A few weeks ago we made the bitter-sweet decision to sell our house. For a while I have been wanting to move to a little more of a rural place, and we found one (thanks Lori and Matt for the idea). We are planning on finding a place in Kaysville as soon as we sell our home. I am such a small town girl at heart, and this is about as close as I will get to a small town close to John's work. It will actually be a better commute for him, something that we are both looking forward too--fewer city streets. We bought our home 5 years ago, for super cheap, when John decided to take a break from engineering and try his luck at flipping houses. We held on to this house for our own enjoyment even after he started his job at L-3 because we just couldn't beat the price of living in it. We refer to this house as our fun house because there was no possible way we could ruin it when we moved in. It was hideous, and we have learned so much about how to fix and remodel and what is really important in a home and family. John built the garage of his dreams, we completely demolished and rebuilt the kitchen with an added dining room, and so many other little things it is hard to count. We feel like we are ready to graduate from "home remodeling 101" so now the time has finally come to flip our house!
We plan on moving into a house that is not a fixer-upper this time.
Here are a few "before" pictures:
Our scary partially finished basement
Really gross downstairs bathroom
Old, worn out shingles. There was a hole (the size of an inspector) in the roof at this time.
carpet with cigarette burn marks the size of hockey pucks and who knows what stories these walls have to tell.
Kitchen--need I say more?As I said this was our fun house, so please don't pay attention to our bright dining room, I painted it that color to look like a retro 50's diner (and also to impress my kids of course). I will be repainting it a more neutral color this weekend. Also we were kind of in the middle of a landscaping project when the photographer came by, it is nearly finished now.
Click on the link below to see the after pictures.www.obeo.com/522568
Enjoy!
6 comments:
Our hearts are breaking to think you might move away, but we're excited for you, too.
Wow, Cheryl your new home looks amazing! You've been so very busy! I sympathize wanting to live in a more rural area. We remodeled our basement this past year- work. Hope your move goes smoothly and you sell your home quick!
I liked your bright dining room. Your home will most likely be easier to sell if its a neutral color tho. Good luck!
OH my goodness! First I am so sad that you are moving. You are both such examples to me and my children! Second, I had no idea at all what you have done to your house. The tour is amazing! It looks so good!!!
It's so hard to leave after putting so much work in - and you guys really did do SO much!! Good luck, it all works out how and when it's supposed to. I'm sure the ward is so sad to see you go!
Good luck with the sell!!
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