Snow at Lilac Legacy

Life in the country...need I say more?

The bathroom

This is the bathroom when we moved in in 2003

                     We removed the shower door , replaced the flooring, added shades to the 2 lights above the sink(In 2003) and painted(in 2004?)...I still need to spy out the perfect light fixture. The one that is in here says "70's era !"
 After  8 yrs. my husband finally patched holes in the tub that were from tearing out the shower door and replaced the ceiling fan.(documenting for future reference)   

My husband helped me redo the bathroom 

After all these yrs. I still love the blue and white I chose

Fall @Lilac Legacy

The stairs

Yes, this tiny looking house has an upstairs, sorta. The upstairs is built into the attic space. We have all these cute little cubby holes. The highest point is about 6 ft. and maybe 2 ft. wide. The ceiling slants down on each side. It is a perfect cozy nest for the kids.

The meaning behind the name

Both my Grandmothers and my mother loved Lilac's. They have passed that love on to me. My mother fought cancer and before she passed away I told her I was naming my home Lilac Legacy because of that love going from generation to generation. I have about 10 lilac bushes planted here now and plan to continue planting more in the future.

The livingroom

                                        When we moved in

                                     After we tore out the carpet  and painted

                          Finally we sanded and sealed the floor and tore out the bookshelf walls to make more room in the living room.We also put in a new door(that isn't so new now. This was all done a few yrs. or more ago).  In this pic. We don't have the wood beam across where the wall was torn out. I will have to post a pic. of that some time. We also tore out a 2.5 ft. door opening into the kitchen from this room. Will have to post a photo of that sometime also.

August 2010

Lilac Legacy's July beauty

wood being put up for winter

The ol'parking shed turned woodshed

Daughter's birthday rose bush

Ol'bottles in laundry room looking towards front of home 

Just one of the many butterflies

my personal fav. Roses on the fence

The master bedroom at LilacLegacy then and now...

Above is the master bedroom after some paint and new carpet. 

Master bedroom before we moved in

                                                   master bedroom today

The Cloak Room

This mud room door needs a frame and a sparkling glass knob, but it makes me happy to get to use this vintage  door to don my outdoor attire non the less.

The many faces of the kitchen at Lilac Legacy

February 2002

2010

This ol'house

This'ol farm house in 2002. 
Built in the 1930's.





This'ol house in 2009...a work in progress.