HALLELUJAH, THE BOOKCASE IS IN THE CORNER OF THE FRONT BEDROOM! Have mercy, that took some doing. Thar' she sits all tall and proud. I'll wipe her down really well and begin to fill the shelves with my folded quilts. A nice place for displaying and storing the textiles.
Looking at this piece of furniture that we have used throughout the years, I reminded myself that we have used this piece for nearly 40 years for actual BOOKS and records in various houses, for toys, nic-nacs, used it for a food pantry in the Marion rental and the two story 1883 house as well as in the garage of the 1885 rock house. Very useful piece to have as we were practically vagabonds that didn't stay put in one place for very long.
As we moved her into the Bedroom, the bottom edge of the piece broke off. Saved the piece of wood as it'll be glued back later.
Soon, I'll be folding the quilts to a certain size so they'll fit beautifully on the shelves. Can't wait. Measured the shelves and I will fold the quilts to 34" by 11" so they fit nicely. That will be my project for the day after LUNCH and my walk. I plan to walk 5 laps around the track this afternoon.
Folding the bedding will require using the entire Parlour where I can stand and work. Should work. The sooner the better.
Pics after I get this task finished. Hopefully, I won't be disappointed how the outcome is. Making progress in moving forward in getting settled into our fixer-upper COTTAGE.
I'll continue to collect quilts for extra bedding when I am out and about shopping thrift then when I discover one that's affordable, I'll purchase it. The more the merrier! 👵
We've pulled up some of the carpet in the COTTAGE to see what shape the wood floors are in. The house was built in 1900 so the yellow pine wood floors have to be over 126 years old. There's no way of knowing the age of the trees that the wood came from in the first place. So at least 126 years or older. Imagine really old YELLOW PINE. Cleaning and polishing the floors will take place hoping the wood is in good shape throughout the house. Perhaps there will not be much repair to do on the floor that lies underneath this old worn out carpet that's in terrible shape covered with stains that I cannot get out.
With a tiny house full of furniture, the thought of relocating the furniture in each room so new carpet can be laid has been overwhelming. If we do one room at a time of working on the wood floor I believe that Hubby and I will be able to freshen up the COTTAGE ourselves. If we scoot the furniture over to one side of the room then work on that particular open floor area then scoot the furniture over to the other side repeating what we just did, then maybe we will be successful in making the floors vibrant again.
I can expect the entire house to be in disarray as we work on it. Keeping a relaxed attitude about the messes has been like pulling teeth. The kids poke fun at us saying we will never be orderly. Right now it looks like we are hoarders as EVERYTHING is out of order, stacked and out of place. Crammed boxes galore. My goal is to have a somewhat orderly interior by CHRISTMAS. The painting, crown molding, floors refinished, etc. will take place in 2026. FACT.
AS I WORK ABOUT THE HOUSE, each day I need to seriously do 2 loads of laundry to get to the bottom of the baskets. Also take a little time to polish the Kitchen appliances and clean out the inside of the oven.
MORE SHUFFLING. I will continue to shuffle the KITCHEN CABINETS as now I must find a new HOME for our TEA STASH which was on the bookcase that got relocated to the front Bedroom. The cabinet above the stove holds crystal for now and this will be relocated to the cabinet to the right of the Kitchen sink meaning I have to get rid of everyday mismatched cups. The Tea Stash will go above the stove for now. This is a big mess. Turning it into an orderly KITCHEN is work. MULTI-TASKING TAKES SKILL and PATIENCE doesn't it? Yep, it do.
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