Nessie the Flip House: Reveal Part 2

I hope you enjoy these weekly updates as I navigate through the business of flipping houses one house at a time!!  To catch up on the progress on Nessie, check out her previous posts here.  If you’re new here (Hello!!!),  or just enjoy walking down memory lane, you can see my 6 previous flip houses here.  Thanks for coming along for the ride!!  *This post may contain affiliate links*  

What did you think of Part 1 of Nessie's reveals??  If you haven't checked it out yet, go NOW.  I'll wait.

Ok, now that you're caught up, let's talk bathrooms!  When we bought this house in July, she only had one dark bathroom.  Now she has one bright full bath and a spacious, utilitarian laundry/powder room.  My own house is jealous.  Back in July, the lone bathroom looked like this:

It was a decent size but felt like a cave.  Not anymore!!!!  I honestly keep forgetting that the window wasn't always in the bathroom.  It feels like it belongs!

A new built-in linen closet replaces the tall cabinet that was once there.  I still have adjustable shelves that need to be installed in the closet, but I hope people will be so busy falling in love with everything else at the open house this weekend that they won't hold it against Nessie.

Downstairs in an unfinished area that once just held the washer, dryer, a utility sink, and lots of plumbing piping.....

...now stands a clean and bright laundry/powder room!

I tried to pack as much functionality into this space: a space for laundry baskets, large shelf with bins for loose change/lost socks/whatever you need them for, a mirror with a shelf, and tile that will hide all sorts of dirt and messes.

I really love how these spaces turned out and I hope you do too!  The key to making a small house feel comfortable and not cramped is by making the best use of the space available and that's exactly what I did.  Added light and function are never going to be a bad thing when selling a house!

I'm saving the best reveal for last!  I'll be back this afternoon with the kitchen and open living area reveal!

Sources:

Bathroom Vanity // Bathroom Lights // Shower Curtain // Shower Curtain Rod // Bathroom Faucets // Bathroom Mirror // Bathroom Floor Tile // Laundry Floor Tile // Laundry Mirror // Laundry Vanity // Laundry Shelf // Laundry Faucet // Laundry Bins // Paint Color: Benjamin Moore Classic Gray mixed at 50%

Nessie the Flip House: Reveal Part 1

I hope you enjoy these weekly updates as I navigate through the business of flipping houses one house at a time!!  Check in each Friday to see weekly update of how this house progresses!  To catch up on the progress on Nessie, check out her previous posts here.  If you’re new here (Hello!!!),  or just enjoy walking down memory lane, you can see my 6 previous flip houses here.  Thanks for coming along for the ride!!  *This post may contain affiliate links*  

The time has finally come and the house is LISTED!!!!!!!!!!!  Phew!  This was a long and expensive reno, but I'm hoping buyers will see the love and potential this house has!  What started as a dark, dated house has been opened up and brightened up, but I'm going to be a big old meanie and wait until the THIRD part of this post to show you the new living area and kitchen because it's THAT GOOD and I need to build suspense.  Don't hate me too much, it will be well worth the wait!  There's plenty of goodies to show you in the rest of the house though!  Part 1: the exterior, bedrooms, and bowling alley!!!

Before we make it inside, the outside got a minor curb appeal makeover.

Without taking the time to go in front of the zoning board for approval, I wasn't able to add a portico or porch, but paint, trim, and a new window made a huge difference!

For the size of the house and the neighborhood, the yard is a huge asset.  Large driveway, new patio, and a great area to play or entertain- a bonus hidden under there is the brand new septic system!

I'm so glad I decided to paint the siding- it refreshed the whole house!

Heading inside (but skipping over the open concept entry, living area, and kitchen for now), the largest bedroom got fresh paint, refinished wood floors and a giant injection of sunshine in the form of a new window.... or rather a relocated window with the new picture window in the living area.  The room used to feel small and dark.

I promise, this is the same room.  The window makes a HUGE difference!  Ok, so maybe my new wide angle lens helps too.  It's really the window, though.  I swear.

The medium sized bedroom got a little love too.

It got a new spacious closet, a newly installed wood floor, and my favorite craigslisted mid century bedroom set that has found itself in all my staged flips.

The small bedroom with the giant closet just got a refresh and staging as a home office.

I made sure, however that if desired, a twin bed would fit comfortably in this cozy room!

