Steve said to me the other day, "I just really like this house." It has certainly been a labor of love for us - it was a fixer-upper in more than one sense of the word. The couple selling it were going through a divorce, it had been gutted for a remodel that they never finished, and they were terrible hoarders - junk was everywhere - in fact, a couple of rooms were just piled high with clutter.
Oh, and there was taxidermy everywhere - nothing against stuffed animals and hunting trophies, but just not my idea of interior decorating!
So, we had to look with creative eyes and hearts and see the potential for the house. We started in last June and worked through the summer remodeling from top to bottom. It was a great team effort with my artistic eye and Steve's attention to detail. Steve kept a tight punch-list and we made it just in time with the essentials - literally the oak flooring was laid right before we moved on August 15th.
We have had some continuing projects once we were in the house but they have been more leasurely. Now we are enjoying our little family life here. The doggies love the back yard and the doggie door we put into the family room for them to go in and out. It is a nice home built with love.
(Blackjack is sniffing some critter on the edge of the sidewalk)
Here are some more before and after photos:
(Steve put in a skylight over the front entry and it reallybrightens up the whole place.)
(The family room sliding glass door is the common referencepoint between the above two photos.)
(The Master Bedroom/Bathroom vanity)So, yes, I echo Steve's statement, "I really like this house!"
Donna
