For those of you who don't know, about two years ago Paul and I set out on an adventure to buy our first house. New to the Nashville area, we fell in love with the eclectic, diverse and often called "up and coming" east side of town...aka...affordable!Our fabulous realtor Marsha, who has a certain affinity for finding the most amazing detail on a house and pointing it out as you quickly drive by, persuaded us to take a look a little bungalow, I had absolutely no desire to see. Why? Because the MLS listing showed ZERO curb appeal and since years of watching HGTV with my mom had brainwashed me into curb appeal mode, I was convinced this was not the house for us.
Alas, we came, we saw, we fell in love. Original hardwood floors, molding and a funky old fireplace, the house was a charmer.
Of course there was the eviction notice on the front door and the horrible, horrible, horrible gray carpet throughout a large portion of the house but it wasn't enough to keep us from seeing the potential.
Now with nearly 700 days under our bungalow owning belt, we've decided to start tackling some really big projects. Don't get me wrong, we've painted, added shoe molding, blinds and other pretty cosmetic things, but the bathroom is the only project to date that we've really sunk our teeth into...or my finger through the wall...however you want to look at it.
So this blog will be a journey of what I'm sure will be pure bliss (blood, limits, insane expenses, sighs (heavy) and oh yeah maybe some style).
Best,
LB
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