Ravencroft Manor

I think it’s interesting that you don’t realize how much work you’ve put into something until you look back at pictures of before & after. It occurred to me that I’ve never posted “before” before pictures but I think it’s because I didn’t particularly like my kitchen. It was completely new, new cabinets & appliances but definitely not victorian. It took us a while to decide what we wanted to do with it (I’d kill to be able to take it all the way back to the 1880s!) but for now we’re happy to uncover original details like the bead board & I’m CONVINCED the victorian tin ceiling is under there! *One of our wonderful neighbors said they had a tin ceiling underneath the plaster in their kitchen so I’m dying to poke at mine!!* 😫
We’re definitely not done. We need to keep scraping & sanding the bead boards & doors (fml 🤦🏻‍♀️) then we’re going to stain it back to the original color. Since we figure the window & door frames aren’t original, we’re just going to paint those brown. I’m excited to complete everything, I definitely want to have it finished by Halloween so I can mix my magic potions! ✨😈🧪🔮✨