Sept. 2009

I want to tell you about my first client, Michelle Harrington, as we just passed the one-year anniversary of closing on her house, just around 15th Ave and Indian School.

This was Michelle’s first house and she did an incredible job sprucing up the property on a budget.

The property she bought was built in 1939. Back then, they had race restrictions on who could buy the house! I could actually see them in the title report. Yuck!

The home had been passed from a long-time owner to a person who just wanted to flip the house, but who got stuck in it when the market went “kerplunk.” They just slapped some paint on the walls and that was about it.

Here are the “before” pictures:
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I want to give a little shout-out to Tazmine and Paul over at Blooming Rock Developments. Have a look at this post about a renovation project that they did earlier this year. It demonstrates that even the most drab and uninspiring structures can be sharp, fresh and unique. Their project, 3 Palms, is over on Cheery Lynn, east of 16th St. They are in a great place to serve as a catalyst to residential property redevelopment.

I’m waiting for more photos of the work they did inside and some information on the costs and lessons from the project. I’ve seen inside, but you should, too. They did a great job of balancing modern and warm.