Renovation Season

This winter we have moved our renovation projects to the first floor of The Alice to a space that will be noticeably changed to every visitor of the museum, whether they have come for tours or events. We are putting the finishing touches on the first floor hall soon! Here are some before photos along with current photos of the new wall color. With the help of our volunteers everything has been taken from the main hall and the south hall to clear the space to work. We then removed the old 1960s wallpaper and Steve has been working his magic with paint.

The work should be done by April when we are open by appointment. Hope you enjoy the photos... Once the collection items are back in their proper places this will be a most welcoming entree into The Alice.

the stairway down to the first floor - before

and after

the hall leading to the front (west) door with the old wallpaper

and transformed by paint!

with the front door at my back and looking toward the Colonial Kitchen - before

and after

looking toward the front door - after

the entry to the south hall - before

the south door - before

the south door - after

looking toward the stairs with the south door at my back - before

and after

alcove by the stairs - before

and after - the steam heat is still exposed

north wall of the main hall - before

and after

just left of the front door, you can see the damage on the rough wallpaper - before

and after

this shows the difference in the woodwork - old color to the left and new to the right