Immediately on actually plopping-down into my new place, i set about fixing it up, starting with paint. At first I was just going to re-paint the walls but noticed that the moldings had been repainted so many times they had become a blur. So I undertook to strip the paint from the window frames. A note on July 26 says, "still stripping." A note for July 28 says "Standard Brands and hardwood for couches." A note for August 1 says "am moved in, major painting finished."
But that was only the beginning of what would be an ongoing building and decorating project. The Farm House apartment was advertised as a "one bedroom." It was really a studio with alcoves, including bathroom and kitchenette. My basic idea was to build a fold-out bed arrangement in the main room and use the entire alcove bedroom for an office. But as I could never quite finish my own designs for a pull out couch/bed, i mostly ended up turning the alcove into a bunk-and-desk quarters.
