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Built by Jessie

Transforming a house into a home and showing you how.

Categories: Home Improvement

THIS IS HOME

This is where our adventure begins. Let’s turn this house into a home.

We moved into our current home on March 2010. The house was a foreclosure which didn’t appear need much other than some cosmetic work. The house passed inspection without major issues. That was a total plus.

The previous owners had a lot of colors which make me think of southwestern theme. There were some orange like colors on the walls along with a green wall in the family room. The kitchen had orange-like cabinets which were actually honey maple like color. I wasn’t a fan, but since everything was in working order we weren’t about to jump into renovation mode knowing new homes are sure to present their “surprises”. I’m a firm believer in living with a space in order to get a good scene as to  what we need and what will fit into our lifestyle.


Check out those colors. Green on the walls. Burt orange on another wall. Aaah. Memories.

Here is the floor plan for the first floor of our house. It is here where we’ll start to make some updates (because that’s what people see when they first come to our home).

First Floor

 

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