PO-tential

I think Webster's needs to add a new word to their dictionary - PO-tential. Not potential but PO-tential. Different pronunciation and different definition. Two completely different words actually.

We've already talked about the definition of potential. I think the definition of PO-tential should be this -

PO-tential: (adj.) - not even close to reality; so far from reality as to be nearly delusional.
-(noun) a dream of what something could be that will take years to achieve.

You would think that when to normally rational and relatively intelligent women walked into a house and saw this kitchen - they would've ran screaming without a second glance. But no. No. Noooooo... That would've been the sensible thing to do. Sensible is something neither of us have ever been accused of.

So these are pictures of the kitchen when we looked at the house. What the picture does not accurately show is the true use of color in this room. The tiles are apple green and white, the paint on the cabinets is like the Crayola Crayon color Fern. The countertop was closer to Yellow-Green.

The wall oven - I would call that 70's olive green. So - 4 different and not necessarily complementary shades of green and that's just the tile, cabinets and oven. The border along the soffit had a couple of different shades of green in it. Believe me when I say - it was BAD. Then, within sight of the kitchen was a hallway that had a striped wallpaper on the walls that had hunter green in it. Who knew there were so many different shades of green!? And we still didn't run. At least the counter and the island shared the same color green. It has PO-tential.

On to the rec room... feast your eyes on this. This is not a great photo but you get the picture. Dark, heavy paneling on the walls, a Brady Bunch fireplace on the right, and cream-colored carpet on the floors. One would've thought the hearth would've been stone considering that the fireplace was but no. It was tiled parquet that stretched from the far end of the fireplace across the front of the sliding glass door and to the nearest wall. Mmmmmhmmmmm. Bad. Did we run? Nooo... This place has PO-tential.

This was the opposite end of the rec rom. Lovely peach-colored paint on the paneling with a clear view of one of the bedrooms which was actually probably one of the least offensive rooms in the house.

The lines in this room were strange. Unfortunately, I had a computer crash that resulted in the loss of a lot of pics and I can only describe to you how strange this room was.

The wall you see on the right in this picture was a closet jutting out from the hallway on the other side of the wall. The bedrooms were along this hallway - one to the right and two to the left with a bathroom between the two sides. The hallway was about 4 feet wide and a total waste of space. The door to the outside that you can't see in either of these two pictures was sunken in relation to the rest of the walls and the fireplace. On the opposite end of the fireplace was another recessed wall. The wall opposite the fireplace, again, recessed behind the door to the hallway and the bedrooms. Strange and a lot of wasted space.

Unfortunately, pictures of the bedrooms are one of the things I lost when my computer crashed. I did have this one though. This was the "master" bedroom or at least the largest.

Dark paneling - different color than in the rec room but just as dark and just as heavy. Dark blue carpet that looked like it had been there since the house was built.

This was actually one of the better looking bedrooms. I wish I still had the photos of the one with the yellow and orange vinyl paneling and the black carpet with purple, green and pink flowers.

So, let's see. From the back entry - we walked into a pantry of sorts. Shelves lining the wall on three sides. No doors covering up these shelves. Just shelves. From there, you walk into the library. The library is on the side of the house closest to the driveway. There is a brick fireplace with a cast-iron stove inserted into it and no windows facing that side of the house. Only one window facing the driveway leading up to the house. Through the library and to the right, the dining room, kitchen, and living room - all separate living spaces and rooms. A hallway that leads to the back part of the house - a bathroom and a tiny bedroom off the hallway. The bedroom was just off the kitchen. Yes.. off the kitchen. When I say tiny - I mean only large enough for a twin bed and a little dresser and you might bump your knees trying to get between the two. Moving on....

Through the hallway and into the rec room - a bedroom and hallway off the rec room. Through the hallway, 3 more bedrooms, a closet and a bathroom. Altogether 3000 sq ft of truly rambling brick ranch. Not one square inch that didn't need something done to it.

PO-tential. Uhhhg!