THE EXTERIOR OF OUR HOUSE: PART 2

 if you remember last week's post , you may be wondering what attracted us to buy our house in the first place….it needed tons of work and wasn't very attractive! 

the reason?

THE WATER!!! and the yard!!

when we bought this house 10+ years ago, it was around 1700 sq ft…..2 kids later, we were pretty cramped!
 time to add on!!!…we basically doubled the size of the house and now it's ideal. we vaulted every ceiling on the second floor so it no longer felt like a claustrophobic cape cod... and we maxed out the windows on the back to enjoy the river views.

not crazy about the table….but it was inherited from my parents after they
 downsized….works for now...

trash storage

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BEFORE AND AFTER: THE EXTERIOR OF OUR HOUSE

THIS WAS OUR HOUSE 10 YEARS AGO RIGHT BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT….WE FLEW IN FROM DENVER AND LITERALLY HAD 24 HOURS TO PUT SOMETHING UNDER CONTRACT!!

YES, THE HOUSE WAS UGLY….BUT IT COULDN'T GET ANY WORSE….ANYTHING WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT!!

NEW WINDOWS, PAINT, RAILINGS, LANDSCAPING, DOOR, LIGHTING, ETC…..

WE JUST FINISHED THE LAST PROJECT…HARDSCAPE! 

THE NEW WALKWAY AND DRIVEWAY WAS THE LAST ON THE LIST. 

HOUSE IS FINISHED!!

(FOR NOW!)

BEFORE

AFTER

GOODSPEED ROAD EVOLUTION IN PROGRESS

SO FUN COMING BACK TO THIS AMAZING HOUSE AT THE BEACH!!

I WORKED ON THIS HOUSE 9 YEARS AGO WHILE IT WAS BEING BUILT….HOW KIND OF THE HOMEOWNER TO INVITE ME BACK!

THE HOMEOWNER WANTED TO TRANSFORM  HER DAUGHTER'S TEENAGER STYLE ROOM  INTO A BEAUTIFUL MORE MATURE BEDROOM…...PERFECT FOR A YOUNG 20-SOMETHING WHEN SHE'S VISITING HOME FROM HER D.C CAREER LIFE!

AND I LOVE LOVE LOVE MIXING ANTIQUES WITH SOME CONTEMPORARY...

AND NOW THE GUEST ROOM…..

THE PLAN…..

BEFORE

GETTING THERE…..

MOVING ONTO THE OFFICE……NEW SHADES!

WE STILL HAVE SOME AMAZING PIECES COMING IN SOON-STAY TUNED!

PINK, ORANGE, AND YELLOW ……….

EASY SUMMER COLOR PALETTE…..

HOME ON THE RANGE...

SLOWLY, but surely, i'm creeping back onto the radar.

 vacation was amazing…..truly relaxed and FUN!

we went back to the R LAZY S , just outside of jackson hole….amazing, as usual…..

GREAT people

 GREAT food

GREAT family vacation experience 

and now we are R Lazy S addicts!

 i can't believe its all over….

BUT…... summer just started!!! :-)

but, summer took a while to come to us at the ranch!

it even snowed!!

but, the sun came out….

 and heated things up!!

NOW it's summer!!!

can't wait to see you next year tetons!