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September 13, 2004
The First Look at Poplar Road: Outside
Here are more images of the house and property as I first saw it on September 1st, starting with the outside. Note that these were taken with the previous owner’s stuff still lying around. |
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The house faces roughly west, with a north and south wing framing a courtyard in front. The south wing is all garage – two of them. The courtyard in between has a grape vine growing over the low wall, and a walkway between the entrance and the garage door. The house sits back from the street behind a circular driveway, and what was once the vegetable plot is just past the fence on the north side. On the south end the retaining wall at the edge of the property contains a root cellar. We’d like to paint the stucco green – a dark olive shade we found called “Crocodile”, and add natural rock elements in place of the so-called Spanish style facades. The goal is a West Coast/Whistler Chalet feel, organic, spacious but warm, and comfortable. |
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We were hoping for an acre with potential for a shop, fruit trees, and space for flowers as well as truck parts. Poplar Road has all of these, although the green spaces have run a little wild from neglect. In addition to the overgrown vegetable patch there are two apple trees, one beside either wing, three crabapples by the garden shed, a small cherry, and a chestnut. With the first frost coming soon after we move in, I doubt we'll tackle anything in the yard or barn until spring. Richard will use the garages as his shop for now, and eventually convert the barn by removing the floor of the hayloft. |
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We are on a well and septic system, both of which are in good shape – excellent water. The small shed in this picture houses the well, and will hopefully be my potting shed this spring. You can see the length of the property – there’s more to it than these photos can capture! The barn alone is gigantic, and will need its own gravel drive to get out there. Richard is quite anxious to get started, and I would love to do a little gardening, but there's so much to do inside first! |
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That’s all of the outside for now. (I’m looking forward to seeing it covered in snow, which may happen by the time I move up there in November, the way this weather is going.) The remaining photos from September 1st are from the inside. |
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Posted by anita at September 13, 2004 7:01 PM