We were going to move in this weekend, but...

These were taken several weekends ago. We were going to move in, but seeing as that wasn't going to happen, our new neighbors invited us in for pancakes instead.

These photos were actually taken after some cleanup had already been done!

We're In!!

2nd floor, 2nd bedroom in the front of the house.

Master bathroom.

Stairwell.

Side entryway.

Living room.

Living room from the other side.

Leigh here...

Well, almost one year after we first started demolition, we are finally moved in to the 1790 house!! "Moved in" is of course a subjective description - we still have to collect our belongings from several locations (thanks parents!!) and there are MANY small projects to finish inside and outside the house. For example, we have no shelves and no mantles yet (although Ed was just over here today talking with us about the plan for those things), and we have interior trim and exterior everything and 33 windows to paint inside and out. It will be awhile until it's "done."

But from the first night we stayed over, which was March 13, we have been SO excited about the place. It definitely feels like home. We love cooking in the kitchen and working in the office (the two rooms that are the most set up at the moment). The house has already weathered 3 major wind/rain storms with only the tiniest bit of dampness in the basement and no other damage at all (these storms brought feet of water to other basements and blew shingles off roofs in Newburyport). Ed made quite certain that it's not going anywhere!

We really can't say enough good things about the work that Ed has done. After all we've been through with this place, he's still around to make sure that the last details get finished. He is just as proud of the house as we are!!

These photos only show some parts - we'll try to get more up soon. I especially love the exposed ceilings on the first floor in the living room and office - original beams and underside of the 2nd floor floorboard. There are funky details that come from saving some of the original parts of the house and there are great new spaces like the kitchen. Although I can't really say that I knew how it was going to turn out when we started, it is the kind of place that I have been dreaming about living in.