A little bit vintage a little bit rehab

Do you ever get that feeling of pure giddiness when you start thinking of new projects?
For me, its the urge to rehab a home. I inherited my dad's passion for seeing beauty in the old. Each stud. Each nail. Each tongue and groove has a story to tell.

Maybe you walk in  a house that needs to be gutted. Maybe you feel this pull to a home that defies all logic. Like the wrong side of the road or a abandoned building next to it. But all of sudden you get this feeling that the house is speaking to you.

You can see beyond the rubble and dust and see the stories in the home that took decades to build.
As I walk through these homes; I might see a picture frame or a vase and I soon feel my mind spinning to find the history in the hallways. Walk through a dining room with the crown molding so wide and solid. I slowly close my eyes and feel the walls full of activity.

I get giddy. I actually have driven a few Realtors running because I simply want to sit on the hardwood floors and focus on the images my brain is designing.
I start visioning  my paint colors, wall coverings, and the such. I wander out to the yard and wonder how many parties were held out there. How many children were laughing and running around.

We (my family) will be relocating from the North Woods of Wisconsin to Cedar Rapids Iowa. My husband is already there living with the Pastor at the parsonage. My two daughters that are still at home and I are staying in WI while we wait for our home to sell.

I am getting very restless because the task of finding a new home to rehab is making me very inpatient. I want to walk through those homes that were damaged by the devastating flood in 2008 in Cedar Rapids. I have visited the area twice now. I have falling head over heels for two neighborhoods or districts. They are the SE area and the SW area. I absolutely love the pedestrian vibe. I seriously flipped seeing the pubs, people, coffee shops, the smells!!! Oh the smells and activity!

I have been going on skogman reality site and drooling over this one house...... I just can not wait to get my hands on a rehab!

Now isn't this just a dreamy house!! I can just see us sitting on the front porch sipping coffee and reading a good book. Inside it gets even better. The original wood work was NOT painted! I know it was popular once upon a time but I could and never will be able to understand painting solid oak moulding.  I know our home is not sold yet and so this house may be sold before we are ready to purchase but I get the goose bumps just thinking about this house. The best part of the house?? Can you guess??
Yep! its the very top with the two view windows. A perfect area for my home studio! With my health issues and medical care I have asked that our next home has a space for my arts! The light flowing in and hitting my fiber and making the colors vibrant and alive. Just thinking about it makes me want to start packing up the u haul.

My poor husband better get rest now because once I cross the state line all things will get a little insane. He is so patient with me already and my all naturally ways. So before the crazy begins and I drag him to all the salvage yards and antique stores he better enjoy the peace of being in Iowa alone!

A little side note----- I will be starting to knit with CORN FIBER!!! CAN NOT wait for that to arrive on my porch.

Until my next adventure thank you for stopping by and reading my blog:)