A good example is our house, a 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch-style home in South Park, an up-and-coming neighborhood close to Balboa Park. This house, which cost more than four times our NC home, is actually a fixer upper. Charming, no? Don't feel bad for us, though - we knew what we were getting into and chose this over some turn-key places for a variety of reasons. So, we're in the thick of a home renovation that leaves no corner unaltered. Even before we got here, we were anxious to get started and planned not to unpack most of our boxes while the house is in flux. As soon as we arrived, we began interviewing contractors. One told us within the first 3 minutes that he had been "clean for nine years" and is suing the doctors because his son has cerebral palsy. The next guy walked around dreamily muttering something about not having any "helpers" and never got back to us. It is amazing, then, that we found anyone at all.
The way we found our contractor Wally can only be described as serendipity. The story is too long to tell here, but it is all thanks to Mishka, the fireworks and two incredibly charming, under-medicated children with ADD. Wally has a very talented daughter-in-law Jodi, who is decorator with an eye for architectural design, and she is helping us a lot, too. In case the word "Interior Decorator" makes you think of a floral explosion of Laura Ashley or hunter green plaid and woodland ducks, here's what her house looks like:
Although there is no way our house will ever look even half that gorgeous, we have great hopes for 2208 Pentuckett, so stay tuned for our Extreme Makeover.
We'll post some before, during, and after pictures so you can appreciate the transformation. It should be pretty dramatic, since they're going to knock down walls, move windows and doors, gut our kitchen, change the flooring, rebuild the deck, and so on.... We'll be ready for visitors when this is all over and we get some guest bedroom furniture, about 4 months or so is the estimate. We really hope you'll visit!
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