Stop work. That's an order.

As some of you may know, we had a little "incident" with Bunker this past week. When the plumbing inspector came to check on the progress for our water/ sewage, he discovered we didn't have all the permits we needed for the rest of the projects we have been doing. So alas, we got a stop work order taped to our front door. Obviously, with a move in date of June 21st, this threw us off a bit!

Derek headed to the city office to get things sorted out a figure out what we needed. We now are on the correct, expensive, and annoying path of getting all the necessary permits and working directly with the city.

So. What next? The quote "It's not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens to you" comes to mind. Here are the good things:

1. We will be renting an apartment in Indy from our relatives. This has been a huge blessing since we won't have to move far, no signing of a crazy lease, and are helping them out as well! We will be there until October. Did I mention this apartment is 2x the size of our current place and also has a walk in closet?!

2. Bunker updates will keep coming all summer instead of being done in 3 weeks. So that is the good for our trusty followers :)

3. We can breathe a bit easier without the strict timeline on our shoulders. This gives us a chance to to make wise decisions, not be dry walling while living there, and kill all the spiders before we move in.

4. The man of the home will be taking the Bar Exam this summer. No more Bunker pressure means more study time.

5. I am writing this blog while sitting by my parents pool. Why? Because we can now visit people and enjoy our June knowing we have a place to live in 3 weeks!

Thanks for hanging in there with us! I know the 3 week timeline was probably fun to follow, but I will try to make the 4 month timeline fun as well. This week? Finish the plumbing...pending inspection of course.

Pea Gravel, Windows, and Weeds!

Years ago, my mom was in need of a new car. She shopped for literally a year. One day, my dad got tired of waiting for her to decide so he took matters into his own hands.  He just went out and bought her a car. He then drove it home from the car dealer and gave it to her. I still remember her response, "This car has flimsy doors!!"After this event, I decided in my head I would never take so long to make a decision, otherwise it just might get made for me! This whole renovation thing has put my decision making abilities to the test, especially this week.

1. Last week, we had a conversation over dinner. Derek said he had an idea of putting windows at the front of Bunker. Not only would it look cool but it would add much needed light into our little home. As always, I can never quite picture what he has in mind. Once he drew me up a sketch, I really liked the idea. I gave him the verbal "Ya good idea!" Never did I expect to receive a picture the next day that showed him tearing out the exterior wall. He then continued to frame in the windows by the time I got off of work. I must admit. I LOVE IT. And. Giving the verbal Yes to Derek is a serious thing. He gets things DONE.

2. Not quite as crazy as point #1, but we did pick out our windows a few weeks ago and they were delivered this week. We decided to go with black awning style windows. The Bunker has 4 small windows, 2 on each side. The new windows will fit perfectly in the current spots.

3. Along with the "decision making" theme for this blog, we came across a small predicament this weekend. We discovered there is a high chance the plumbers will be running our water line straight through my garden plot.

This was one of those moments where I just needed to make a decision. My parents were in town to help us and I hated for the afternoon to be wasted on my little garden. Derek has been telling me all spring he could build me a garden built up on a table. For the life of me, I just couldn't picture myself tending to my table garden. I already was mentally set on my little plot of land that already had a fence around it (to keep out that 3 legged neighborhood deer). Finally, I realized Derek has NEVER disappointed me with an idea, so I told him to go for it. The 2 men (Dad & Derek) jumped straight to work. With leftover supplies from Bunker, an hr of manual labor, and a trip to Lowes, they had me a garden within no time! And truthfully? I am obsessed. Wanna build yourself one? Derek's table garden skills are for sale.

1. They measured out the garden size (4x4) and used the leftover plywood for the bottom. Once the legs were built, they drilled holes into the plywood to allow the water to escape. The edges are cedar boards which were salvaged from one of Longshots closets. 2. We filled to bottom with pea gravel to keep the dirt from getting too hard. 3. We mixed a compost and garden soil together. 8 cubic feet of soil. 4. Added chicken wire on the back to allow my peas to grow. 5. We will have lettuce, tomatoes, green beans, peas, peppers, and onions.

4. I weeded around this tree. And it produced 2 industrial trash bags full of weeds. Anyone want to come help me weed!? But as a warning, I just discovered we have poison ivy growing through our yard/ grass. Any hints of killing that and not our yard?!

Derek laughed at me when I took a picture. I told him I had to blog about SOMETHING I did, even if it was spending hours weeding around a tree.

