NOT THE END...JUST THE BEGINNING!

I have a lump in my throat as I post these before and after pictures.  It's been so much fun from start to finish...I can't believe we are living in the house!  Sometimes it seemed like we would never be finished, and at other times I couldn't believe how fast things were moving.  It seems like everyone in Commerce, Texas knows about the restoration of the Knight house.  People in neighboring communities are even talking about it.  Complete strangers stop and ask to see what we've done--and we say "yes, come on in!"
The house is finished, but we haven't begun the landscaping yet.  That's another huge undertaking!  When all is finished, I'll post the final pictures.
Our future plans include using the barn as a bed and breakfast/event venue.  We also plan to offer the grounds for weddings. (remember the wedding steps?)
So, really, even though the house is completed, it's just the beginning for us!

To all the Knight descendants--Please, come to see us!  We want you to see the house where so many memories were made that are a part of your history.  We think you will be proud.  Thanks again for helping with the research.  We treasure all the articles and pictures you shared.  Our scrapbook is overflowing!
We're making our family's memories now, and we want you to know that we think about the ones that were here before us.  We are in possession of the historical marker.  I'll let everyone know when the ceremony will be.  We had originally planned to have it this fall, but we would like to have our landscaping finished, so we might have to postpone for a little while.

Below are various pix of the house that I didn't have a before picture of.  To see all the before and after pictures, look at all the posts again.  I went back and added the after pictures beside the first ones.

Addie Lou's room-upstairs

music room

Grandkids room

dining room

den

WINDING DOWN...

We are in countdown mode!  We've been busy these last few weeks getting last minute things taken care of.  Finally, we have about a week until we move in.  Rick has worked some long hours lately trying to get everything finished.  This will be the last post until we move in.  When we are all set up in the house, I will post before and after pictures.

 Go way back to the beginning pictures and you will see the old front porch.  We put these decorative pieces back in to match the old ones. 

We just call these the wedding steps.  Beautiful place to get married, don't you think?

Music Room-Above the mantel are 2 of the old window weights and the track from the pocket doors.

All fireplaces now have brick surrounds and hearths.

Rick designed the showers.  They are made of pea gravel!  The shelves are made from flagstone.

 
Showers are complete!  Wait 'til you see the seat and shelves Rick made for the showers!

Been waiting for three years to be able to see through to the next lot!  Work has begun on my mom's lot next door.  This creek was nothing but a tangled mess of brush and trash. 

I can't wait to show you the final pictures.  You won't believe your eyes!  What a lucky girl I am to have a man who would do all this for me!  We should have been charging for tours!  Every day people slow down to look.  Many of them stop and ask to see the inside, which I gladly show them.  It is truly a transformation!