West Poarch, Summer Bedroom and Dryer area of
the Eastern Side of the Knight Homestead
Now we come to the west porch that used to hold the freezer, refrigerator, washing machine, dryer, and cooking and caning utensils.
I purpose, after we have torn up the floor and replace the same, raising the flooring and reestablishing a foundation, a complete overhaul of this area.
I would suggest it become a small bedroom for myself for the summer as it is cool until the later part of the day. I would put an armoire in for a clothes closet (where the side-by-side freezer was) and a computer table with computers networked to it. I would put under the windows where the washer and dryer were a futon or bed and against the wall I would have some bookcases. The dryer is still in what used to be the entryway for the winter but that could change and if the dryer is moved I might put the small computer area there, or a bureau, or the armoire and another exit where the armoire was.
The pantry cupboard would hold some books and still a few other items and the two drawers would be re-done and excess paint removed so they would slide again and perhaps clothing placed in them.
I can almost hear the birds at night and feel the breeze coming in across that window, through the kitchen and out the eastern porch at night.
We might pipe hot air heating to this area when the flooring is raised and this could be a bedroom that might be able to be used in the winter as well. The mound of dirt must go out the window and perhaps a stone wall erected so that the area does not channel water into the house as it has done before.