Last but not least, our roof came in! We decided to go with a black, steel roof.

Not sure what is on the checklist for this week but we will keep you updated!

5 weeks left

As we chat with people about the renovations, we have been excited but a little hesitant because the plumbers haven't started yet. AND I will not live somewhere without plumbing or water. I know. Im high maintenance. Well in the words of my sister- in-law "We have a place to live!" because  WE GOT OUR PERMITS FOR THE WATER/ PLUMBING! They should finish installing it all by the end of next week. Now, moving in a few weeks is much more realistic. Sure, we may have to sleep on the floor and cook from a fire pit...but whatever! It has indoor plumbing! 

Take a look at what we've been up too this past week!

• Materials! Our materials were delivered...even though they showed up 6 hrs late. I was at a work function, so Derek had to drag all these material in by himself before leaving for the night. YUCK.
• 

• We have a loft! There were several steps to making the loft. The first was tearing down the existing loft. The 2x6 beams that were holding up the original loft were not strong enough. Derek added I Joists every 12 inches. This makes our new loft quite sturdy! We then added the wood back on top and secured everything.

• Cleaning While Derek was busy with the manual labor, I decided to clean out the fridge. This isnt just any "fridge". This is a refrigerator that was left in this foreclosed home for 9 months. We believe it still runs and it is a Kitchen Aid, so we are keeping it. But my word. It smelled. Terrible.

• Electric Outlets Wanna come and charge your phone at the Bunker? Feel free!! Derek has been adding outlets. At first, I was a little nervous about the bar running across to connect the outlets, but it actually looks really neat. Adds to the "Industrial Look" we are going for.

• Our shower!! Last but not least...the bathroom! The shower came in this week. Derek got it installed and the bathroom framed out. It is really starting to look like a little home!

Sneak Peak:

I love seeing this little space take shape. We ordered the siding this week. Not only is the inside getting a makeover, but so is the outside!

Any suggestions??

Painting Project

When I was little and home schooled, Landon and I would go into my parents garage and play house. We would designate certain areas of the garage as our home. I specifically remember making Landon sweep the floors all the time...to keep my home clean! And of course, when our cat had kittens in my "kitchen", I slightly freaked out! Over the past 2 weeks, I have been working on getting Bunker ready to paint. As I swept, scrubbed, and painted, these childhood memories came flooding back. And I realized something. My childhood dream of living in a garage is literally coming true. O BOY. 6 weeks folks. 

This past weekend Derek headed off to the East Coast for a long weekend with some buddies. So, I called up my mother. In my sweetest voice, I asked if she wanted to come hang in Indy for the weekend. GIRL TIME. And then quietly mentioned that the weekend event would be painting the interior of the Bunker. My mom is awesome and readily agreed. 

This paint project was a little unique since the whole structure is cinder blocks! Here are the fascinating steps we took....

1 Step: Wipe down the walls. Thankfully, we own a shop vac which did some awesome cleaning damage fairly quickly. We read several places that encouraged us not to spray down the walls since the blocks soak up water very easily. This worked well for us since we dont have access to any water quite yet!

Also. We have an infestation of those nasty Lady Bugs that arent Lady Bugs. You know..the ones that bite and smell terrible?? Well. I spent lots of enjoyable minutes just sucking them up with the vacuum. And then standing by and waiting for them to come out of their little holes...and then sucking more of them up!

2 Step: Caulk any holes. And if there are spiders crawling inside the hole, caulk it as fast as possible so they get stuck in there!

3 Step: Apply the first coat of paint. We chose a paint which would keep moisture out. To get the best results, we were told to use a paint brush for the first coat. This took us 6 hrs. The second coat we were able to use a roller on. This literally took 1.5 hrs. I decided to go with white! This really does make the room feel much larger.

 4 Step: Keep painting!

Pictures do not do it justice. The paint really makes it feel so much larger...and slightly like a Sunday School classroom.

Next up? PLUMBING! and Derek will be installing our light switches and outlets.

So enthralled by our painting that you want more?? Well don't worry. I will be painting the floors as soon as the heavy construction is done. Get ready.

Bunker Updates

We were joking earlier that the next time we update the blog, the Bunker will be done. Well it isn't done but we have made some major progress/ pricey commitments in the past week. I will catch you up to speed, but that doesn't mean you won't feel like I am all over the place in this blog post. And I know it is a bit lengthy but try to keep up!

