This post is dedicated to my Grandfather Stuart (in blessed memory) and my Uncle Ken.
We have exposed brick in this house. Not just on exterior walls, but on interior walls as well. We saw this also at the bed and breakfast and I have seen it during construction projects (like houses being built or remodeled nearby). Sometimes there are cracks that run the length of the wall. It turns out that they build by concrete block and plaster more often than by framing a wall and putting up drywall here. I would guess that that means better insulation here. It definitely means that the houses would be dangerous if built on a fault line. It probably also explains the reason that the doors can only be locked with a key. Even with exposed beams, it would take something for the house to catch fire.
Other things to note: we don't have a hot water shut off valve on the sinks (those are the valves under the sinks in every modern American bathroom...we have codes about it). This means that being your own plumber could result in burning yourself.
Rewiring would be impossible, so moving an outlet is not an option. Happily all the outlets are about chest high on me which means that with the exception of the ones near the future location of the changing table, our outlets are mostly out of the reach of little fingers (until they discover step stools or pulling furniture to where they want to explore).
Kitchens in the Netherlands tend to have room for an eating table, but only one wall of cabinets, stove, oven, sink, and half fridge (disguised to look like a cabinet). We also have a dishwasher. Eric and I decided to make the low drawers and cabinets "Eileen friendly" with tupperware, wooden spoons, etc. and to use the pot rack that I had in DC for hanging day to day pots and pans.
I have taken some pictures on Eric's camera, but will need to download them and then downsize them before we post.
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