right now, or you could change so many things. I think that is so cool. __________________ Gayle

12-23-2010, 05:22 PM	#2
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	The house is so beautiful Linds! It has so much character! Every room is interesting, and it looks nice just like it is. Like Gayle said, you have so many possibilities. I love the kitchen....too many sinks, but tons of cabinets! And, the cabinet upstairs is stunning. Is the hot tub off the kitchen? That is so cool! It really is a dream house. I didn't know it was moved. Where was it? I love that you have the old pictures of it. __________________ *Judy*

12-28-2010, 11:21 AM	#6
Lindsey Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,764	Yes, the hot tub is kind of off the kitchen! Behind the kitchen is the breakfast nook, and then there's the addition to the house straight behind. The doors to the deck are there and then the hot tub with a bathroom right beside (which I didn't take pictures of) It was moved into town in 1997 from farmland. These houses were ordered from the Eaton's catalogue and delivered by train! You would get all the wood, nails, windows, doors, hinges, etc to build the whole place! That is just how the prairie farmers shopped There are not many Eaton's houses still standing so we're living in a peice of history here! We were thinking of looking into having it certified as a historic property but I don't know if we can with the new basement and back addition and other changes. There's a certain amount of original stuff that needs to be in the house, and pretty strict guidelines about what you can change and what you can't. But we know it's an Eaton's house and that's enough for us right now There is a man who wrote a book on Eaton's and other mail-order houses and he is willing to send copies of blueprints and things to people who own these houses. And he conveniently lives only 20 minutes away I would like to contact him and maybe even have him out to see if he can recognize which model this one is. __________________ Lindsey "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it..." -Marilyn Monroe

12-25-2010, 08:27 PM	#3
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	I love your house, Lindsey. I grew up in a couple of houses that were big like that!!! I so wish that I had one of them now!! You've got everything looking so nice!! Painting takes awhile to get every room done but with your youth and energy....you'll have them done in no time!!!

12-27-2010, 02:19 PM	#4
paula1961 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,383	I love your house Lynsey! It's all so pretty!! Love the dining room..your table and chairs are very nice!! I just love everything about it! I looked and looked and didn't see anything that needed cleaning LOL..

12-28-2010, 08:23 AM	#5
JJJ Donating 4WT Addict Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,073	Very pretty, you two have done a great job

01-12-2011, 05:36 PM	#7
Gina Donating 4WT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,025	Congratulations Lindsey! Your house is beautiful and has so much charm and character. I didn't know that you moved from your condo, as I have not been on here much. When did you move? btw how is Layla feeling?

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