With a seemingly endless list of to-dos and wants, there is so much with this renovation that it is hard to decide where to start. It's so easy to want to start with the fun stuff. While holding off painting until the Spring; the winter projects seem to be the installation of the new ceramic tiles in the kitchen and the bathroom, and a new toilet in the upstairs bathroom to match the new vanity we've previously installed a few months back. Each of those projects only become "fun" once they are finished and you can enjoy the final product. Currently, it is still undecided as to if we will hire someone to install the tiles or if Mark will venture into the land of unknown and improve his landlord/home remodeling skills. At this point, I sincerely believe the later is the most accurate outcome. The bathroom is easy since we have a second one, but the idea of not being able to use my kitchen for as long as it takes Mark to set our new flooring kind of freaks me out.
Since this home is not our forever home, we are striving to improve the house in ways that will come with us when we leave. While making a few permanent updates such as new flooring and installing new light fixtures to increase the value of our home, much of the renovation will be in form of art and decor (wish me luck, I'm reupholstering our furniture myself!) that we can easily transfer to our final home once we build it. This is the home where we are starting out; where we have fallen in love, and where we will experience a few of our family firsts. So, while still keeping our impending move in mind, we do want the design of this house to reflect our dream home.
Our dream home interior design inspiration is that of the Kykuit estate that presides in the Hudson Valley and was built by none other than Mark's favorite entrepreneur, John D. Rockefeller. Of course, Our Kykuit will be of a greatly smaller scale. I'll end this blog with our design inspiration photos:
What a great start to a blog :) I've thought of starting my own blog, more aimed at fantasy writing, but have yet to do so. Great story, and I can't wait to see the house as it transforms. John D's house is a grand place, and I'm sure Mark and your will create your own grand home to outshine it, if not in dollar then in atmosphere. My own dream home has slowly been moving forward, as you know, on the details of decor and art, as well as a few final projects, though my inspiration is far removed from such a grandiose style. In fact, it's removed from this earth, unless you consider the history of the Last Homely House a true story...although perhaps I personally do ;)
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