Every Renovation Has a Story

Everyone who renovates has a reason for doing so. Some people need more space. Others are tired of an outdated house. For one of our clients, they wanted to return their home to it's "former glory". We received a call last year from a lady who was looking at a house that had some history for her family. She and her husband built the house in 1978. In the mid eighties, they ended up moving away, but she always dreamed of moving back.
When we received a call from her, it had been 25 years since she left, and she wanted it back. This is what it looked like:

The inside, although not HORRIBLE, had not really been updated in years. It needed a ton of work. We ended up designing an addition above the garage, and virtually re-built the home, aside from the original framing.

Here is what it looks like today:

 

It was really cool to be able to work on  such a cool project with such an important history to the owners.

I realize that not every renovation story is dramatic, but believe me, every renovation has an interesting an very unique story. It's what makes renovating so much fun.