My wife and I bought our first house about 2 years ago and have been slowly remodeling it over the same time period. It’s a multi-level house built in the early 60s. We wanted a fixer-upper and this definitely has fit the bill. I’ve been meaning to document this for a while now. I really enjoyed the Dubi’s remodel thread and hope y’all like mine as well.
Part 1: What we’re dealing with
Here are some photos of what the house looked like before we moved in.
Front hall/entry (standing with back to the front door). At the bottom right you can see part of the entry into the living room.
Living Room (we loved those gold ceilings!)
This is the other side of the LR and you can see into the DR as well
The company that did the estate sale left the full wall height and width curtains there. We had never seen something so dusty/dirty in a house before! Also, the DR light fixture looked like it was made from fishing line and it was full of dust as well. You can see the opening into the kitchen on the left side.
Another DR shot. Note the discoloration on the wall from where a hutch had been located for a LONG time.
Standing the kitchen with my back to the DR. We learned quickly that the wall oven worked, but the temperature dial was all messed up and the oven itself didn’t hold a steady temp at all. The door on the left leads down to the basement.
Only 2 of the 4 cooktop burners worked and the dishwasher was broken. Since we knew we were going to re-do the kitchen, we didn’t mind when the inspector told us.
Kitchen
I don’t know when they stopped making this style DW, but these appliances were definitely original to the house.
Nothing a little Mighty Putty can’t fix!
3 shots of the basement. The 1st owner was apparently an electrician for the city and definitely installed colored light bulbs and speakers above the drop ceiling and also inside the built in benches. I need to take some photos of them and post those too.
This is the laundry/utility room, complete with the standard toilet in the basement for this area. The top half of the right side of this photo shows the backside of the kitchen. The bottom half of that wall is the backside of the garage.
BR #1
BR #2
BR #3
The bathroom is the only place in the house that appears to have been updated at some point (maybe 80s or early 90s?).
[This message has been edited by Lavender Gooms (edited 9/17/2013 8:58a).]
Part 1: What we’re dealing with
Here are some photos of what the house looked like before we moved in.
Front hall/entry (standing with back to the front door). At the bottom right you can see part of the entry into the living room.
Living Room (we loved those gold ceilings!)
This is the other side of the LR and you can see into the DR as well
The company that did the estate sale left the full wall height and width curtains there. We had never seen something so dusty/dirty in a house before! Also, the DR light fixture looked like it was made from fishing line and it was full of dust as well. You can see the opening into the kitchen on the left side.
Another DR shot. Note the discoloration on the wall from where a hutch had been located for a LONG time.
Standing the kitchen with my back to the DR. We learned quickly that the wall oven worked, but the temperature dial was all messed up and the oven itself didn’t hold a steady temp at all. The door on the left leads down to the basement.
Only 2 of the 4 cooktop burners worked and the dishwasher was broken. Since we knew we were going to re-do the kitchen, we didn’t mind when the inspector told us.
Kitchen
I don’t know when they stopped making this style DW, but these appliances were definitely original to the house.
Nothing a little Mighty Putty can’t fix!
3 shots of the basement. The 1st owner was apparently an electrician for the city and definitely installed colored light bulbs and speakers above the drop ceiling and also inside the built in benches. I need to take some photos of them and post those too.
This is the laundry/utility room, complete with the standard toilet in the basement for this area. The top half of the right side of this photo shows the backside of the kitchen. The bottom half of that wall is the backside of the garage.
BR #1
BR #2
BR #3
The bathroom is the only place in the house that appears to have been updated at some point (maybe 80s or early 90s?).
[This message has been edited by Lavender Gooms (edited 9/17/2013 8:58a).]