Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
The Master Suite: Kate's Version
In our relationship, I am the pragmatist and David is the dreamer. I am a bad spatial thinker, and he is creative and visionary. I will probably be unable to fully comprehend his idea of our future master suite until I actually see it in person. When he comes up with all these great ideas, I Google them and think about how they could actually happen.
Anyway, with that preamble, here is a little synopsis of the project:
We live in a three-family house, built in about 1900. It was converted to condos a few years ago, and we live in the top floor. Our unit also includes an attic, which is technically "finished", but is kind of ugly. Two guys live up there right now -- my brother and his friend. It's sort of like a glorified frat house.
Like David said, he sees it as about 800 square feet of potential private space, and our goal is to make it our own, by doing as much of the work ourselves as possible. At the end, we hope to have a living room/office and wetbar space, and an expanded bathroom, connected to the bedroom by a walk-through closet.
We both work full-time, and I go to law school at night, so our time is limited, as is our budget. David went to architecture school and has worked in the construction/design industry for 4-5 years, so he's driving the whole process, and making me feel reassured that we won't totally screw up the house as we progress...
We started "construction" a few days ago, and started taking pictures to document our journey. We figured instead of just having the pictures for ourselves, we might as well start a blog, so we could take note of some of the challenges and triumphs along the way.
We'll start posting our "Phase 1" pictures soon. Thanks for reading!
Anyway, with that preamble, here is a little synopsis of the project:
We live in a three-family house, built in about 1900. It was converted to condos a few years ago, and we live in the top floor. Our unit also includes an attic, which is technically "finished", but is kind of ugly. Two guys live up there right now -- my brother and his friend. It's sort of like a glorified frat house.
Like David said, he sees it as about 800 square feet of potential private space, and our goal is to make it our own, by doing as much of the work ourselves as possible. At the end, we hope to have a living room/office and wetbar space, and an expanded bathroom, connected to the bedroom by a walk-through closet.
We both work full-time, and I go to law school at night, so our time is limited, as is our budget. David went to architecture school and has worked in the construction/design industry for 4-5 years, so he's driving the whole process, and making me feel reassured that we won't totally screw up the house as we progress...
We started "construction" a few days ago, and started taking pictures to document our journey. We figured instead of just having the pictures for ourselves, we might as well start a blog, so we could take note of some of the challenges and triumphs along the way.
We'll start posting our "Phase 1" pictures soon. Thanks for reading!
The Insulation Monster
There is nothing sexier than a big old respirator mask and a pry bar.
Te amo.
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Te amo.
k
One day at a time....
It's day one of this blog, day 4 of actual doing, and been a long while since we've been talking/dreaming about this 'little' project of ours. What project you may ask? A love nest.
That's right, I said it.
He said - "The square footage was calling my name."
She said - "It'll be so romantic."
He said - "We can get so creative."
She said - "We need more privacy."
He said - "...master bath....."
She said - "...office....."
He said - "....built-ins...."
She said - "....Bueller,...Bueller?"
.....because, I had disappeared to start measuring. Then came the realization that I could have a reason to buy tools. (with a Toolman Taylor growl)
Welcome to the journey we will call "The Making of Our Nest". As of right now it is occupied by two guys who are family and friends. But, come summer 2010 (that's the plan of course) we'll be moving in. Follow us as we learn from each other, challenge ourselves, and make a better place for ourselves to grow in. It's not about increasing the value of the property, its about improving our quality of life.
That's right, I said it.
He said - "The square footage was calling my name."
She said - "It'll be so romantic."
He said - "We can get so creative."
She said - "We need more privacy."
He said - "...master bath....."
She said - "...office....."
He said - "....built-ins...."
She said - "....Bueller,...Bueller?"
.....because, I had disappeared to start measuring. Then came the realization that I could have a reason to buy tools. (with a Toolman Taylor growl)
Welcome to the journey we will call "The Making of Our Nest". As of right now it is occupied by two guys who are family and friends. But, come summer 2010 (that's the plan of course) we'll be moving in. Follow us as we learn from each other, challenge ourselves, and make a better place for ourselves to grow in. It's not about increasing the value of the property, its about improving our quality of life.
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