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NeighborhoodNews
Meridian & Butler March
REAL ESTATE
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Renovation Reality (Part 2)
By Brad Litz , Real Estate Broker, Appraiser & Investor
Meridian-Kessler Resident
When I last left you we had just moved back into our home
after a major renovation and addition. I’m glad to say we are
getting settled back in quite nicely and enjoying our ‘new’ old
house. I want to thank our designer, Janice Pattee, as she always
has a keen eye for modernizing while keeping the charm and
character of the home firmly intact, as well as my business partner, John Eaton, who knocked it out of the park with quality
construction and finishes throughout.
We are happy with the new floor plan and functionality of the
house. Our house is definitely one-of-a-kind and has undergone some transformations throughout its 88 year history,
although the main floor has stayed very close to the original
design. Our second floor was a bit more functionally obsolete
for a growing family, you see. We had an unusually large living
room for an upper level, 2 massive bedrooms, and 1 tiny bathroom with a storage challenged pedestal sink. The layout worked
well for a long time, but I was in need of some more firepower
with the Litz household now having a 3-to-1 advantage of girls
over boys. Closet space, bathrooms and privacy had quickly
become a necessity.
Looking back on it, I think the best ‘take aways’ were first, allow
an adequate amount of time to work with the intricacies of the
older