Whether it's Anne Hathaway's character in The Devil Wears Prada or in our case, a home renovation makeover, everyone loves a good "Before" and "After." That said, I am so pleased with the transformation that took place at our house this weekend :).
Our "Before" and "After" at 212 began bright and early on Saturday morning (sorry to anyone on the street who had planned on sleeping in :p). A friend of the family brought over his tractor and ripped out all of the shrubs, the gangly spruce tree, and two other small trees on the side of the house. What a difference a blank canvas makes for the overall appearance and feeling of 212! Thank you to my mom and dad for helping to organize this shrub/ tree pull, and for helping with the debris clean up that followed. We plan on putting shrubs around the living room window and smaller plants along the front of the porch. We are not yet sure if we will do spindles and a railing along the porch opening, or leave it as it is. I kind of like the open feel of it right now, and imagine making it cozy with a couple of chairs and potted plants. The work was not isolated to the exterior of the house; Kyle and my dad worked hard inside and made a lot of progress. We are finishing up with the vapour barrier this week, and plan to be on to the next step by the weekend. I am hoping that these recent improvements to the house's looks will help to change 212's reputation according to the neighbourhood kids. While sweeping off the front porch this week, a young girl from down the street scootered up to me and asked if the house was haunted, explaining that her brother told her it was. She went on to say that her mom uses "the castle house," (a beautiful home a couple of doors down from us), and "the haunted house" as markers for where she and her siblings are allowed to bike and scooter before turning around to come back home. I had to laugh, but made a mental note to make 212 as non-haunted looking as possible before moving in.
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About MeKyle and I just became new homeowners. The house we purchased is not what one would classify as "move in ready"; in fact, it is quite the opposite. Built at the turn of the 20th century, our Victorian style house is both beautiful and terrifying in its ancient status and will be a project in renovation. This is a documentation of our triumphs and lessons learned, as we deconstruct and reconstruct this house. The end result? A space that we can proudly say we created. Archives
December 2016
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