Hello to All!
I am purchasing a real "fixer upper", the jetsons meets starwars with an asian Mediterranean theme!! And I'm planning on turning this into my own shabby cottage! It's going to take a lot of elbow grease on a limited budget but I think I'm up for it!! This is what I'm starting with. This is the view from the front door a 35' X 22' space, which to me seems very wasted. I'm going to try to "cottage" it up to my liking. I'm going to take up all the carpet and lay down tile with a mexican tile look but not real mexican tile. A friend has it and regrets putting it down. It stains and has to be sealed every year. Too high maintenance for me.
The next picture is of the kitchen. Way too modern! The foil paper is just horrible. Then the family room with the great fireplace. It's gonna look great with the tile!!
Then we have the black lagoon, oops, I mean pool. Isn't it wicked aweful??? It needs to be emptied and cleaned and all the screening needs to be replaced but fortunately the frame is ok.
Well, this is what I have to work with, and I do mean Work with a capital W. I will take pictures as I move along and you can see the progress of turning this wreck into a beautiful shabby cottage. Oh, one more thing! This is the view from my front door and the reason why this house is soooo worth all the effort!!!
Stay tuned!
Linda
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3 comments:
Wow, what a project house! Hey, I kind of like the Asian/Jetson/Med/starwars concept....it's original! Beautiful view of the bay and great potential for a great house. Can't wait to see what happens next.
that house looks so cool and unique. I love the asian style doors, that is so awesome. Have you thought about laying bamboo flooring? or just lifting up the carpet and acid staining the concrete?
Deanna
Hi Miss Linda! The home is looking better already:) Are we ready to lay tile:)
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