Day 2 Muse

Day 2 didn't produce as dramatic of changes (visually) as Day 1 but certainly very important ones. This day was spent reframing the entry to the kitchen from the dining room, as well as the transition to what was formerly a tight breezeway that heads to the service porch.



Looking toward the dining room

(Pihoto 1) This new expanded entry will create a much more open feeling between the dining room and kitchen. It will be trimmed out on both sides with craftsman-style detailing to coordinate with the rest of the house.














View from the dining room archway

(Photo 2) From the dining room, there will be a clear line of sight into the former breezeway. This will now be one L-shaped room!

















(Photo 3) Looking from the breezeway toward the dining room. This area will no longer feel like a dark cave.

(Photo 4) "Times, They Have a Changed" - get this, a place for sale on Cahuenga Blvd, reduced to only $7000, and furnished apartments to "let" for only $60 and $75 per month! I haven't a clue how old this relic is, found at the end of Day 2 underneath the linoleum. If I use the cost of my parents first home (in Glendora) just before I was born ($13,000), I'd guess this to be from the 1930s or 1940s at the latest. 




(Photo 5) Toward the end of Day 1, the crew uncovered a "time capsule" of sorts behind the drywall above the doorway leading to the hallway. Tucked between the studs was the May 5, 1991, edition of the L.A. Times (Calendar and Real Estate sections), and the May 13, 1991, edition of Time magazine. Madonna and Tom Hanks were hot stuff at the time. LOL. 

Today, exactly 21 years to the day later, I purchased the L.A. Times and the latest Time magazine. I will seal everything in a large plastic bag along with my contractor's business card and a copy of this blog and have the crew place it all back in the same space.  I wonder who will be next to find these items?