WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!

It was this time last year our minds were clouded by a dream. My first photos of the homestead are from November 11, 2019. At that point in our lives, we were content in our quaint first home - we made a promise to ourselves that we would pay off our first mortgage before committing to another [we broke that promise]. The house had been vacant for 10-15 years; prior to that it seemed to have been under construction. From what we gathered, the entire property was a large dairy farm in the 1800s. The four acres included a house, garage, silo + "other" building, it was all  a diamond in the rough, in my eyes. I had a feeling - just a very strong feeling that this was something special, but there were a few roadblocks.

The biggest roadblock being that this house had a shared driveway.. 

The driveway went past our house + our property to another lot with ten acres [and a house] and the only  way we could move forward with purchasing this special homestead of ours, was if we somehow convinced my parents to buy that other property [even though it wasn't for sale].

​A hop, skip + a jump, decisions were literally made on impulse and overnight and before we knew it, my parents wanted that other property, the other owner wanted to sell it + in December of 2019 dreams were coming true. 

TIMELINE OF THE RENOVATION:

DECEMBER 2019
closed on the house
researched contractors
got estimates
picked out flooring/tile
dad bought a tractor
looked for inspiration on pinterest + instagram
used free online programs to design kitchen [ikea]
dad started clearing the property using a brush hog

JANUARY 2020
construction began
new: plumbing, electric, [some] windows
purchased: appliances, flooring, tile, bathtub, vanities

FEBRUARY 2020
new: heating + cooling system, roof, gutters
property clean up, garden prep

MARCH 2020 [hey covid]
new: insulation, basement concrete, sheetrock
installed: bathtub
purchased: kitchen cabinets, butcher block
cleared fields from rocks
listed our "first house" for sale by owner

APRIL 2020
new: red oak flooring, 
primed all walls
planned to transform old water well house into chicken coop
picked the stain + stained the floors
fixed up coop door


MAY 2020:
new: bathroom + laundry floor tile, driveway qp, kitchen door, garden fence
painted coop
painted+ installed front door
finished all exterior construction
fixed front porch
installed kitchen cabinets, sink + appliances, half bath wallpaper
installed chicken run
planted full garden
back deck demo
built back deck
painted interior [benjamin moore chantilly lace]

JUNE 2020:
​WE MOVED IN!

All in all, the project itself moved fairly quickly - especially since we subcontracted individuals for specific projects, but with covid - quarantines + lockdowns, things took a bit longer here and there.

We've officially been in our home for six months, we still have a list of things that need to get done - but eventually it will all come together.

Stay tuned for future posts + keep an eye out to see how the house turned out!

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