Read these bullet points:

•  We made the bunker OFFICIAL OFFICIAL by giving the A-OK to the plumber. We are switching Longshot to city water because according to one of our neighbors, "the well water makes all the kids in the neighborhood ugly"...but that is a different story. Since we need plumbing and water for the Bunker, we might as well switch the Longshot over as well. They have started working on this (getting permits). Hopefully the Bunker will be all ready for a bathroom installment soon! PS. The water main is currently under the middle of our neighborhood road, so they have to dig into it. O boy. Our neighbors are gonna love us.
• The raw materials have been ordered from Menards...And they will be delivering it to the house. On a huge truck bed. When the employee looked up where we lived, he said "dont worry, the guy is a pro at maneuvering the truck, hopefully we can get it out of your neighborhood" ...Once again. Our neighbors will love us.  "Raw Materials" include the roof, insulation, beams, do dads, and all sorts of fancy lingo things only Derek can say. O yes. And we also ordered Bunker's new windows today! Black. Awning. Colonial. wahoo!

• We bought a mower. And it is self-propelled. At first when Derek mentioned a front wheel drive mower, I thought "No way! Im not gonna be a wimp. I can mow that yard without the mowers help!" O my word. I am a wimp. I admit it. I now know why most people hate mowing the yard. As a kid I thought mowing the lawn was the best! Who doesnt want to ride around on a cushion, escaping pesky Landon, listening to tunes on my CD player, and drinking lemonade out of the cup holder? Ya, well now I know. Now I know.
• Story time.  We met some of our neighbors this weekend. Nice folks. They stopped by to introduce themselves while we were working. We sat and talked for about 45. Near the end of the conversation, our neighbor was telling us the terrible issue they are having with raccoon infestation. They said they have caught and released 16 raccoon's in 2 weeks. As we were discussing it, the other neighbor yells out "The raccoon!!!"... Well apparently, they were on their way to get rid of one of the critters when they stopped to talk to us. He opened his car and there was a raccoon just chilling in a cage! Random. I know. I dont think I have laughed so hard in a long time.
• Picture time: Here are a few pictures of the inside of bunker.

• And finally, a few pictures of the property. I realized last week that we have posted mainly about the house, but didnt show much of the land. We do sit on an acre, which is great! We have lots of plans in the future to make this a fun little stomping ground. Hints? Boxes for our owls to live in, a pier for Kayaks, a hot tub half way to the creek (in our dreams), and a great grilling area.

Mom is coming into Indy this weekend to help me paint the Bunker's interior!!! Should be done by Saturday night so I will keep you tuned!

Longshot on hold

Well. You read correctly. We made the decision early this week to put Longshot on hold indefinitely. You may be thinking, "What?! It isn't April Fools Day but this must be a trick!!"

Not a trick but not as terrible as it initially sounds. You may remember back in our first post, I discussed the possibilities of turning our workshop into a studio apartment. Well. It is official. We will be flipping this cement work space into a 400 square ft living area. By June 20th.

Please meet your newest friend, The Bunker:

And just when you thought we weren't crazy re-doing Longshot.

Here is the down low about the Bunker:

Due to our lease being up in our current apartment, we had some tough decisions to make. Do we keep renting, pour all our savings + a renovation loan into The Longshot, in hopes to be in her by winter? OR Do we put $$ into The Bunker, make it a neat, livable space, and then pay for Longshot renovations as we go?

We picked Option #2. 

The Bunker is a 400 square ft work shop. Our goal is to keep it industrial enough that when we do move out, we can still store equipment, a mower, and other tools in it. That means we will be keeping the cement floor and putting in double doors (so we can get things in and out easily). The Bunker will need insulated and then sided with the same siding we will be using on Longshot. The Bunker will also be sporting a black metal roof like Longshot. In reference to location, the Bunker sits at the TOP of our lot. In fact, many people think that is actually the house, since you cant really see Longshot from the road. We were planning on redoing parts of the Bunker anyway, so this is just a little bonus!

The Layout:

Here is the layout from the front door. To your left is the kitchen. White box is the fridge. Maroon box is our stacking washer/ dryer. The kitchen sink also shares the wall with the washer and dryer. Due to plumbing setup, all the items that need water have to be right in that area. The back right corner is the stair steps, which leads to the upstairs lofted bedroom. The green wall will actually not be a wall, but railings. So, when you walk into the front door, you will be able to see upstairs into the room!

This view is a little better of the main room. The orange box is the oven. To the right of the door will be the sitting area. The bathroom with have a tub/ shower with built in cabinets.

