Posts tagged: fixer-upper

A Fixer-Upper – The First House

When my husband and I became serious about buying our first home, we soon discovered that homes in our price range were far from the homes of our dreams.  Since I was interested in showing and raising collies, a good-sized lot in a town that allowed a kennel license was a priority.
A friend of ours [...]

Monday July 19th, 2010 in , , , , | 2 Comments »

Beware of Over-Improving

When my husband and I bought our first home, we bought a fixer-upper, since that’s what we could afford.  Over the four years we lived there, we changed some windows, put ceramic tile on the kitchen floor, opened up a wall between the living room and a bedroom, painted, etc., etc..  Each improvement was agonized [...]

Sunday October 18th, 2009 in , , , , | No Comments »