What to Do? (Need Personal Advice on Home Options) - Page 4

Disneyphile · 09-24-2007, 06:03 PM

WE GOT IT!!! WE GOT IT!!! WE GOT IT!!!

The deposit is going down tomorrow. Move-in date is October 9th, with about 2 weeks overlap at our current place, making moving a breeze. No packing/unpacking at all - just haul stuff over, and put it away.

I'm going to set up an appointment for this Wednesday to go see it again to get measurements so I can make my floor plan schematic to pre-configure the furniture layout. (I'm always anal retentive when moving, and like it to go smoothly.)

So, here are the pics that I took when I last saw it, right after they finished the new plumbing. Talk about a fixer-upper!

(You'll have to use some imagination, since the place was a wreck.)

From the front gate:

I Photoshopped what it will look like once they knock that old fence down, and extend the concrete all the way back:

Just inside the front door. That's a large outdoor closet where they stuffed the old insulation. To the right of that, there is about a 10' x 10' space, perfect for one of those inflatable hot tubs.:

The living room (the window overlooks what will be the extended patio):

The other side of the living room:

The kitchen:

Dining area and coat closet:

The office:

The back wall of the office (that little niche is 3' deep and 5' across):

The other side of the office (the toilet isn't connected there, of course):

The office bathroom:

The bedroom:

Other view of the bedroom:

Dressing area:

Master bathroom:

Yes, the place looks like an absolute dump, since they didn't have the walls and ceiling redone before my visit.

They are adding real hardwood flooring through the entire place, and vinyl in the kitchen and bathrooms.

The garage is about 25' x 18', so has plenty of storage and parking space, plus the manager doesn't mind if I need to use it as a studio on occasion.

The patio is GINORMOUS! The back stretch is 10'x50' connected to the front porch area, which is about 20'x20', and the little 10'x10' niche. It's located down a private hall at the back corner of the complex, with only upstairs neighbors (it is bordered by our patio, the private hall, the hall leading to the garages, and our garage), and the porch is gated, with the doorbell outside the gate.

The office is perfect to invite clients over, because I can close the inside door, and welcome them via the sliders. It really gives the separation of home and office space.

The party is tentatively scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend (possibly Black Friday), or the weekend prior, if most people can't make it then. It will be a Homecoming Thanksgiving Party.

Snowflake · 09-24-2007, 06:33 PM

Fan-effing-tastic!
Congratulations!

Now you're imagineers in your own home with that blank canvas to work with!

I have to say, in this day, why do they still do galley kitchens? I'm not even sure I could fit in there! ;-) It looks smaller than mine, and I have a small kitchen!

Disneyphile · 09-24-2007, 06:48 PM

Oh, yeah. The kitchen is even smaller than our current one, but I think if we mount a shelf along the back wall of it, then I can use that to put the numerous canisters and such that take up most of our counters now.

I'm so excited, especially about the garage! We can be so organized and uncluttered!

And Oswald is going to literally flip over the patio! She's gonna take one look at that 50' stretch and be hopping all over it like crazy!

libraryvixen · 09-24-2007, 06:51 PM

Hooray!! I can't wait to see the final transformation once you're moved in!

alphabassettgrrl · 09-24-2007, 08:12 PM

OMG- that's fanatastic!!! I can totally see you putting your stamp on it!

NickO'Time · 09-24-2007, 08:42 PM

Congratulations DP!

Another window of opportunity has opened for you.

~MS~ · 09-24-2007, 09:21 PM

I can just see your style on that place in a few months! AWESOME!

DreadPirateRoberts · 09-24-2007, 09:39 PM

Congratulations! I hope they get it finished before you move in

GusGus · 09-24-2007, 10:35 PM

okay, I have to warn you about that not packing and unpacking thing 'cause we tried it once and it was a real disaster.

It was a LOT harder than we thought it was going to be.

BarTopDancer · 09-25-2007, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by GusGus

okay, I have to warn you about that not packing and unpacking thing 'cause we tried it once and it was a real disaster.

It was a LOT harder than we thought it was going to be.

I concur. I just did that. Great in theory. Huge PITA in reality. Rena's "room by room" method is probably a lot more efficient. And you can re-use the boxes.