The closet? Well. There really isn't one. We will be doing a tall dressers a long one of the walls. Minimalist will need to become my middle name.

Honestly? We are really excited about this. Not only will it save us money in the long run, it is a fun little adventure. So, due to the switch in projects, my posts for awhile will be about Bunker. But, unlike Longshot, this will be a fast paced renovation.

First up? Me attempting to paint the interior cinder blocks and the cement floor.

Stay tuned.

Bags upon Bags of Insulation

Yesterday brought snow, sleet, and the stomach flu. This didn't stop us (*ahem-them) from doing some major work on Longshot. In fact, we can now declare that the major demo work is complete!

When I say "us from doing major work", I mean Derek, his mom, my mom & dad, and Uncle Kevin. We are very thankful for our family who came out on the crummy day to love and support us. In fact, Derek pointed out that at this point, the older generation seem to be showing up the younger generation *cough cough*

The main goal for Saturday was to:

1. tear down the existing ceiling & dry wall in the Main Room

2. get the massively heavy metal tub into the dumpster at the top of the hill

3. clean clean clean

Small checklist? Heck no. This was quite the project and so thankful we (*ahem-they) walked out at 4:30 with all the required items checked off.

Scroll down for pictures from the day!

What's a scissor truss?

Can we please just stop and soak in how beautiful this photo is? No. Seriously. Look at it ONE more time....  *sigh*

Derek was on spring break this past week and was able to dedicate a couple solid days on Longshot. This week's goal was to take down the ceilings in the bedrooms. The 7ft ceilings created a claustrophobic feel that made you want to run outside to get air.

The house also smells pretty bad, so the fresh air is desired for several reasons.

 Photos:

Our plan

Every room in the house will have cathedral ceilings, which we are very excited about. The next step for us is to select a roofer (currently in the process). The existing roof and structure will probably need to be completely torn down and replaced with scissor trusses.

What's a scissor truss? So glad you asked. This, my friend, is a scissor truss:

 In some homes, you may see these exposed along the ceiling. In Longshot, we will not be exposing them because we need to insulate the roof, and therefore, do not want to loose a ft or two of ceiling.  Once we get the roofer in there, it should take about 2 weeks from start to finish.

As you can imagine, tearing down ceilings is no easy or clean process.

In two weeks, the Bundenthal Family has agreed to come help with the clean up. They have NO idea what they have gotten themselves into

Next up? Taking down the ceiling/ interior walls in the Main Room.

It's what is on the outside that counts

Many of you have seen a few pictures of the  outside of the home. It's lovely. Longshot is currently modeling a mint green shingle with dark green shutters. The  falling windows gives her a slight rustic feel. Don't even get me started about the beauty of the caving in cabin, the smashed chicken coop, or the busted up outdoor brick fireplace. 

My parents always taught me "It's what is on the inside that counts". Well in this case, I would have to disagree. Here is a peak into her future face lift...please put on your **imagination cap**

Here is the current entrance to the home. We have decided to flip the entrance and make this our "back patio". Eventually, there will be a wrap around deck which will start where you see the door and go around to the backside of the house. We plan on making this a great outdoor eating and grilling area.

Below is a picture from Tuesday (yes...the snow). To the left will be the NEW entrance to the home. There are already steps leading down to the house on the far left, so it makes the transition very easy. There are several reasons for the switch of entrances, but a big one is the view. We have neighbors directly to our right. We don't mind neighbors, but since we have land, we could rather the entrance of the house look out over grass and trees as opposed to someones basketball hoop and American flag.

Please note the lovely hanging window

The next 3 pictures will give you an idea of the new outside. Although staying with the mint green color was tempted, we have opted to doing cedar siding with a black metal roof. The porch on the house will be about 10 ft in width. The pillars (we think), will be wood with the base being stone.

Side view from the road. The two windows in front look into the office and guest room. The back part of the house is the Master Bedroom/ Bathroom

The door spot you see will lead to the back deck which will wrap around to the right side of the house (Master Bathroom/ Bedroom)

Back of house

Goal? To make the inside and outside equally awesome...

PS. Demo for this weekend was a huge success. Stayed tuned later this week for another INSIDE update.

No more closets!

This weekend was a great time to spend a little extra TLC on Longshot. She got a good 8 hrs with Derek on Saturday and then a few hours with both of us on Sunday. Needless to say, we both rolled out of bed Monday morning quite sore from lifting, pulling, hauling, scraping, and all sorts of stuff. And for the record. I worked 2 hrs. Derek worked 10. What was accomplished?

