After living in our house for 23 years, we decided to move out of a neighborhood and into an older home (we built our previous house) that needs lots of work to update it. We bought the house mostly because of the land - we have 5 beautiful wooded acres with a small stream running through the property.
We thought that we would do some painting -- paint the kitchen cabinets, paint the bedrooms and living room, refinish a floor and we would be good to go. But everything we do ends up being two or three times the amount of work that we had envisioned. Painting turned into putting a primer and two coats to be able to cover the very gold color that was in half of the house and the furnace quit working within a week of us moving in.
We decided to use our Winter Break as a time to stay home and just work, work, work. Initially we thought we would focus on our upstairs living area, but when our daughters didn't want to stay in their rooms because they were creepy and dark, we started our remodeling project there (after we got rid of that gold paint, of course!).
This is quite an adventure for us, but we hope to make the house as beautiful on the inside as our land is on the outside.
Make it exactly how you want, you will not regret the work or the money when the project is completed. The outside space is what sold us on our condo.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful setting! I’m sure you will make it wonderfully your own! I look forward to following your journey.
ReplyDeleteI love watching how people are able to take outdated interiors and transform them into beautiful homes. Looking forward to see your progress.
ReplyDeleteIt’s going to be a place you love after you make it yours by following your vision for it. Meanwhile, enjoy the view.
ReplyDeleteYou and Dale will make it yours. Five acres versus living living in a burb is quite different. Welcome to Hendricks Co. Love to all
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