Haven't Moved, Planning Upgrades

We're planning on another home renovation which will (maybe) include:
Septic Design upgrade from 2 bedroom to 4 bedrooms
Add another bathroom upstairs
Redo master bath upstairs, currently Jack & Jill bath.
I'll of course take 1000 before & after photos.

This is into the bathroom from the other room, our current bedroom is on the other side of the far door. 

We will AT LEAST replace this dated cabinet, countertop & sinks with something pretty, maybe rustic. I'll be looking for a good used one and hope to find a good quartz countertop with 2 sinks. I'm sure I'll have to buy that new. 

We can add a nice back splash since we know how now.

I'd like a vanity like this, plain & simple

From our current room into the other bedroom, sinks on the right of this photo

We won't do anything to upgrade the tub/shower enclosure because its practically brand new. It needs a new fan as the old one is original to the house & has a red bulb meant to warm a person and the fan is LOUD. The sky light is awesome.

The floor is vinyl & we're going to get a plastic/rubber click in floating floor & just put it in right over the top of this. 

The new bathroom would be added beside this one, instead of a tub we'll put in a standing shower. 

A new toilet is about $200 and I'd like to have a new one in each bathroom. 

We do have to figure out either a fan or small window 

& right now there will be enough room for a window beside the shower.

I'd like a single pedestal sink in the new bathroom.

But I'll totally settle for a single vanity sink.

Our bedroom currently measures 14.5 x 13.5 feet, the new bathroom would take up 5.5 feet, leaving the bedroom 9.5 x 13.5, still plenty big enough for a kids bedroom and the bathroom 5 x 13.5.   

The door that goes from the hallway to our room now would become the new bathroom door.

I don't think the carpet would have to be replaced, just cut down to size and the extra added to the new doorway. 

We would have to move into the other bedroom as we can't use that room for the bathroom because of hallway doors & permanent walls. A doorway would be put in the wall where a closet is at, the closet would be removed. There is still another large closet in that room.

Its not going to be cheap, I'm figuring upwards of $10k. And while we're at it, we're going to get the septic tank upgraded to a 4 bedroom (currently 2 br) which could run an additional $10k if it all goes well. We can only hope for that BUT doing these things will increase our homes value and make it a heck of a lot more sellable.

You Need To Live Here

FOR SALE

Now that we've gotten our home in absolutely gorgeous shape, 

WE'RE SELLING.

Its got the new hardwood floors and fresh paint 

The kitchen is perfect with the new countertops

I LOVE this backsplash

You know whats funny? I just repainted this 'Silver Charm' wall today and it is now off white

I also painted this wall off white this morning also

Here is  one of my favorite changes made this week, painted the stairs turquoise

Here you can see the new paint below the stairs

I'm going to miss this tack room!!

And this view, waking up to it every morning has been fabulous

Kitchen Reno FINISHED

This is the brand new renovated kitchen. 

New quarts countertops, sink, faucet, Bosch dishwasher, propane stove, 

hood/fan & subway tile back splash.

The floor is new and the island has old fence boards around it now.

This is what it looked like the first time we ever saw it. 

The ovens were original & barely worked. The microwave on the wall was just weird to me. 

The fridge was old and the inside shelves didn't stay up.

The cooktop in the middle of the island was a pain in the butt and the granite, even though pretty, had the hideous dark gray grout that looked like mildew.

This is the view as of 2 years ago. I had painted the red, we removed the ovens & were getting ready to install propane in the kitchen.

Now it looks like this. We left a little of the red, just enough. 

When its all said & done, I think we spend about $11,000 total to renovate the kitchen.

I love it.

Quartz Has Arrived

Old island top. It was temporary for about 2.5 years.

New quartz. Turned out beautiful.

We used the same faucet 

and it works much better with this sink than it did with the old one.

We got the matching quartz in the bathroom & I picked up this faucet for $25.

Great improvement.

Quartz Is Coming

Today the quartz countertops were paid for. 

I absolutely LOVE this sink but have chosen a new undermount sink. We will use this same faucet as what is currently pictured.

We are not removing this wall or cabinet.

I am going to put tile on the walls, was thinking subway tiles since they are the easiest to find. I'll cover that phone outlet.

The quartz will go all the way over where this temporary piece of wood top is sitting.

They will make us another piece the same size as this piece of wood that I can use on the other side of the stove to even things out.

We had planned on getting about 56 SF in quarts or granite and go with butcherblock for the island but the butcher block isn't happening fast enough.

I have the wall mount metal cook fan that needs to be mounted above the stove.

The new top will look similar to this only browner.

We're also having them do the bathroom countertop and a new sink in there.

 I purchased a new faucet for the bathroom and it might as well have a new countertop too. The installer is bringing a new sink for in there also.