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Okie dokie gang....any help, suggestions,blood sweat or tears is welcome! We have a LONG way to go with this baby...but...
There aint nothin this red headed momma can't do!!
Inside the screened in porch..
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WOW, the front is so cute. LOTS of potential in that yard.
Looks like you already have a beautiful lil Peanut growing there.
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Peanut trying to take down the for sale sign... He went over and kissed it first and I missed that shot...but it was a HOOT!!!
Goatbaby in the yard having a blast..they both played really hard while we were there!
Another outside shot...(and my truck that is FOR SALE )
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Vanessa! talk about your diamond in the rough!
That place could be darling in no time at all... but like you said, lots of blood, sweat and tears!
Merme
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Side view...this is the "add on from HE!!" I will be making reference to....a lot..
This is the garage (from HE!!) I will be making reference to....a lot...
Another shot of the garage...(from HE!!)
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This a pic taken standing in the dining room..looking in to the kitchen...the door you see in the kitchen goes to the add on room.
This is standing in the add on looking into the kitchen...you can see the dining room...that lovely 1950 aqua shade...
This is my bedroom...
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I love it Vanessa. You do have work to do but every bit of it will be for YOU. And that makes all the difference in the world. And a wonderful blank slate you have. ~Tina
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Okay...these are of the add on room...don't be scared...it will be fine...
Okay...the plan as of now... The add on room will be completely gutted..dry walled and all 7 windows replaced. That room will be my washer/dryer/freezer, computer & sewing room. Eventually we will have to get a heating/air conditioner for it because there is no duct work out to that room...and we just cannot do that right now.
The garage will be closed in completely...that is where I will build my closets and it will be where I keep the tools/saws..basic work stuff. The kitchen will have to have flooring and countertops. It really needs new cabinets desperately and the contractor gave us a SUPER good price because it would be easier to do them when he replaces the counter tops...but we just cannot swing that either...somewhere down the line hopefully. The bathroom is teeny tiny..it will have to have a commode & floor ...but the rest of the rooms are in pretty good shape and a good coat of paint and a little love will fix them right up! The house has a ton of potential....
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It sure does Vanessa. Looks great! You are going to make it a home in no time flat!!!
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We will keep the arbor...it will have to be repaired and raised...it is to short to walk under...I am taking the white landscape timbers out...and replacing with a mini picket fence.
The backyard will be fenced...but only up to the corner of the house...the front yard will not be fenced...but the corner (where Peanut was trying to remove the sign) is where my prized flagpole will go...and GARDENS, GARDENS, GARDENS....
We will also eventually have to add a carport...it hails a lot around here and you have to have something to park under.
I will not do anything to the outside until spring...I'm sure I will STILL be painting till then...altthough Lisa will be doing a bulk of the painting afyer Ruf sprays the ceiling...
Anybody in good with Extreme Home Make~over??? Do I have a job for THEM...
~V~
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So wish I could jump over and help you with all that Vanessa. How is the roof. I bet a window heat/air unit would make that back room easier to be in until you can get the duct work into it. To be able to have your washer/dryer and other stuff there will help keep it warm as well.
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Uh yep Weez, you are correct..that isn't my bedroom...I made a boo boo...I was a little shakey...I thought I had blown up the forum earlier....Bill would have just KILLED me...
~V~
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Lots of potential there, and it doesn't all have to be done tomorrow so you can pace yourself. You will have it fixed up in no time and it will be great. I really like the opening into the kitchen from the dining room it makes it look larger and I like 50's aqua.
Okay..this is REALLY my bedroom. I LOVE the windows.... I couldn't get a pic of Peanut's room...but it has pretty windows also...very cheery...
We already have a lot of stuff for the house that was either left over from the Horatio house re~do...and stuff we never got done to the other house. I have ALL of the material for the bathroom...All of the stuff I have been colleting for Peanut's & my bedrooms...
The dining room is really nice and I cannot wait to get you all some pics of the kitchen.
~V~
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Is the kitcehn big enough for you to do all of your baking and cooking???
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Vaness, I am so happy for you and I agree, lots of potential there - you will make it home in no time at all- and it will be yours too that is what counts the most-- good thing you kept the stuff you have to do the repair work- I know it will be beautiful in no time at all..... bet Peanut will love being able to play outdoors too.... just smiling at how things have turned out for you! Nana
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Yep, windows are awesome... lots of light = lots of plants!!
