It has Lots of Potential...
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My new place is what you would call a “Fixer Upper”
Sure we (the b/f and I) could have rented an apartment with all the up-to-date amenities...
or maybe even chosen a swanky, modern house...
But I fell in love with an old fashioned townhome...built before I was even born...I saw a picture of it--the faded pink brick...the small balcony...the warm brown wooden front door...the french window at the front--and immediately thought, “this is it.....”
But it’s not perfect: the plumbing is bad and will take two days to fix, garbage disposal has gone awry, cabinets are an awful shade of brown and one or two are falling apart, weeds abound in the yard, and some of the doors are a bit creaky...other blemishes are present throughout as well....
Some ppl have questioned our choice....some ppl think I should have gotten something newer....but I don’t really care what they say. The place has potential to me....I study every corner and edge and blank wall, and I envision how we will transform it...gets me giddy even thinking about it! I’m no Martha Stewart or Ty Pennington, but I think with a little paint here, some cleaning up there, and plenty of personal touches everywhere, this house will be turned into a home in no time...and a sweet looking home at that...=)
Sure we (the b/f and I) could have rented an apartment with all the up-to-date amenities...
or maybe even chosen a swanky, modern house...
But I fell in love with an old fashioned townhome...built before I was even born...I saw a picture of it--the faded pink brick...the small balcony...the warm brown wooden front door...the french window at the front--and immediately thought, “this is it.....”
But it’s not perfect: the plumbing is bad and will take two days to fix, garbage disposal has gone awry, cabinets are an awful shade of brown and one or two are falling apart, weeds abound in the yard, and some of the doors are a bit creaky...other blemishes are present throughout as well....
Some ppl have questioned our choice....some ppl think I should have gotten something newer....but I don’t really care what they say. The place has potential to me....I study every corner and edge and blank wall, and I envision how we will transform it...gets me giddy even thinking about it! I’m no Martha Stewart or Ty Pennington, but I think with a little paint here, some cleaning up there, and plenty of personal touches everywhere, this house will be turned into a home in no time...and a sweet looking home at that...=)
