“Flip Our House”
02 Sep 2008
So, we’ve been in our home, Dun Dealgan/Dogwood Hill, for about one and a half years. In that time, we’ve been slowly upgrading, fixing and planning to convert it from it’s purchased state into the home of our dreams. The first things we did, in the spring of ‘07, were: buy it, have the nasty chain link fence and rotting shed demolished, paint the den, master bedroom, one of the other bedrooms, and the living room, and have a privacy fence erected.
In 2008, we have (up to now): Removed dead and obstructing trees in the backyard, expanded and re-paved the driveway, added a concrete patio below the deck, had the sagging stairs fortified, had the master bathroom re-done almost completely, had the gutters cleaned, and changed two of the light fixtures. This last week, the wallpaper has been removed, the drywall has been repaired, and today, the kitchen was painted. It looks great!
Next, I’ll be changing out the hardware on the cabinets, and touching up the paint on them. From here, the next big project will be the new tile in the secondary bathroom and having a new, water-saving toilet put in. For our landscaping and hardscaping projects (including the driveway), we’ve gone with Down to Earth Landscaping. 90% of the interior work is being done by a very busy and funny Southern gentleman when he’s not at his full-time job.
I really need to sit down and start putting the photos up in our gallery. The changes look amazing! It’s like flipping our own house… but not to sell - just for ourselves. It’s become quite a hobby!