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The roof on the house is fairly new ...the problem was they did not re~roof the add on room at the samt time and there is a lot of dry rot...and allowed leaks in that room...that is why it has to be gutted. I am going to build window shelves in that room, that will be my greenhouse as well... Ther are 7 windows in that room very close together...it will be beautiful I think. The kitchen is a WONDERFUL size! Lot's of countertop and cabinets...a great walk~in pantry and I have it in my head how to make it a wonderful workable kitchen...of course I am really excited about that room. We already have a built in entertainment center for the living room. It is just like the one we had at the other house...we made a pattern and cut one out to bring with us here...
~V~
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Well that was a good idea Vanessa. Smart thinking. Like the window shelf idea.
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quote: I am going to build window shelves in that room, that will be my greenhouse as well... Ther are 7 windows in that room very close together...it will be beautiful I think.
I'm glad I woke up to see this topic. I think your house is awesome, Vanessa!
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Vanessa, I just can't tell you how totally THRILLED I am for you! That's a PALACE! You are going to have SOOO much enjoyment, fixing that place up & settling in! Sure it's gunna be a lot of work, but my oh my, the rewards! Looks like Peanut is going to love it, too! I'm SO happy!
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I am just SOOOO anxious!!! I wanna get started ....YESTERDAY!!!
I also meant to tell you that I found a garage outlet store in Little Rock and went to check it out...OMG...I could NOT believe the quality stuff they had for almost nothing! I had priced a mirror for the bathroom (the one there is cracked bad) at Wal~mart...it was like $15.00...I found the same exact one at this outlet place for $6.00....they also have beautiful lamps, decorative items and some furniture at dirt prices...next to nothing. So now I know where to go when I get ready to do some of that stuff... I am going to be checking the other furniture outlets next week for ....are you ready.....A MATTRESS...I'm gonna have me a BED!!!! That will be my house warming gift.....
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Oh, Vanessa! I am so happy for you! There is nothing there that you cannot take care of. And to have a blank slate for your gardens...how cool!
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I am sooooooo EXCITED for ya'll.Nessa. That is a wonderful looking home I can't wait to see what you do with that entranceway...I can foresee some beautiful gardening there!
I'm really happy to see that you finally have a BIG kitchen again,don't know what I'd do without mine.
The chandelier in the dining room is really pretty and I love the one in your bedroom.
Why are you getting rid of the hardwood floors?...they're so Pretty !
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Hardwood floors are nice & really pretty...if you don't have kids and have time & energy for the upkeep. I would have to rent a sander, restain and finish them...they are really in BAD shape after 5 years of renters. I don't know if you remember the pics of the floor I laid at the other house..it was a mock slate tile...looked exactly like stone and I really loved it. It was a very durable and long lasting flooring...and a breeze to keep up. The light fixture were beautiful in their day. I couldn't get a close up of them because of lighting...but the one in the dining room is only half there..and the hit it with something and it is wonkerjawed over half the glass peices are missing. Starting with a new slate...well...the dining and living room will be for sure since I sold all of the living room...down to the rug & wall hangings..the only thing I kept was my free standing clock. The same for the dining room...but I would have had to do it differently anyway since my kitchen & dining room were all one room in the other house and are seperate here...I LOVE that...now the kids willbe able to actually sit down to eat! Well...after I replace the table that is...
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That looks like a geat house Vanessa that add on makes my back hurt just looking at it. Once you get it all done you will have a home to be very proud of. I am so happy for you. Jimmy
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Well, Jimmy..pray hard that the sellers except our offer of paying for half of the repairs...if they do then the CONTRACTOR will be doing all of the hard back breaking stuff. All I will have to do is paint & lay flooring....I have never ever been able to use a contractor to do the work...that is why I had to learn to do finish work! I can lay some mean trim I tell ya! I really don't mind the "work" it just really bothered me here that we were doing it for nothing and finally just stopped and strted try to live around the mess! The painting will be a breeze because I have a hard working DIL that is ALWAYS willing to help me...I would like to have the bulk of it done before spring tho, so I can devote most of my time to the yard.. If you all could have seen how hard Peabut & goatbaby were playing in the yard yesterday ....you would realize for sure how much we NEED that yard.
~V~
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I could never do the carpenter and trim work but seemed like always had a friend or family around that was willing to do it for a beer or a meal. I wired all my houses if they needed it as well as did some plumbing as needed. Praying hard they will accept and pay half. Looks like garage needs to be gutted just leave roof and start new on the sides and shelving. Jimmy
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quote:Looks like garage needs to be gutted just leave roof and start new on the sides and shelving.
That's the plan for the garage..it will be closed in completely. I have to draw the line at electrical stuff...I am sure I could learn butI am kind of afraid of electricity for some reason! Dayne was my electrician...he could do anything. And..I had friends that would pitch in and do things like that at the other house...but I don't know anyone here so that will limit me to having to hire someone to do the stuff I cannot do...hub has never been much of a "handy man" although he has attempted to lear the past few years...it just goes faster & more smoothly if I just do it myself and be done with it!
