I love this blog. It's so awesome to pop in and see all the progress you have made. I am amazed that there is anywhere you could buy a house for $155K (even in disrepair) I have a small flat and it's crazy London market value is over a million pounds. You honestly could not buy a garage in London for that price. Where is it you live?
Should be alot more updates again. Deciding to sell house, so gotta finish it out. Slowed down big time with baby. Pulling out equity and gonna dump into another house to fix up. Move in with parents for a month or 2 so we have freedom when we find another house. 60% down payment in cash and no contingency on house sale. Possibly all cash as we have an investor who can upfront rest of money as cash. Word is next year will start a buyers market here, but cant depend on speculation.
At suggestion of GF and after checking with an agent on house value based on area we flipped washer/dryer to garage and turning laundry into a nice walk in pantry. Same wall, just opposite side. No major work. Also added a linen closet in third bathroom eating up a little of new pantry.
Goal is lower 16" deep shelves with a countertop and 12" shelves above. This allows us to remove old closet pantry and move fridge to opposite wall so the entrance to kitchen opens up. Makes kitchen appear bigger from one of the main entry points. Its amazing how much presentation affects buyers. But impression is a big aspect of our decisions.
You need one of those flip shows. I'd watch.
Really cool thread. Stuff like this is why I love STPs so much. Just do it.
That said, I'm having a hard time seeing where your decorating is going. It seems to be all over the place. Maybe finding a unifying theme to tie all the renovations together would be a great idea. Unless of course this renovation is incredibly personal.
Basically excellent foundational ideas and creativity, the polishing (bringing everything together) can use a little work.