Photographs of our home because it stands earlier than renovation begins!
This publish isn’t tremendous new or thrilling, however it serves an necessary objective: a spot I can ship you after our renovation to see what our dwelling seemed like earlier than!
I went by way of the home a couple of weeks in the past earlier than I began taking down artwork and décor to seize it because it was on a daily day. I didn’t tidy up, and there’s canine hair in every single place (ugh!).
I’ve lived on this home for 8 years now, and I like its bones. We are able to’t wait to see how she seems!
Home Earlier than: 2014
Our home was a flip undertaking again in 2014. I truly adopted its renovation on Instagram, and whereas I wasn’t home searching on the time, I began to assume it could make an amazing dwelling. A number of months later, I had purchased the home!
Examine!
To my data, the home had been lived in by the identical proprietor for many of its life since 1960. I imagine she handed away and the home was offered to an out-of-state investor who introduced it as much as trendy occasions. An area actual property agent managed the renovation and offered it to me!
Our bed room!
The kitchen
When Thomas moved in, he began to note a variety of small issues. And thus started our listing of issues to enhance after we have been prepared.
The porch deck:
Home Earlier than: 2022
And right here’s how she seems right now!
Exterior
Ought to we paint the brick white? We’re getting a brand new door and can preserve it blue, though perhaps a barely lighter shade!
The roofline shall be prolonged and the roof deck stuffed in.
Principal Flooring: Kitchen
The again wall is coming down to enter the storage!
We’ll have a mudroom nook the place the clock is.
View from the alternative finish
Bye bye busy granite, glass vary hood, and double basin sink.
Principal Flooring: Residing Room
The lounge structure received’t change. Simply paint and flooring.
The flooring will stay and be stained a lighter wooden.
We debated eradicating the cabinets on the facet of the fireside for a extra open flooring plan, however they’re so sensible that we determined to maintain.
We additionally debated relocating the eating room, however we actually like its connection to the lounge and the view of the porch and yard, so it’s going to keep. Including a chandelier!
Principal Flooring: Youngsters’ Rooms
Nothing main is altering in right here, other than home windows, flooring, and paint. And fixing all the horrible air movement! Mazen’s room is at all times scorching and Birch’s room is at all times freezing due to a defective zone set up (we predict!).
We nonetheless love our Youngsters Rest room Self-importance
Right here’s the Lowes one we changed final yr with the Pottery Barn Moro.
Main Bed room
Except for the kitchen, probably the most modifications are coming upstairs in our attic main bed room. A big dormer, a number of home windows throughout the tub, and a brand new closet configuration.
That’s my closet behind the door. And the outside door that results in the roof deck will quickly lead into the brand new cupboard space.
Inside my closet
It’s at all times so darkish up right here!
Main Bathtub
Within the tub, we’re including a window above the place the furnishings with blue drawers sits, and a conceit throughout from the tub. The tile will probably change too, however the bathe/tub/bathroom are all staying as is.
Shifting on, shifting out!
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