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Looking over these photos again this morning, I was sitting here dreaming about your front yard. How nice that is going to be!
And I had a small thought... wouldn't it be neat if eventually you could repeat the arbor around the front door itself, a smaller version to echo the visual impact of the other one?
Just a bit of whimsey for ya.
Merme
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I don't have a clue Tamara...I haven't seen the specs yet so I really don't know how to even gestimate it!
Merme...I was actually thinking of adding another arbor above the gate that will be in the front yard. I am afrain that putting one at the front door might be awkward because of the door actually being up a few steps and it would only be a short distance from the arbor that is already there...it will just take someplaying with...once I spend a little more time there I will have a better feel of the place. Right now my MIND IS there...and I cannot seem to get it back here...
~V~
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Uh yep Weez, you are correct..that isn't my bedroom...I made a boo boo...I was a little shakey...I thought I had blown up the forum earlier....Bill would have just KILLED me...
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I thought you blew it up toooooo...
I am just as excited as you are I think... I just love that picture of your bedroom *this time* so adorable..
I think I saw a picture of the back yard, and that's cute too...I'll have to go back and take another peak or I was dreaming it..
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Oh, Vanessa - I'm so very excited for you!!!
Your house looks wonderful - I know you'll fix it up just perfectly and it will be the spotlight of the block!
I really do not mind the '50s agua color - like I've said before, I'm actually thinking of doing a similar color in a few rooms here!
Your yards look like really decent sizes! I can imagine how your heart swells when you see Peanut and Goatbaby playing out there! What fun you'll have planning new gardens!
Hope the sellers work with you, and that you can get everything going quickly now. And... congrats on finding that great garage store!
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yep, there is a pic of the backyard. I forgot to walk around and take a pic of the back of the garage area though...I am going to make a patio area out of that space! I have a ton of plans in my head...I just don't want to have 10 projects started and going on at the same time...I like to start and get one COMPLETELY done and then move on to the next
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quote:Hope the sellers work with you, and that you can get everything going quickly now.
Okay...that's the new prayer hot off the press!
~V~
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OMG, that house is so cute! We looked at many houses around here that needed work too so I can relate...but you know what, it can be done...and you'll be able to do it just the way you want it to be done!
I love being able to see the pictures of it & I'm praying for you guys! Can't wait to see more pics eventually!
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what a superb romantic house,i can already imagine it with a lot of beautifull flowers and that arch in front is simply divine for vines.
doesn t matter if you don t do anything to the outside for this year cause with the gorgeous garden you gonna make,it s gonna look soooo romantic....
and as for the small bathroom..simply means that to save space you gonna have to be 2 in the shower,doesn it. .
i love that 1950 s aqua color,it s really nice;weezie is right,it seems like the same picture,unless you re kinky and want to sleep on the diningroom table... .
oh!! i m soo exited for you,it ll be a lot of work but as jonnie put it,it ll be for you...for you can you beleive it!!!
please keep us posted and take a lot a pictures and congrats again!!!
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vanessa I'm soooo happy for ya'll!!! I LOVE that house! I can't wait to see pictures when the house is fixed up!! good luck! you'll be in my prayers too
quote:quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hope the sellers work with you, and that you can get everything going quickly now.
Well, as of yesterday they aren't real interested in helping with the repairs...of course I can understand that is the reason they have the house priced like it is....but I was sure hopeing they would help! So...I am spending the morning trying to figure out just what we will be able to do. Hub wants to go back and look at the "other" housewe looked at...because it is less ...and he is thinking that with the lower price, we might be able to aford the repairs on it easier. But...I promise I am NOT trying to be picky, I just LOVE this house so much...and the other one just didn't have that "homey" feeling for me. I know we have to do what will be more affordable to us right now...but the Ferguson house just has so much potential...and I really am comfortable in it...so..I'm not giving up..I am gonna try everything I can think of to make it work out!!!
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Vanessa...we're all praying you get that house! And I don't pray! If you could see where we live...well, it's much better than the add on from he!!, but it's a dump. That's okay, though, we have 20 acres. I spend more time by far planting trees and gardening than I do working on the house, but we'll get it done eventually. I know you'll have your dream home REALLY soon, it will just work out somehow.
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Vanessa, I am still praying that you get "your" house. I know how it feels to get your hopes up to just have them dashed down to the ground...
I have always wanted a home that I could remodel. You might have your work cut out for you, but you will have so much fun getting it exactly the way that you want it...
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