Friday, June 10, 2011

The ugliest house in the world









This little gem was a house that someone converted to a duplex back in the 70's. My goal was to make it a single family house again priced for a first time home buyer.

Since the house was vacant, the neighbors left sacks of leaves. Thanks neighbor!

The outside entrance bump out would become closet spaces for bedrooms on both levels.

This entrance would be removed

It had a lovely kitchen

And an even nicer bathroom.


They got their vengeance with the color scheme

 Marvin the Martian from Bugs Bunny!


Not sure what the color palette was on the cabinets
A really narrow passage for the upstairs apartment needed to be made wider
Upstairs kitchen

upstairs bathroom

Opened up the kitchen wall to the family room, its already better

Found the original stairs hidden behind a wall cabinet

opened up the steps upstairs to give it a bigger landing


43 tons of waste were taken out of the house, 33 tons of it were recycled


97% of the wiring was redone. Some of it had been put together with scotch tape

The area where the old stairwell was on the side of the house became a large closet
Spray foam insulation. Behind the scenes stuff that costs a lot but you don't see.

Starting to wrap the house for the new siding

gutted kitchen

A peek at the new hardwood

A pass through from the kitchen to the dining area

Bathroom fixtures going into place.

Old tilted porch came off and a window was added on the right side after side door was removed


Upstairs bathroom fixture
Upstairs bathroom taking shape


Upstairs landing is more open and trim work is in place
Remember Marvin the Martian? This was his room.

Upstairs family room

The upstairs kitchen is now the master bedroom



Kept the staging light,  just to accent the kitchen