...to the East Bay. I thought, just maybe, we would be one of those families who could make it in the City, but suburbia seems to be a better fit for us. With the housing market as it is, we started looking to buy a home, outside San Francisco. I really dragged my feet leaving the City; it has been our home for the past 8 years and we have so many wonderful friends there, many conveniences, our jobs, etc. After looking in several towns/cities, we found this townhouse in Danville. When we first looked at it, my initial reaction was, "not for us; too much work to do." But, my husband, a visionary man, saw it differently and convinced me otherwise. Fortunately, his dad is very handy and has done some amazing work on it already! After we closed, we had about 2 1/2 weeks before we moved in, so Jeff and his dad (and anyone else we could recruit) went to work. Here are some before photos:
Here are several after-a-lot-of-work photos:
They tore out all the tile and carpet downstairs and put in hardwood flooring, removed the fireplace and are in the process of building a new mantle, removed the popcorn ceiling from the entire place and textured and painted it, painted all the walls. Bill also removed the huge and heavy hutch in the living room for an office nook. They have done so much work and it looks great! We still have a lot to do, but it's a work in progress. The location is awesome! We can walk to the library and to downtown. The Iron Horse Trail is right next to our complex. Our back patio opens to a common grassy area, which the kids love. Everyone we have met is so friendly and welcoming. We are really happy to be here!
Here are several after-a-lot-of-work photos:
They tore out all the tile and carpet downstairs and put in hardwood flooring, removed the fireplace and are in the process of building a new mantle, removed the popcorn ceiling from the entire place and textured and painted it, painted all the walls. Bill also removed the huge and heavy hutch in the living room for an office nook. They have done so much work and it looks great! We still have a lot to do, but it's a work in progress. The location is awesome! We can walk to the library and to downtown. The Iron Horse Trail is right next to our complex. Our back patio opens to a common grassy area, which the kids love. Everyone we have met is so friendly and welcoming. We are really happy to be here!
11 comments:
Wowza! I am going to tuck that information about Jeff and his dad's hand abilities into my back pocket :)
Wow! It's cool to see the before photos since I never got to see it! Talk about a lot of work! We are so glad you guys are closer! :)
I love it! Thanks for posting pictures of your new place, can't wait to come and visit!!
(THat was me, Elizabeth, on my friend's computer)
well as soon as you move closer to us, we are moving away... so glad you found a house! How exciting! We are moving to utah beginning of November. Glad there are blogs. :) Good luck with all the home improvements!
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Congrats! Looks amazing! We need to get together again sometime!!!
Congratulations! It looks nice. You'll have to keep posting pictures.
So I noticed that you put wood flooring in the main living space. We are currently building a house and can't decide if we should do carpet in the family room or wood flooring with an area rug. Any suggestions?
We'll miss you in the city but we're SO excited for you. Huge congrats on your new home!
Love your new place! I love that carpet too:-) Can't wait to see the kids room all dressed up!
I'm so glad you posted these pictures. It gives me some idea of your new place. You sure have done tons of work that make it look brand new. I hope you're gradually getting it set up the way you want and loving the area. Can't wait to see it in person!
Congratulations! Looks like a beautiful home. You'll have to email me your new address.
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