1. Derek exposed the brick fireplace in what will be the guest bathroom. We are now thinking of possibly doing an old fashioned bathtub up again the brick wall. On this wall wil sit our jack and jill style bathroom shared between the "office" and "kids room"...aka...room with bunk beds and room with a desk/ Murphy bed.

No...we have no "kids room" announcements to be made.

2. Tore out the closet in the office. This allowed us to really get an idea of what we are working with. Derek also worked a bit on digging into the ceiling and exposing some rafters.

3. Also took out the 2 closets in the Master Bedroom. This really helped us measure out the room and see if the layout we have planned on will really work. We did discover that the two ends of the home were added on at some point. So originally, it was just the main room. This puts a little kink in our dry wall plans since the room jags out a bit...but no biggie!

As you can see, this really added some space to the room! The pine wall you see to your right is actually an exterior wall (the add on) so we will need to just jog around that corner with dry wall instead of laying it flat again what is the kitchen wall...

4. Spent some time laying out the Master Bedroom with a measure tape, wood blocks, and our imagination. This means YOU have to use your imagination as well. Ready? Ok.

The 4 blocks you see in the back part of the room will be the shower. Imagine Cathedral ceilings with a shower that goes up fairly high. To the left, right, and behind the shower will be closet space, as well as two night stands. The long piece of wood nearest to the shower is the double sink/ toilet combo. The gap between the two pieces of wood is actually a wall, which we have high hopes to be pretty cool. Then the nearest wood piece is our bed! So we take the word BEDROOM quite literally...considering our king size bed will take up 3/4 of the room. But that is ok...I am truly PUMPED about this layout and so glad that it seems like it will fit!

5. Just so you know, we did find our little mice buddies home in the ceiling...remember? The ones Derek killed with the sledge hammer of death??

PS> I did warn you 5 posts ago about slow progress. This is no HGTV  Done in 2 weeks deal....stick with us. It's gonna get good!

Demo Days 1 & 2

As a couple, we have a small predicament when it comes to Longshot. We are both swamped during the week, so the weekends are the only chance we get to work on her. Hence why this project may seem to move a little slow... but to us, we are practically flying along! Demo Day 1. February 15th- Derek

I was out of town for work when Derek sent me a string of pictures from Longshot. I have to be honest. He is a MACHINE. He did major demo on the home in one afternoon. I have included a few before and after photos. Week 1 of Demo is located in what will be our family room & kitchen. Check it out!

Demo Day 2- February 22nd

Derek, LeAnne, Mom Bundenthal, Dad Bundenthal, Little brother Bundenthal

Our second big demo day happened this past Saturday. We bribed my family with dinner and a night in our small apartment in exchange for a day of hard manual labor. For some reason, they took the bait. Thankfully, the dumpster we rented was delivered on time and the weather was awesome! A few goals we completed:

• Take all demo junk to the dumpster which was located at the top of a small mountain.
• Tear down the wall between the 2 current bedroom which will be the Master bedroom/ bathroom
• Pull up flooring in Master Bedroom
• Start taking up tile in Main Room
• Partially knock down wall between Main Room and Office Room
• Clean up after ourselves

No major injuries. One smashed thumb. One ear hit with dry wall. 2 dead mice. A broken toe...which was already broken before the demo day started..

Top stories from the day?

1. Surprisingly, my mom is a beast. At the end of the day, she was GIDDY over getting to scrape up tiles in the main room. "O Yay! This is so much fun!!"
2. We completely filled a 20 ft dumpster in 3 hours
3. We ate at McDonald's because mom said they have Buy 1 Get 1 for .25 on Big Macs. She was wrong
4. Mom yelled "Derek you are a murderer!!" from a room. We came rushing to see what she was talking about. 2 little fresh mice died at the hands of a sledge hammer and dry wall

Our pile BEFORE the day started. No. We did not keep the toilet

Next up? Taking down the ceiling.

The Longshot Layout *A boring but necessary post

This post it to merely introduce you to the *hopeful* future layout of Longshot. Thankfully, this is very similar to the current layout, but we will be knocking down a couple walls, adding 2 bathrooms and wiggling things around a bit.

Lets get started:

The MAIN ROOM: As you can see, the entrance of the home will actually be the door opposite of the kitchen. We will be tearing out a bathroom that currently sits parallel to the kitchen. This will open up the room a bit more and give us space for a dining room table. We will be adding a bar which will also be the home of our oven/ stove top. The fireplace will be the focus of the room with couches surrounding it.

