Why?
Again, it has been a crazy few weeks.
I can only say, “Hey, I am here.” Hang in there and little by little I will start sharing the new house.
Changes…that is what this house desperately needed…someone who had a vision and was willing to make a few changes.
I will share the changes I made, explain the decisions I made and show you the “before and after.”
First up, the front porch. When I first viewed this house it had the McDonald arch thing going on, arched transom windows and some questionable plant placements.
These are pictures from the listing and they were taken in the spring. I can’t wait to see what spring flowers pop up next year!
Just removing the arches, changing out the transom windows, new light fixtures, replacing the front door, relocating the overgrown azalea bushes and cleaning up the front flower beds made a HUGE difference.
The door is suppose to have grids on the glass insert…it is back ordered but I am really kind of digging it without the grids…hum…
I have lived in a home without a front porch for twenty plus years…I am LOVING this!!!
Next up is new soil and sod for the entire front and side yard. That should happen in the next few weeks when fescue becomes available. That is one of the problems with sharing this house renovation…is seems like nothing is really complete.
I want to share my beautiful kitchen but we haven’t installed the venthood and I still have cabinet doors to paint. I want to share my amazing master bath but the tile shower is still not finished. I want to share my awesome shop but I haven’t finished the doors or set new posts. I want to share my cozy living room but the new couch has not yet arrived. I want to share the gorgeous “all season” room but I want to add a very special detail and don’t have time right now.
But in all honesty, that is the way ALL houses are…even “custom built, brand new.” You THINK everything is exactly the way you want it, but inevitably there are a few things you want to change or build or add. In our case we KNEW there would be a lot of “incomplete” changes when we moved in…now it is just a matter of working “the plan.”
The good news is I closed my last rent house this week and all are rented…queue sigh of relief! So I am finally generating an income and I can concentrate on this house…at least until someone moves,
Until next week when I HOPE I have something complete to share….
