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Sort of Before – Basement

These posts are called “Sort of Before” because I don’t have any true “before” pictures. But I do have these photos showing the progress of the flip, which I LOVED seeing progress on the house through photos.

We bought this house before we ever set foot inside, which worked for us, but I wouldn’t ordinarily recommend it. It worked because my dad walked through every inch of the space, measured every room and took photos of every angle in the house we could think of.  I knew before we moved exactly how large each room and every closet were, I knew the exact size of the yard because I took the measurements my dad sent and compared them to my current space and sketched out a floor-plan, too. I knew it had an entry way, brushed nickel doorknobs, granite counter-tops,  a great room, three bathrooms and a nice bathtub – all on the top  of my “want”  list. I knew it had plenty of bedrooms and was newly renovated and had NO POPCORN CEILINGS!!!!  (maybe the lack of popcorn ceilings was my true top priority, we had them in our previous home and did.not.love.them.)

Here are photos  of the basement taken during the flip.  The walls have all been painted, flooring is removed and some of the old light fixtures are still up.

Bedroom five – grey paint, white trim and waiting for flooring.

Doorway looking into the craft room on the left, stairs, then storage room on the right.

Downstairs bathroom, I like the tile on the floor, but I’d love to replace the vanity and remove the shower doors.

Bedroom 4 with a good sized closet and lots of built in shelves.

Craft Room, this door leads into 5th bedroom,  Lighting has been updated.

Family Room.  I love that there is a fireplace so I can put a TV above.  I’d like to have a lower mantle and some built-ins flanking the fireplace.

Lighting was already updated in the flip.

 

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Sort of Before, Sort of During – Main Floor

Our previous home had a large kitchen with a dining area, but it wasn’t a great room.  I always felt disconnected from my kids when I was in the kitchen and they were playing elsewhere. I wanted  to have a space that everyone could spend time in together, so when we were house searching “Great Room” was at the tippy top of the list.

Great room – view from the kitchen. Gray paint, fresh white paint on the cupboard boxes and banister. These are the old light fixtures. and if you glance to the left you can see the counter-top on  the kitchen desk, I can only assume this is the original counter-top  that was used in the rest of the kitchen.  Dishwasher has been replaced, too.

Kitchen with counter-tops on and flooring almost complete.

Different angle in the kitchen, better view of the sink. You can see the space where the stove will be.

Music Room, old light  fixture, old windows and waiting for new flooring.  Love the bay window.

Office. I love, LOVE this window and the chair rail and the fact that the closet was full of built in shelves, PERFECT for an office space.

Nursery. Good sized closet. Lots of large beautiful windows on the main floor.

Master Bedroom, view of master closet.  Not a walk-in like I had hoped, but larger than what we had before.

All the boxes on the ground are the new light fixtures for the home.

Master Bathroom. It’s a great size.  Shower, but no tub, BUT there is a large closet.  You can see that the drawers have been taped and painted and the vanity is waiting for a new, beautiful granite counter-top.

You can see  how the master bath is coming together. I love this piece of granite, especially up close.

Hall bathroom and the one and only bathtub.

Hall bathroom again, a different piece of a granite than the master bath. I actually love the variety. All the bathrooms are large. It’s nice to have the extra space.

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Sort of Before – Exterior

We bought this home in 2015, it was a flip, but we still had/have some work to do. You can see in the photos what we were up against when we moved it.

Front Yard, old roof and one CRAZY tree. Look at the those roots!

Do you can see a second crazy tree in the back yard to the right of this tree?

The daffodils are pretty. =)

Back yard, splintery swing set, & sad grass.

Backyard, backdoor and second CRAZY tree!

Garage with drywall and tape, but not painted, walls were FILTHY from 20 plus years of dirt collecting on the drywall. Garage door is being cleverly propped open with a 2×4 and the garbage can.

Our plan:

  1. Remove the crazy trees.
  2. Paint the garage.
  3. Fix garage door (that was done in the flip)
  4. Remove  the swing set.
  5. Revive the grass.
  6. New roof.
  7. New windows.
  8. New house numbers.
  9. Landscaping.
  10. Sconces. (done in the flip)
  11. Hot tub??

Stay tuned to see the changes.. . . . this could take a while.