The Master Bedroom: To the left you will see the layout of our master bedroom. Currently, this is actually 2 rooms. We will tear down the wall that connects them and simply make a "half wall". This "half wall" will serve as the headboard for the bed and then also the wall for the sink and toilet. Since this room is at the back of the house, we hope to put a large window which will give a great view of the woods/ water. Our closet will be between and  around the back of the shower.

The Office/ Guest room: The office and guest room are the two rooms to the right of the floor plan. These are currently 2 rooms but only have one door (I know. Odd). We will be adding an entrance door to each room (one on each side of the fireplace). We will also be adding a small Jack & Jill style bathroom which will connect to both rooms. The green portion in the right room shows the placement of built in bunk beds. We hope to have a Murphy bed placed in the office of the other room.

Technically, the Longshot will be 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. The total square foot (around 1200) allows us to get a little creative with the layout and also really make it unique.

What do you love about your house and suggest we consider?? Remember, this is all new to us!

The weekend of firsts

This weekend was a busy one. Our first time being able to actually do a little a little necessary damage to the house, and it was awesome! First on the list was to have the foundation inspected...CHECK. And yes. I know you usually get that looked at BEFORE buying the home...but we felt like living on the dangerous side. Next up was the fireplace. We are getting ready to have someone come inspect the roof/ceiling and see what it is going to take to vault all the ceilings in the house. The fireplace seems to be decent and we found the brick to be covered in plaster. I believe at this point we are leaning towards keeping the plaster up and just covering it with stone. Derek did some damage to the ceiling above the fireplace. We can now get an idea of what a vaulted ceiling will look like!

I also managed to lift a crow bar AND hammer above my head...while hammering...without dropping it on myself...Are you proud?

Story #1: After running to the house on Sunday before heading to church, we finally found our mailbox. Since we were in a hurry, I just grabbed the massive pile of mail and jumped back into the car. As I was digging for our electric bill, a little spider came crawling out...then ALL OF HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS. Yes. A little spider nest in the mail. I was squealing. Swatting. Derek was dying laughing. He pulled over so I could jump out of the car...and then jump up and down. YUCK. I swear I still feel baby spiders all over me.

Stay tuned for our layout idea....and hopefully no more spider stories.

Longshot Lavender= tomorrow

*Tomorrow the little home we have been pursuing for MONTHS will finally be ours*January 21, 2014

We found Longshot on a foreclosed home website back in September. At first, Derek mainly fell in love with the property. He sent me the address and I headed there on my lunch break. I texted him,"I think this place is a shack."...His response? "Sounds about right."

Longshot was thought to be inhabited. Because of this, we were not suppose to go look around or bother the tenant who was being evicted. Tired of doing drive byes, we got gutsy and went to talk to the neighbors. We learned the house was no longer inhabited and our new neighbors were great!  We explored the house (just peeking in windows) and found it in worse condition that we had hoped. But none the less, we went home and placed a bid online. We officially won the bid about a month later and are finally closing on the home tomorrow.

To celebrate the closing, we headed out to Reeve's Wholesale to hunt down some siding ideas. At this point, we are sold on a cedar appearance but using a synthetic cedar shake.

Our goal is to make the Longshot a cozy but modern cabin.

This is an example of what we are going for. of course, Longshot is on a much smaller scale.

Traditional Exterior by Wilton Architects & Designers Cugno Architecture

What do you think? Ideas, thoughts, or suggestions??

the longshot

Under the husband's suggestion, the lavenders have decided to start a blog. As a reader of this blog, you will be following the hopeful transformation their new home they affectionately call, "the longshot".  They are certain there will be a lot of blood, sweat, and maybe a few tears...but are excited to get this massive project underway.  Stay tuned for updates such as: the sweet roof they will install. the wife learning how to put on siding. ridding a home of black mold. creating cement counter tops. turning a 400 square foot garage into a makeshift studio apartment. creating a retaining wall. the husband buying a billy goat. kayaking from longshot to downtown to grab a burger...and so much more fun!

Did you just mutter crazy under your breath??

A few fun facts about longshot:

located about 25 minutes from downtown Indianapolis built in the 1940's sits on an acre will be* 3 bedroom 2 bath 1,150 square foot foreclosed

lavenders dream home + or - a few repairs

Theme? Cabin in the City!

See. You love longshot already.

- any suggestions, advice, or ideas are VERY welcomed.