...at least for now!
Is one ever really done with their home???
I already have a small list for projects to tackle over the winter.
But for now,
I'm sticking a fork in the upstairs remodeling of our lake house and calling it done!
Our lake home is a two unit duplex,
which works out wonderfully now that the kids are older.
They have their space, and we have our privacy. ;)
Four years ago, we remodeled the downstairs unit.
Over this past winter, we decided to list our lakehouse as a summer weekly vacation rental.
The upstairs still contained hurricane damage from 13 years ago,
that had to be completed before we could rent it.
The remodel that I presumed would only take 2-3 weeks, took 6!
The remodel was done on a tight budget,
furnished with refurbishings and items from storage,
and lots of elbow grease!
I love the challenge of seeing just how far you can stretch a budget,
and repurposing "stuff!"
Such as the stool at the end of the bed below...
I've had the stool for about 19 years, a second-hand find.
It was used in Ashley's nursery
and was sponge-painted hot pink, covered with star printed teal flannel fabric.
Yep, at one time I thought it was just beautiful ...what was I thinking! ha!
It had been abandoned and forgotten until I was cleaning out the lakehouse attic a few weeks ago.
The stool was given new life, with a fresh coat of Annie Sloan's Duck Egg Blue Paint,
and new zebra printed fabric.
All materials were leftovers from projects for my junk booth,
so the cost was ZERO... don'tcha just love that!!!
This was the only room that received "new wares."
The new bed linens and pictures were purchased at Home Goods.
The one end table is a vintage safe imprinted with the original owner's name.
The original queen bed wood frame, purchased at an auction many years ago, was shot!
But the headboard was still in great shape,
so we salvaged it by sacrificing the footboard and buying new metal rails for the bed.
Old Porcelain Barber's Chair ...sure to be a conversation piece! :)
The lamp, once white, was also given a coat of AS Duck Egg Chalk Paint.
The list of repairs was long, but the major ones were,
the wood flooring had to be refurbished in the living room,
as well as the sheet-rock on the vaulted ceiling and walls refinished.
The dust was terrible!!!
Almost the entire upstairs was painted as well.
The living room and master bedroom open onto a covered porch facing the lake.
The large round mirror below, was one of the items resurrected from storage!
So glad I held on to it!
A small bedroom/loft overlooks the living room and kitchen.
The two recliners will hopefully be replaced with two leather ones over the summer.
The cute parrot lamp below was a yard sale find by my MIL.
...the coffee table and glass top round table were also second-hand finds!
The upstairs kitchen was just decluttered, deep-cleaned, and touched up with paint.
Eventually the paper border will be removed, but I didn't want to open that can of worms just yet!
This room was once David's nursery.
It was emptied, cleaned, and repainted.
The beautiful curved window bench was found at a yard sale for $20.00, and recovered.
The master bath upstairs underwent major renovations.
New flooring, new pedestal sink, new commode, and new paint.
....and sadly, I don't have any pictures of it.
Just a few pictures of the downstairs unit....
The Living Room Area
Above, the vintage ski-boat motor in the corner was found
during our December Anniversary trip to Asheville at an antique mall.
The whitewashed TV Armoire was a "new to us" find,
purchased at an auction for $70.00.
The downstairs kitchen...
Downstairs Master Bed...
Another bedroom, featuring beautiful coastal art by local artist, Ronald Williams.
The lake house lakefront...
The uneven poles to the left-hand side are awaiting electricity and lights...
Now that the house has been remodeled,
I'm hoping to enjoy a week or two myself in this beautiful, peaceful sanctuary!
Looking forward to sitting on the porch for a spell...
and relaxing!
...aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :)
______________________________
Linking Post To:
Inspiration Friday @ At the Picket Fence
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
Vintage Inspiration @ Common Ground
Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch
____________________________________________
Update: Kevin and I weren't pleased with how some of the photos were showing
on the rental website, so we regrouped, rephotographed
and below are the updated photos! :)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
