It all started with a new roof/sounds logical...

It all started with a new roof…
Our home remodel started with the need for a new roof…sort of like the snowball picking up speed as it rolls downhill…(I know you were thinking of another analogy-no R-rated info here!)
· If we replaced the 25 year old roof, we decided to change the front entry as long we were at it. (Should an interior designer live in a “1983-looking” house with vinyl siding? Oh, I think not!)
· If they were putting on new roof, we decided to put in a gas fireplace because it had to be vented through a brand new roof. (And yes, all of these years I have had a fake one in the living room.) I fooled a whole lot of people with the fake one by putting a custom mantle, made by my husband, and painting it. It truly looked like it should have worked.
· If we needed to vent the fireplace, we needed to decide where to put it. Why not take out the 32’ wall that runs down the center of the main floor? It separates the formal dining and living from the kitchen, laundry and ½ bath. Why not???
· If the wall comes down, we now have a “great room”…so, why not move the back door into the laundry room to allow more space for the “great room”…that means the laundry room gets smaller, along with the ½ bath.
· Where do all of the light switches, cold air returns move to?
· Now, we need more lighting in the “great room”. Because in 1983 they only put a fixture above where they thought the dining table would be. Definitely not enough for about 500 square feet of space.
· As long as we are in the attic with new lighting, why not look at putting in Smart home technology for sound or whatever else you desire…intercom, temperature, security, music…it “sounds” like this is the wave of the future!
· To better utilize the space, the kitchen should be remodeled. (We also need to make up for the fact that we are losing some storage space in the laundry room. It is very livable the way it is, but before we put in new flooring for the entire main floor we need the island in its new place.)

It all sounds very logical doesn't it? I will include the before and after floor plans as they are finalized. Wish us luck to be finished in a reasonable amount of time as it will be moving on to the master suite after this!!!!
It all started with a new roof….

DESIGN QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Nothing is in good taste unless it suits the way you live. What’s practical is beautiful…and suitability always overrules fashion.” Billy Baldwin