Our Renovation Begins! ~ Exterior Befores

{Our Renovation}

We are heading into a new chapter of our lives. 

We have moved back to LeClaire, Iowa our hometown.

Nestled near the downtown of our favorite little country rivertown

we found this little beauty nearly 10 months ago.

Well, we sold our first home this month & we have moved back home.

Now our story really begins.

Our plan is to completely renovate this home from top to bottom, inside & out.

One of the older homes in the town, we estimate it was originally built in the 1880's.

We have yet to really dig into this home's history.

Though I am quite sure it has a story or two to tell.

While this little light blue shabby ranch nestled on the hillside may

appear fairly plain & simple, I am absolutely positive it has a character

all its own just waiting to be uncovered and dusted off underneath the surface.

A renovation like this has been a dream for both my husband & myself

since before we even knew one another.

You see, Travis is a carpenter & own's his own small construction

business.  I on the other hand have not done much construction (like none;)

But, I have a passion for design & interior aesthetics that gets stronger every day.

We are confident that between the two of us we will make a great renovation team.

Go Team Corson!!!

(That one's for my husband, Love you honey!)

I plan to document our renovation journey through every step.

As you can see I have taken tons of photos, so I thought I would

split the before photos into two posts, one on the exteriors & one on interior.

Fair warning....

while this home may appear to be in say, not too bad of shape on the outside.

Well, the inside is a whole different story!

So, be prepared to get a little dirty.

Oh a little dirt doesn't hurt now & then (at least that is what I'm telling myself:)

I am sure the reward in the end will be priceless.

We are making memories to last a lifetime.

We are leaving behind a little piece of our legacy on this one.

We are so excited to really get going on this!

Well, this is it for the exterior before photos.

We hope that you will enjoy following along on our renovation journey.

We have so much in store for this little quaint cottage home.

Here is a quick run down of our plans.

1. Repair foundation & install new foundation

2. Remove existing addition.

3. Demo entire interior down to studs.

4. Remove all floors & sub floor inside.

5. Build new larger addition.

6. Remove old roof.

7. Install new roof.

8. Remove walls to open space.

9. Move existing walls.

10. New Windows, Siding, Doors

11. Plumbing

12. Electrical

13. Drywall

14. New Flooring

15. New Kitchen

16. New Bathrooms

17. Interior Design

18. New Lighting

19. Replace front porch

20. Add new back patio

And I am sure a million more things will get added to this list along the way,

but you get the idea in the end we will have a brand new home on a budget.

Bonus! 

2 car detached garage with a work shop above for the hubs.

So, what do you think???

Are we crazy???

Carrie

linking up to

Remodelaholic

Funky Junk Interiors

Between Naps on the Porch

Savvy Southern Style

The Shabby Creek Cottage

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