my home (well really my zacks too) that I purchased in april 2011. this old beauty is found in newport, kentucky (right across the ohio river from cincinnati), in the east row neighborhood. built in 1889, my three story row home has a lot of quirks - questionable lighting (no switches to turn on some light fixtures), bathroom where tile takes up 75% of the wall space, and really cool old squeaky floors.i knew that buying a home was going to be a huge undertaking, however, I didn't think there would be as many projects as there have been. this is what the home looked like right before we purchased it, so you're really getting the full start of everything.
i am lucky to have two really handy parents, my dad knows just about how to do anything, and if he doesn't know how to do it, he has lots of "friends" that know. my mom has an amazing knack for affordable decorating and putting everything together to make it work, her experience comes from owning two condos and having to constantly update furniture and decor because of high-use. anywho, there was a lot to be done right after purchasing - including moving the dirt off of the front of the house (which can cause termites), so beware, digging out some really ugly shrubs, replacing the window treatments (as you can see the former owners loved to stay with the time period of the house... not really my m.o.), painting the outside of the home (updating the color scheme, not painting the brick)... and so it begins... the endless sea of projects.
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