Keeper house- lots of photos

potatolord

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I got pretty lucky last year. I got the house I wanted (Edwardian bay fronted, original features, big garden) at a good price due to being able to complete quickly.

The plan was (and still is) to stay there forever and save on moving costs over the long term.

There's still masses of work- I've got a load of painting still to do and a million small jobs. Still, it's a nice problem to have.

Here are some before and afters. This is just downstairs...

Front of house


Hall on moving day


Hall gutted


Hall plastered


Kitchen before


Kitchen during



Kitchen after


Living room before


Living room during


Living room nearly done


Living room after parquet floor sanded


Fireplace found behind hardboard


Stupidly large garden- from the far end- my house is just visible through the annoying trees


Ah, you've gotta love the valleys
 
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That looks like a very large home. Would love to be able to afford something like that (and have the family to go with it!). How many people will be living in it?

Definitely looks like a 'family home' and possibly something that could stay in your family for a few generations.
 
Thanks all.

It was bought as a family home and not an investment. There's currently me, the mrs, girl (aged one), boy (weekends), and hopefully another kiddie come next June. Maybe more in time. We have space...

I can tell you that the key thing was patience- I spent over a year looking and visited 70-100 properties before buying this one. I saw an <i>awful lot</i> of crap and was tempted a few times. I only got this through a combination of absurd good timing (price was reduced just after we saw it and couldn't afford) and hard bargaining on the reduced price.
 
I wanted to keep as much of the original stuff as possible. I quite like the papered ceilings! My mrs chose the units in the kitchen- that was her room, though I insisted on the quarry tiles on the floor.

Upstairs is nice,too. All done except one bedroom which needs skimming.

It cost me £200k, but we were very lucky there...
 
That's a gorgeous house. I love seeing before and after pics. And great that you found fireplaces! Those 1930s(?) houses are great and for that price you got a really good deal.
We're planning on moving in the new year and have been looking on right move, although until ours sells looking is all we can do so been fantasy house buying too. So far I've found a manor house with a castle in the back garden and a 6 million quid beachhouse in Dorset. Have a look at this http://www.sothebysrealty.co.uk/offices/chelsea-office/ and see if you can find anything for the price of yours ;)
 
Lovely house. I'm envious of the parquet. I was lucky enough to have it in mahogany in my last (rented) place, sadly none where I am now.

I like the white work surface in the kitchen. Much easier to keep clean.
 
Great purchase at a very reasonable price, your patience has certainly paid off. Up in my neck of the woods period properties are usually snapped up very quickly as only way to purchase a property with a decent sized garden & usually off street parking.

Can see this becoming a long term ownership for you & the family, good luck with the renovation.
 
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