tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712914579181689211.post8056191453445862040..comments2023-06-27T04:34:36.485-05:00Comments on Crafty Homestead: Dreaming & Scheming: The PorchCrafty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326541021824340834noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712914579181689211.post-58794069613081696962014-03-09T04:28:47.432-05:002014-03-09T04:28:47.432-05:00You are already on top of it. You do not miss much...You are already on top of it. You do not miss much, do you?Sarah Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674395968982387023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712914579181689211.post-45556556247747978362014-03-03T22:58:22.607-06:002014-03-03T22:58:22.607-06:00I am not opposed to keeping the bead board ceiling...I am not opposed to keeping the bead board ceiling. If it comes down okay, I'd like to work with it and put it back up over the new porch. The porch light is wired with knob and tube, so we need to pull that all out and redo it. That'll be easier with the ceiling down. Plus refinishing the bead board will be easier down.Crafty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326541021824340834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712914579181689211.post-60645751275527127872014-03-03T15:02:00.236-06:002014-03-03T15:02:00.236-06:00I can see how the porch needs work to look decent ...I can see how the porch needs work to look decent and be more functional. You are so full of big ideas!<br /><br />One thought for you to consider: if the bead board ceiling is original, the wood might be worth some effort to keep it. Stripped of paint, with proper clear finish over stain (if not already stained), it is very attractive. My long ago house (style=American four square) with an open porch, that bead board ceiling was never painted (what luck) and is still in good shape, 104 years later. The porch roof was repaired in time to keep it going, in the 1980s when I owned it.Sarah Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674395968982387023noreply@blogger.com