Farmhouse Deconstruction

You may think I mean demolition, but I assure you I don't. I say deconstruction, because demolition is not a suitable term for the work we completed in the old farmhouse. We have had to DEconstruct everything carefully because every bit of lumber used to construct the house will be reused in the transformation of the barn into a house. That being said, it is mostly only the lumber that was saved. I did save some of the old books.

The five-year diary of Mrs. Sarah Willis and her pack of letters that she had kept is here at our current house with me now.

The second story of the house was filled with books and paperwork. The property had been uninhabited for 15 years, but the previous owners were a pastor and his wife, and years upon years of his church's record keeping was up there, along with evangelical training, brochures and pamphlets.

Fascinating, but there is only so much room for us to keep memorabilia from the old house, so we had to pick and choose. I did keep the old furniture that was there, and will be reupholstering it for our use. Oh, the plans I have for this furniture. The sectional sofa is wonderful, and the rocker glides like butta'. As for the rest of the things I loved in that house, like the old tile,

stair carpet,

and layers and layers of wallpaper, all I have left is photographic evidence of its existence.

And I'm fine with that. Like I said, there will be only so much room for memorabilia, and I have been using the photos as texture for other photos I edit with Photoshop.

Gives that wallpaper new life.