Updating the back house

[vacmadman]

I have family coming out on the 4th of July, so I put everything in the back house in storage, and started painting it. This is a rare shot of the counter being cleared. It's coming along well, and was much needed after years of smoking. Also I love this time of year with our roses in bloom in picture 2.

 

[Alan]

That looks like a good amount of countertop. It's nice to see a countertop empty from time to time.
And the roses are beautiful.

 

[hygiene903]

Wow! That is indeed a nice workbench & cabinet you have there, and the new paint is beautiful, as are your roses! But I'm wondering, was this building originally a garage?

 

[vacmadman]

It was built as a workshop for the previous owners husband. I was looking for a new home and this one was only 946 sq ft, 2 bedroom one bath ranch style, and I almost past on it, but after seeing the 375 sq ft workshop, in the back yard that was a game changer. Pictured is the house.

 

[hygiene903]

Looks like you got a great deal with both a beautiful house and a nice workshop!

 

[Alan]

I love the color of your house.

 

[vacmadman]

I love the color of your house.

Thank you!

 

[vacmadman]

Well the painting is done, and I'm happy with the way it turned out. It was a little more work, but well worth it.

 

[hygiene903]

Looks great!

 

[vacmadman]

Looks great!

Thanks so much! here is a before picture, and pic 2 shows me starting on my first 561 Kirby, that I found in the shed when I moved in. That little find started it all. Note how clean the wood counter was then.

 

[hygiene903]

Looks like it was an amazing work and storage area from the beginning, and after seeing the before pictures I can appreciate how much work went into the transformation! And seeing you working on your first restoration project brought to mind my first restoration project, my model 80 Electro-Hygiene. Here are before and after pics.

 

[vacmadman]

Looks great! Thank you for sharing.

 

[frank3404]

hello hygiene903 what year would that model be. any idea.

 

[kirbylux77]

Jim, you have a very nice, cute home there! And you take a nice picture btw

 

[hygiene903]

hello hygiene903 what year would that model be. any idea.

Frank, the model 80 was the first model of Electro-Hygiene, which began as a wholly owned subsidiary of the P.A. Geier Company (later Royal) in March of 1934. The model 80 was produced until about 1938, when they introduced the model 94, which was produced until production stopped for WWII. So, my 80 was built somewhere between 1934 and 1938.

 

[vacmadman]

Well my family came out to make my dream come true. I only had one thing on my bucket list and that was to get all of my 6 grandkids together at the same time. So they came out to celebrate the 4th, and my 70th birthday. I'm so glad I updated the back house it really made a difference.

 

[kirbyklekter]

Belated Happy Birthday! That's great that you were able to get all the grand kids together at once. Do they live in close proximity to each other? Growing up I think we only got everybody together maybe twice like you have. Everybody was so spread out! I sure enjoyed seeing all the cousins, aunts and uncles together under one roof. Ours! I'm sure that great memories were made , happy for you! The house and workshop look fantastic. Billy

 

[hygiene903]

Belated Happy 70th Birthday Jim! Great family pictures of a wonderful time together, and it looks like your backhouse turned out to be an excellent place to stage the event! So glad you were able to get the whole family together! We used to have gatherings like that, but not so much anymore. If we can get 3 of our 4 kids and their families together at the same time, we consider ourselves lucky. We also had a cookout on the 4th with 2 of our kids, 2 grandkids, and our great-granddaughter, and watched the fireworks from our patio after that. We're just 2 blocks away from the park where they set the fireworks off.
We're just a year apart, I'll be celebrating my 69th on Saturday! Maybe our age proximity has something to do with our similar interests in the variety and ages of the vacuums we collect, and I'm sure we have a lot more in common too!
Jeff

 

[vacmadman]

Thank you so much for the Birthday wishes Jeff, and Billy. It was a wonderful time for all. I couldn't have asked for a better time.
Jim

 

[Alan]

Well my family came out to make my dream come true. I only had one thing on my bucket list and that was to get all of my 6 grandkids together at the same time. So they came out to celebrate the 4th, and my 70th birthday. I'm so glad I updated the back house it really made a difference.

That's great! I'm very happy for you! Happy late birthday!