Ideas for renovating historic house living room/outdoor access
Annie
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Comments (18)I am definitely seeing that we will be better off removing the wall and utilising the current hall space. Dreamer thank you for your suggestions. I agree with keeping options open for wall space. There is a full entertainment deck the length of current kitchen/dining/living area and wanted to connect that with servery, hence the idea of the dining becoming pantry. Oklouise I am seeing your idea of moving the wall and creating a small entrance to study and master as a good option. Would this limit me to a cooktop with under bench oven, as was hoping to do wall oven. Could the dishwasher remain in the same place? HU-15134623887 houses sits north east facing street. North would be front of Master end of the house. I really appreciate all your expert thoughts and ideas....See MoreBefore & After: An Historic Gold Coast home
Comments (6)Hi Emily, All along the process the owners idea was to have the curved arches and as much as we tried to disuade her from that she was adamant... Once completed we all had to agree that her vision was spot on and it suited the property perfectly... The fireplace was actually already there and exactly as you see it - we didn't even paint it - we did however close in an opening to the right of it and created the entrance you see to the left....See MoreLooking for feedback on proposed renovation/floorplan -1926 home in SA
Comments (36)So true. And so bloody disappointing. The least effort and quickest sale seems to be the motivating factors for most agents. I actually just had a really positive experience with a lovely REA in Adelaide though! She has done a fantastic job, always transparent and honest with me and has made an effort to get me the best price. I got a fantastic offer just yesterday after 6 days on market and she's chasing up better counter offers now. I'm really lucky it's a hot market to sell, which helps a lot. I'm considering writing letters to people in streets I love and doing a letterbox drop. I figure I've got nothing to lose and I know people who've bought houses this way! I think that people's distrust of REAs might make an off market sale appealing to some. Who knows...worth a try!...See MoreHome renovation brainstorm!
Comments (20)The extra info and the pictures have gotten me even more confused -- normally I can work out why things are done as they are , but this almost does my head in . For example , if it was designed and built as a brothel , the master almost looks like it would have been a strip club with a bar , the study an entry foyer , and maybe a door to seperate the 'strip' side from the 'brothel' side , but then you wouldn't have had the master ensuite where it is -- it would have been more likely a changing room , and the bathroom would have been where the WIR is . I don't want to sound like I spend too much time studying brothels haha , but I would also imagine they are generally 'warmer' with wallpapered walls and less open spaces where clients could bump into others . So many possibilities , and I guess a reasonably long list to work through , but here's what I'd suggest to start -- -- what do you WANT upstairs ? For example , are the views good -- is it worth considering it as a main kitchen / dining / lounge / Family rooms , with a bathroom ? A bit unconventional , but if the views are there , why not ? -- if upstairs is 'the kids bedrooms' , do you keep a kitchen there , or go rumpus or study or try for a bit of them all ? -- would it work better moving Master and say a guest bedroom up there , then maybe split the downstairs Master and Bed 2 and that sliding door to nowhere , into 3 'kids' bedrooms ? -- the existing dining and lounge are effectively in the middle of our downstairs with very few windows -- generally that is better suited to bedrooms , so do you swap rooms ( and then try and work out how to make the kitchen relevant ? ) , or go for longer rooms with windows , or leave as it is . Not easy ....See Morebigreader
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