Poplar View Lane

You guys- I am SO excited to be typing this post. This means that a house is finally FINISHED AND SOLD (well almost sold anyway). This house was actually a pretty quick project. After a lot of REALLY BIG projects lately, it was nice to find this house. It was mostly cosmetic and an “easy” flip compared to all the others we have going on right now. We bought this house at the sheriff sale a few months back. We got it finished, put it on the market and got an offer from the FIRST person that looked at it. The sale is currently pending- so hopefully all goes well and it closes in the next few weeks. Now, the fun part- here are some before and after pictures…

 

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It wasn’t a huge transformation on the exterior. We took out the concrete driveway because it was severely cracked and torn up. We replaced the front door and added the porch railing. Unfortunately it has been terribly cold in Bloomington, IN recently so we haven’t been able to power wash yet or do any landscaping. It is not the exterior I would have loved for it to be, but when you’re flipping in the middle of winter it makes exterior work difficult.

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Walk in to new carpet, new paint and CLEAN!!

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The whole main level got new laminate flooring and paint. We added a custom ethanol burning ventless fireplace in the living room and I LOVE IT!

 

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The kitchen might be the best transformation. This kitchen is HUGE. All new cabinets, stainless appliances, sink and faucet and granite countertops.

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The way the floors flow throughout the whole main level make this area feel even bigger. It is a great open floor plan that is perfect for entertaining. All new light fixtures throughout the home as well.

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Nice, new, fresh and clean hallway leading to the 3 bedrooms/2 bathrooms on the main level.

 

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New toilet, vanity, faucet, mirror, light fixture and flooring.

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New paint, carpet and light fixture have brightened up this spacious master bedroom overlooking the backyard.

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This master bath got a fresh makeover with a new toilet, vanity, faucet, mirror, light fixture and flooring as well.

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All bedrooms got new carpet, paint and light fixtures. There was A LOT of stuff in this house that had to be cleaned out before the renovation even began.

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This cleaned up basement family room is going to make a great place to hang out!

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This downstairs half bathroom was YUCKY to say the least. Complete overhaul in here.

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This basement office/4th bedroom got a good cleaning and overhaul as well. It has a large closet great for storage.

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This laundry/utility room was creepy and gross before. Now it is clean and bright and a place where laundry might actually get done!

 

Also, my husband wanted me to make sure to let you all know that this was HIS house. He wanted this one. He picked out all the materials and did the design. He is pretty proud of himself, especially since we have gotten such great feedback from everyone that has looked at it. We continue to have showings on the house even though it is pending. Looks like he has finally learned something…after all the years of watching me! 🙂

We have a couple of other houses that should be finished soon…so hopefully I will be back sooner rather than later.