Downstairs, one of the selling features of this house is the LOOONG room affectionately called the bowling alley.

With new vinyl wood-look plank floors, drywall ceiling, and sleek LED lighting, I hope buyers will be able to see how usable this space can be!  Just imagine a comfy sectional in front of the big screen tv on one end with an area for working out or kids playing on the other end.  I'll admit I decided not to spend a lot of energy staging this space and it just got some extra pieces that I had.  The important thing that I wanted to show is 2 usable zones.

This past weekend, Hubby/the best realtor you could ever want invited the family of the estate that we bought the house from back to see the dramatic changes.  Aside from seeming to be pleased with the transformation, they revealed that they called this room the bowling alley too.  It really named itself.

Since you guys voted on my instagram story for all the reveals in one day, stay tuned later today for Part 2: the bathrooms! and then Part 3: the open living area and KITCHEN!!!  You won't be disappointed!!!

Sources: (links fixed!!)

Bedroom lights // Exterior Light // House Numbers // Door Mat // Bowling Alley Lights // Exterior House Color: Benjamin Moore Cloudy Sky // Front Door Color: Benjamin Moore Dorset Gold // Bedroom Paint Color: Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist // Bowling Alley Paint Color: Benjamin Moore Classic Gray mixed at 50%

Nessie the Flip House: Week 24

I hope you enjoy these weekly updates as I navigate through the business of flipping houses one house at a time!!  Check in each Friday to see weekly update of how this house progresses!  To catch up on the progress on Nessie, check out her previous posts here.  If you’re new here (Hello!!!),  or just enjoy walking down memory lane, you can see my 6 previous flip houses here.  Thanks for coming along for the ride!!  *This post may contain affiliate links*  

This project has dragged on for longer than I had hoped, but we're finally listing NEXT WEEK!!!!!  There's lots of minutia to finish, but she's looking super pretty!

Since last you saw Nessie, she's had a bit of work done.  I tiled the backsplash and am SO happy that I decided to go bold.  That, my dears, is how you can add character into a seemingly simple house.  Well, that and blue cabinets.  I can't wait to get the vent hood up today!  The electrical wire needs to get relocated and I unfortunately didn't realize it until the tile was already done.  I'll be holding my breath as my electrician drills through the tile to get it in the right place.

The window wall got some love and tile too.  The bin above the sink is awaiting a few potted herbs which is going to really (both literally and figuratively) bring some life into the space.  I am making a switch here, though.  After getting the kitchen faucet installed, I realized that it's just a touch too large for the sink.  Not visually, but functionally.  It hits in the wrong place in the sink and creates quite a splash zone when you're washing something in the sink.  Luckily, we could really use a new faucet in out own house (where there's a bigger sink) so my plumber will be swapping this fixture out for a smaller scaled one.

The floors got their final coat and more painting happened.  Painting always feel like and endless process.  Even though I hired it out this time, it always seems to be one of the first things started and last things finished.

While the bathroom still needs more paint, it got a good scrub down and accessories installed.  I need to put up a fun shower curtain, but I love how this bathroom has turned out so far!  The giant mirror is the perfect touch in here.  It adds a focal point and keeps the space feeling open and bright.

In a less pretty and finished area, the basement is also coming along.  A couple stairs got replaced that had chunks cut out of them and the transition from the hallway to the bowling alley got finished.  Stairs and wall need paint and the stairs will be getting new rubber treads (all within the next week or less EEEEK).

Never fear, though, the laundry/powder room is looking pretty finished and I have a feeling will help sell this house.

It's not glamorous, but she got a new electrical panel!  So much of the budget in this house went to the things few people see- electrical, plumbing, heat, ac.

Lots of stuff still to finish and I'm trying not to get too wound up about it.  Within the next week:

• painting needs to be finished (a bit nervous about this one)
• ac vents need to be installed
• vent hood needs to be installed
• closet systems need to be installed
• electrical needs completing
• lots of little items
• final inspections!

You may have already made the deduction, however if we plan to list the house next week that means that next weeks post will include final staged reveals!

We're optimistic that this will be a fast sell!  Like I mentioned when we bought this house, it has LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION and in this town, there are currently NO other houses available in the price range we'll be listing.  I'm crossing my fingers!!  If you know anyone looking for a starter home in Wayland, MA shoot me an e-mail and I'll happily provide more info!

Have an amazing weekend!!