Evan’s carpet soffits
Posted on 6 August 2013
One of the joys of buying an old fixer-upper is discovering all the wacky things that previous owners have done. Humility of course tempers the pleasure, as a boy can’t help but wonder which of his design decisions will turn out to be the avocado fridge of 2013. Sometimes, though, the universe is generous, delivering a detail so outrageous as to preclude introspection.
My colleague Evan recently bought a fantastic little Cape in Watertown, MA. It’s a solid house in a great neighborhood, and just the right size to be manageable. And it gave us all the gift of carpeted soffits.
![Carpeted soffit in 1950s kitchen](https://trimitsiswoodworking.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Evans-carpet-soffit-1-1024x610.jpg)
![Detail of carpeted kitchen soffit](https://trimitsiswoodworking.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Evans-carpet-soffit-2-1024x768.jpg)
But maybe the best detail was evidence of a previous layer of carpet.
![Close-up of carpeted kitchen soffit](https://trimitsiswoodworking.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Evans-carpet-soffit-3-1024x768.jpg)