My 3 Favorite Things in/on the Sheridan House (and what they looked like before):
The side storm door. I’m not exactly sure why I love this door so much, but it’s always been one of my favorite thins about the house. It’s got really cool old wavy glass and is still nice and solid. I have to admit I loved how it had weathered and would have loved to leave the paint as it was, but against the nicely painted house and trim it stuck out a little too much. The glass panes are all in one panel which is removable and presumably had a screen at one point. Here are the before after photos of the side storm door (you can click on any of the photos to see them larger in Flickr):

The kitchen counters and cabinets. We were able to rebuild the kitchen cabinets using all the original fronts. All the doors and drawers are original. The insides of the cabinets are all new. The old counter was really low and so we added a toekick (there wasn’t one before) and rebuilt the cabinets on top of the toekick. We ended up with one extra small cabinet door, which will stay with the house in case any future owners of the house need it for anything. We decided on a granite countertop which is absolutely gorgeous. The green color looks awesome next to the all-white cabinets and wainscoting.

The dining room light. Orginally hanging in the family room, the dining room light is a vintage 1930’s art deco light that looks fantastic in the dining room. The glass shades emit a nice soft yellow which looks great with the blue walls. We put it on a dimmer switch, but it had original dimming built-in… the bottom silver knob on the light turns and you can choose from three-bulbs lit, two bulbs lit, all on or all off. When we first hung it in the dining room, we forgot about that little dimming system and were puzzled for a while as to why only three bulbs were working. Then we remembered.
The Sheridan House is now sold and closing will happen sometime in the next week. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do, but I know lots of people have been yearning for photos, so here’s a start. A massive before/after post will be coming sometime soon; hopefully this will whet your appetite.








