THE BEIGE BLUES

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Our 1902 Queen Anne in Northern Michigan - A Photo Journey from Then to Now

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Exterior, Vestibule, Entry Hall, Main Staircase, Parlor and Den

A closer picture. Our research shows Charles E. Russell bought the lot on Harris St. in 1895 and then tore down a then-existing house. We think he started construction of our house - which he designed based on his family home in England - in 1898. Given its size (four floors and about 5,500 square feet including attic and basement), brick construction with fish scale detail, intricate woodwork, and severe Northern Michigan winters, it makes sense the house took 3-4 years to build.

We wait all year to watch this ridiculous movie because it reminds us of ourselves and all the stupid things we did all year.

We found this image behind plastic at the local library. Our house is the Victorian in front with a curved porch. The streetscape and buildings in Cadillac's Courthouse Hill Historic District and the surrounding area look almost the same today as they did at the turn of the century. The gorgeous, crumbling residences in downtown Cadillac were, at one time, the homes of lumber barons and movers and shakers in manufacturing industries.

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DIY Kitchen, Back Staircases and Downstairs Powder Room

Before we started the project. In yet another bar.

And we still love each other!

On a trip to our former stomping grounds in California BEFORE we started the kitchen and bath redo. The project was supposed to take 5 months but took over 2 years.

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Upstairs Rooms and Attic

This picture faces towards the cupola.

Yes you heard me right. A HIDDEN STAIRCASE!!!!!!

This is a wonderful space that encompasses the second floor turret/cupola area. It captures light from the southwest and southeast, so color plays interesting in this room.

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Prior Homes

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THE BEIGE BLUES

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Exterior, Vestibule, Entry Hall, Main Staircase, Parlor and Den

Our 1902 Queen Anne when it was new

Movie night

Early 1900's Cadillac, MI

DIY Kitchen, Back Staircases and Downstairs Powder Room

Me and Mike again

All this

Mike and me - don't we look happy?

My office -before

The attic

My office - before

Prior Homes

Me and Mike again