South Dakota

Our new house used to be a B&B.

Yes, it takes two pictures to get it all in.


We were attracted to it because of the number of bedrooms (10) and that there are 7 baths. Also because the original part of the house was built in 1896. I've always wanted to live in an old house, with character and charm. This one fits the bill nicely!

Here are some pictures of the neighborhood around us. We're in city limits but there is a nice feel of being out in the country.

The back of the house with a handicap ramp leading into a bedroom on the main floor which is handicap accessible (including the bathroom).

If we were to find out that we are able to keep chickens, THIS would be their new home!

This is the side of the house, but used to be the main entrance of the original home.

Our front yard view.

We're renting and the landlords have kept the rent SUPER low, so we do all repairs. We also can repaint, if we want to/need to.

Here's the 'parlor', as you first walk in the front door:

From here you can turn left into the 1000sf great room or right into what we are calling the den. Here, the den: (note the beautiful hand painted mural on the wall, we don't really want to paint over that, but we've been told we can if we want to.)

That's Dutch in the foreground. He's a beautiful Rhyman Setter.

Boys diligently doing their schoolwork. From this den, you go into a foyer that I think was the original home's front room. I've commandeered this to be my little space.



Beautiful old stairs leading up to the second floor (there's three floors in all)where 7 of the bedrooms are:


Here's the hallway leading to 4 of the 7 rooms:



Ok, now we get to the fun part: the 1000sf Great Room. Sadly, the gorgeous hardwood floor is damaged beyond repair (just had a flooring expert in this afternoon) so we're going to have to do something in here to make it livable and not dangerous. I'm entertaining ideas for both what to do with the floor and also what to do with the grand space.

These pictures are out of order, now we are entering the kitchen:

Little nook in the kitchen:

Back to the damage in the Great Room:

Still part of the Great Room:

Different angle:

Ahh, yes! One of those bedrooms is a school room, of course!

Well, there ya have it! Our new home. Lots of exciting possibilities!

be blessed!

Gail