And with it comes one of the busiest months I've had in a long time as Joel and I finish up the long drawn out project that has been our house renovation. March 2010 is month 37 in the renovation process that was only supposed to be a cosmetic fix and take 3-4 months.
Built in between 1908 and 1912, our house is a beautiful to the bones example of fine craftsmanship. It had fallen into disrepair as the neighbourhood fell down around it, and had been part of the low end rental market for about 10 years, and had a reputation for being a drug house. We names her Millicent, and gave her a complete overhaul, making her a brand new 100 year old house.I will write again for the grand relieve wen we're finished, but I am getting so excited taht I just had to share a little bit of the progress we've made, and also ask patience from my clients over the next couple of weeks while we finish up and get settled in.
BEFORE: This is the powder room on the main floor off the kitchen. When we bought the house, it had only a toilet in it, and the nearest sink was the kitchen sink. There were about 5 guys living in the main floor suite at the time. Needless to say, it was disgusting! As you can see, the window doesn't have a curtain...and it faces the backyard, which can easily be seen from the busy sidewalk outside the fence.
AFTER: New obsured glass window, new electrical and plumbing, new drywall (including boxing in the plumbing stack) and ceramic tile floor, new door and trim, new toilet and the tiniest cutest sink ever. It may be small, but it is quite posh now. We still have to add the glass mosaic backsplash and the towle bar etc, but this is the room that is closest to being finished.
Built in between 1908 and 1912, our house is a beautiful to the bones example of fine craftsmanship. It had fallen into disrepair as the neighbourhood fell down around it, and had been part of the low end rental market for about 10 years, and had a reputation for being a drug house. We names her Millicent, and gave her a complete overhaul, making her a brand new 100 year old house.I will write again for the grand relieve wen we're finished, but I am getting so excited taht I just had to share a little bit of the progress we've made, and also ask patience from my clients over the next couple of weeks while we finish up and get settled in.
BEFORE: This is the powder room on the main floor off the kitchen. When we bought the house, it had only a toilet in it, and the nearest sink was the kitchen sink. There were about 5 guys living in the main floor suite at the time. Needless to say, it was disgusting! As you can see, the window doesn't have a curtain...and it faces the backyard, which can easily be seen from the busy sidewalk outside the fence.
AFTER: New obsured glass window, new electrical and plumbing, new drywall (including boxing in the plumbing stack) and ceramic tile floor, new door and trim, new toilet and the tiniest cutest sink ever. It may be small, but it is quite posh now. We still have to add the glass mosaic backsplash and the towle bar etc, but this is the room that is closest to being finished.
