This Old House

Living on post has a few negatives, but I love it. We live in the most amazing old neighborhood, Austin Loop. Eisenhower actually did a stint here when he was a Major. The roofs are steeply pitched and there is a little bit of historical theory;That the plans for housing up North were sent down here to Georgia, the roofs being pitched to prevent snow buildup!

From What I have read the houses were built in 1924.

Fortunately for the Walton family we have collected our share of antique peices from both family and shopping. We also have some traditional and more modern furniture, we think that our mix perfectly complements this old home, classic and eclectic, just like us.

The family room was the most difficult room to organize, there was really no way to perfectly fit our giant American family sofa and entertainment system into this room, but we made it work. It's snug...very snug. Yes, daughter is standing right in front of the TV....

Our dining room is amazing. We made it work by buying this awesome table from a guy who said he was a prophet on craigslist! The antique washboard was my great-grandmother's, and the pie-safe was my grandmother's. I sewed the curtains, which are pathetic becuase this was literally the first thing I ever sewed....The built ins house our wedding china.

Poor Piddy's room is just full of flea-market finds and refurbished bits...She's probably never going to buy an antique in her life. She'll just want some thick carpet and dresser with working drawers!!! Oh well, I love it!

So, That's a tour through some good ol' post housing here at Ft. Benning. We love it and are so happy to be stationed in the South, even for a little while!