{"id":128565,"date":"2025-01-21T08:50:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=128565"},"modified":"2025-01-22T08:32:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T13:32:29","slug":"renovation-diaries-chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/21\/renovation-diaries-chapter-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Renovation Diaries chapter 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good Morning, Friends! Today marks the first official post in our renovation series\u2014a long journey that I\u2019m sure will include many, many updates along the way. I want to start by answering some of your most frequently asked questions, as there\u2019s been a bit of confusion around our house and moving situation.<\/p>\n

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Where are we moving and what are we doing there?<\/h2>\n

Initially, we planned on renting something. We weren\u2019t planning on purchasing a home, but after navigating the challenging rental market, we decided buying made the most sense for us. And sure enough, we found our new home quite by chance, a home that a relative owned that we have always loved. It was on the market off and on, and we struck a deal so it felt “meant to be”.<\/p>\n

The house is old and very stately and has been lovingly maintained in pristine condition (seems like we gravitate towards those, doesn’t it)! . It seems like big manor homes like this are not en vogue anymore at least not with younger people, they don’t want the headache, maintenance and many do not care for the more traditional style anymore. But, we sure do! We\u2019re keeping things simple for now with just a few updates:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Painting a few rooms and adding wall to wall carpet in 2 bedrooms (makes things so much cozier)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Adding sconces to brighten up a dark hallway.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Redoing two small powder rooms and adding built ins to a closet<\/p>\n

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So, I guess you could call this a \u201cmini renovation\u201d!<\/p>\n

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Will we keep this second house?<\/h2>\n

No. The plan is to aesthetically give it a little facelift\/lighten things up and sell it when we move back into our forever house.<\/p>\n

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How long will we be out?<\/h2>\n

We are being told the renovation will take between 1 year to a year and a half, so its going to be a while. Buckling in and hopeful ready to the challenge that lays ahewda<\/p>\n

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What are we doing to our home that we are renovating?<\/h2>\n

Tore down the far left of the house, built a new foundation\/basement, will have an attached 3 car garage (the current garage is a separate building), new family room, mud room, laundry, guest suite.\u00a0 The main body of the house will be renovated from inside, walls coming down, re configuring space, etc….mostly in the kitchen area. Living room sunroom and dining room all to remain pretty much the same except for new floor and new windows. All bedrooms and bathrooms remain where they are but are being renovated. Adding a new roof and windows. Yes, a lot<\/em>. \u00a0That is the project in a nutshell.<\/p>\n

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When are we moving?<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ll be moving in about 2\u20133 weeks, which means it\u2019s been a whirlwind of fast and furious decision-making for my husband and me. This post is just the beginning\u2014an overview of what\u2019s happening as we prepare for this next chapter.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more updates, progress photos, and design decisions. I can\u2019t wait to share this journey with you all! Now for some pictures…<\/p>\n

So here is a look at where our forever home stands!<\/p>\n

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The tear down was on the far left of the house as you can see above<\/p>\n

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So far left will be new basement,\u00a0 garage, new family room, mud room (entrance to main house)<\/p>\n

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New bedroom in new house, painted a beautiful soft blue on all trim, doors and fireplace (would have loved white marble but the green is there so its staying)!<\/p>\n

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And here is progress in the house we moving into, painted the trim, fireplace and doors in master this beautiful blue and love the way it came out, carpeting getting installed later this week<\/p>\n

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Powder room flooring getting installed<\/p>\n

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Powder room #2<\/p>\n

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Hallway under way, painting and preparing for sconces<\/p>\n

Among the many rapid fire decisions we need to make …I decided to wallpaper these two tiny powder rooms, when I say tiny, you have no idea! But it will give them some personality. I could literally spend the next 3 months scouring wallpaper brands and never scratch the surface but we don’t have the luxury of time (our work crew is only there for another week) I decided to find the top 5 or 6 and draw the line there. So here’s where I need your help. Attached below are three options for each powder room. Would love your take!<\/p>\n

So here are the pedestal console sinks we ordered, and the wallpaper choices. Please if you are so inclined vote for your favorite for each colorway (one bath has polished nickel and the other has polished brass)<\/p>\n

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CHOICE 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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