I also recommend you get your cable and internet turned on ASAP so you have minimal down time. Trust me.

09-24-2007, 06:03 PM	#1
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	WE GOT IT!!! WE GOT IT!!! WE GOT IT!!! The deposit is going down tomorrow. Move-in date is October 9th, with about 2 weeks overlap at our current place, making moving a breeze. No packing/unpacking at all - just haul stuff over, and put it away. I'm going to set up an appointment for this Wednesday to go see it again to get measurements so I can make my floor plan schematic to pre-configure the furniture layout. (I'm always anal retentive when moving, and like it to go smoothly.) So, here are the pics that I took when I last saw it, right after they finished the new plumbing. Talk about a fixer-upper! (You'll have to use some imagination, since the place was a wreck.) From the front gate: I Photoshopped what it will look like once they knock that old fence down, and extend the concrete all the way back: Just inside the front door. That's a large outdoor closet where they stuffed the old insulation. To the right of that, there is about a 10' x 10' space, perfect for one of those inflatable hot tubs.: The living room (the window overlooks what will be the extended patio): The other side of the living room: The kitchen: Dining area and coat closet: The office: The back wall of the office (that little niche is 3' deep and 5' across): The other side of the office (the toilet isn't connected there, of course): The office bathroom: The bedroom: Other view of the bedroom: Dressing area: Master bathroom: Yes, the place looks like an absolute dump, since they didn't have the walls and ceiling redone before my visit. They are adding real hardwood flooring through the entire place, and vinyl in the kitchen and bathrooms. The garage is about 25' x 18', so has plenty of storage and parking space, plus the manager doesn't mind if I need to use it as a studio on occasion. The patio is GINORMOUS! The back stretch is 10'x50' connected to the front porch area, which is about 20'x20', and the little 10'x10' niche. It's located down a private hall at the back corner of the complex, with only upstairs neighbors (it is bordered by our patio, the private hall, the hall leading to the garages, and our garage), and the porch is gated, with the doorbell outside the gate. The office is perfect to invite clients over, because I can close the inside door, and welcome them via the sliders. It really gives the separation of home and office space. The party is tentatively scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend (possibly Black Friday), or the weekend prior, if most people can't make it then. It will be a Homecoming Thanksgiving Party.
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09-24-2007, 06:33 PM	#2
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Fan-effing-tastic! Congratulations! Now you're imagineers in your own home with that blank canvas to work with! I have to say, in this day, why do they still do galley kitchens? I'm not even sure I could fit in there! ;-) It looks smaller than mine, and I have a small kitchen! __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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09-24-2007, 06:48 PM	#3
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	Oh, yeah. The kitchen is even smaller than our current one, but I think if we mount a shelf along the back wall of it, then I can use that to put the numerous canisters and such that take up most of our counters now. I'm so excited, especially about the garage! We can be so organized and uncluttered! And Oswald is going to literally flip over the patio! She's gonna take one look at that 50' stretch and be hopping all over it like crazy!
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09-24-2007, 06:51 PM	#4
libraryvixen is part of the resistance Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: up North Posts: 963	Hooray!! I can't wait to see the final transformation once you're moved in! __________________ Yes, I'm still alive!
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09-24-2007, 08:12 PM	#5
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	OMG- that's fanatastic!!! I can totally see you putting your stamp on it! __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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09-24-2007, 08:42 PM	#6
NickO'Time Missed it by that much.. Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 678	Congratulations DP! Another window of opportunity has opened for you. __________________ Yeah, right.
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09-24-2007, 09:21 PM	#7
~MS~ One Happy little Missy! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 658	I can just see your style on that place in a few months! AWESOME! __________________ "Sometimes Miracles Hide"
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09-24-2007, 09:39 PM	#8
DreadPirateRoberts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,483	Congratulations! I hope they get it finished before you move in
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09-24-2007, 10:35 PM	#9
GusGus DrunkenSeamstress Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Is it hot in here? Posts: 311	okay, I have to warn you about that not packing and unpacking thing 'cause we tried it once and it was a real disaster. It was a LOT harder than we thought it was going to be. __________________ . . . . "Mythology is psychology misread as biography." - Joseph Campbell
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