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To the left are a set of custom designed and hand crafted closets. They are fitted directly under the stairway leading to the second floor. For such a small space, they can hold a remarkable amount of coats, boots and cleaning supplies. The floor is the only one so far that shows any wear at all. It does not look like any damage from water though, so it should be pretty easy to bring this one section of floor back to like new condition without too much trouble. The front door foyer has tile, in great shape with no cracks or chips to be found. It should be sealed though, and that is one little project we will do for the new owner on one of our next trips over.
The new owner has stated that this bathroom will go unchanged except for some extra doodads to make it look even more Florida. What he does not know is that I am going straight to Allan Davis Shells in Gulf Breeze, Fla. to buy every tacky Florida related decoration I can afford. (By the way, Allan Davis is a great place for real shell collectors too, but their tacky stuff is incredible.) |
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The
picture shows the short hallway leading from the front door foyer to the eat-in
kitchen. 
I
love this kitchen. Solid wooden cabinets up and down with an exhaust fan smack
over the stove. This took me back to my days in Florida. Mother
would sometimes talk us into having fried fish and the first thing done was to
turn on the exact type of exhaust fan shown here. Her feeling was that if we
were to live in a place that had fish practically jumping into your boat, you
should eat the things whether you liked it or not. Hard to see, but
each handle has a little plastic "protector" mounted underneath to
keep fingernails from scratching the paint job. Yes, you guessed it....the
former owner was an engineer. 
Speaking
of Florida. I was told to brace myself before looking into the first floor
bathroom, just off the study. I was indeed shocked to find a perfect little
museum piece. Everything is in mint condition and some shade of
pink. 