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Before & After: The Exterior

October 17, 2011 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 30 Comments

Well hello there, peeps & peepettes! I know it’s been awhile, thanks for hanging in there! I don’t have any fabulous explanation for my absence, other than that a little break felt nice. :)

This is the final stop on our before and after tour of our third flip – the exterior!!

Here’s the professional “after” shot that went in the listing . . .

( Courtesy of Lance Hames Photography )

. . . as compared to what this little ol’ house looked like when we bought it back in June:

Yikes, right? The exterior got a full facelift, including a new roof, new windows, a serious tree-trimming, a new front door, a tiled front porch, new exterior lighting, a paint job, and some new sod and landscaping. All of it was in dire need, if you ask me!

Here’s the front of the house from another angle – not as dramatic-looking as the professional shot, but this is what you get when I’m behind the camera. :)

And a similar angle, pre-spruce-up. (Sorry for the spots, not sure what was going on with my camera).

And last but not least, the covered patio that leads to the backyard:

( Courtesy of Lance Hames Photography )

Prettier than it was before, no?

The new windows, lighting, French doors and paint job really freshened things up, and we used the patio furniture from our own patio to sort of “set the stage” for some serious porch relaxation.

I might have some flip updates for you guys in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

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Paint!! And Landscaping!!

August 4, 2011 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 13 Comments

We’re getting there! The exterior of the house is slowing being tamed.

When we bought the flip back on June 2nd it looked like this:

And now, after some landscaping, a new roof, new windows, a new stained front door and a coat of paint on the bricks, it looks like this:

Yes, there’s plastic over the windows, we still need shutters and the soffit hasn’t been painted, but we’ll get there!

Jason and I have started our marathon lawn-watering sessions – 33 days of 100+ degree heat have NOT been kind to the grass. We’re hoping we can resuscitate the grass, so cross your fingers for us! Are you guys melting in this heat, too?

P.S. My car’s thermometer read 128 degrees the other day! That is insane.

The Flip: The Master Bathroom, Then & Now

January 20, 2011 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 26 Comments

We’re nearing the end of our tour of the flip! I must admit, I’m a little sad. :)

So far we’ve seen the great room (staging sources here), the dining room (staging sources here), the jack ‘n jill bathroom, the laundry room and the master bedroom (staging sources here) – so of course it’s time for the master bathroom!!

When we bought the house we could tell that the master bathroom had lots of potential since it was pretty large, but the layout was terrible and incredibly choppy. The space was split into 6 rooms!!

You can see the original layout of the master bathroom in the floor plan below – 3 closets, a “wet room” with the shower/tub and toilet, a room with the sinks, and another room with a makeup vanity. Talk about choppy!

To take full advantage of the footprint of the master bathroom, all of the walls had to come out (except the shell of the 2 connected closets, which were combined into 1). The makeup vanity turned into another closet, and the original third closet turned into a huge walk-in shower! (See how we came up with the new layout here).

Take a look for yourself at how it all turned out.