1906 Craftsman Home in West Seattle -- Front Porch -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
Living Room -- 1906 Craftsman -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
Dining Room -- 1906 Craftsman House -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
Original Art Work by Debbie Hanley
Master Bedroom -- 1906 Craftsman Home -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
Updated 1906 Craftsman Home Bathroom by Edna Bishop Design
Stairway -- 1906 Craftsman Home -- Updated Edna Bishop Design
Upstairs Guest Bedroom/Office -- 1906 Craftsman Home -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
Upstairs Guest Room with Skylights and Exposed Chimney -- 1906 Craftsman Home -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
Sun Porch -- 1906 Craftsman Home -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
Backyard View From Sun Porch -- 1906 Craftsman Home -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
New Flagstone Patio -- 1906 Craftsman Home -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
Enjoy Outdoor Entertaining in a Serene Setting -- 1906 Craftman Home -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
1906 Craftsman Home -- Updated by Edna Bishop Design
1906 Craftsman Home Updated by Edna Bishop Design
The front porch was revitalized with a new door bell ringer and porch light. The porch swing, varnished with marine varnish, adds to the charm of this Craftsman home. See our Design Resources page for a link to Rejuvenation Hardware. This porch is also currently featured on the Rejuvenation Hardware website.
I fell in love with this house the first time I saw it because of the original charm. The records showed in about 1930 that the house could last another 20 years and here it is nearly 100 years after it was built!
Before updating, half the stained glass in the house was broken, the dining room ceiling was falling in, the ends on the window moldings had been cut off and the wood was very dull. As you can see, we have restored this home to its original beauty.
In an old house it is rare when things fit back together after taking them apart. After the walls and trim had been painted, it was time now to put the doors back on. The doors, along with the trim had 100 years worth of paint on them and no longer fit. The doors needed to be stripped, sanded and painted. We then added all new hardware to add to their beauty. See our Design Resource page for the link to Rejuvenation Hardware.
We used historical turn of the century colors throughout the house. In each room we first moved electrical outlets and lighting then patched, sanded, and primed the walls before applying 2 coats of paint to give it the depth it needed.
The bathroom was totally transformed. We kept the original tub, sink and built-in cabinet and took up the very wild tile floor, replacing it with a tumbled stone floor. We painted the outside of the claw foot tub with gold leaf paint, changed out the lighting and replaced all hardware, fixtures the toilet, then we painted. For the final touch we added lace curtains.
Pulling the carpet up off the stairs and upstairs room, we found beautiful fir wood. We refinished the wood and then to add interest we painted the fronts of the stairs a shade lighter then the walls.
Prior to refinishing the floors we pulled shelving out that was not original, then replaced floor molding, moved outlets, changed the lighting and painted.
The yellow paint and the openness now makes this room feel warm and sunny.
The sun porch was added to this house in the 1920s. I don't know when the porch had been painted last -- the walls were white and the floor had several layers of old linoleum. We painted and added the slate floor. See our Design Resource page for the link to Norberry Tile.
The sun porch already had all the charm it needed -- it just needed to be brought to life.
We extended the natural stone look of the sun porch slate floor into the yard by designing a lovely flagstone patio, perfect for entertaining.
These beautiful flagstones came from Rock Mountain. See our Design Resources page for a link to their website.
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