1/24/2006 – Kevin drew out a floor plan which moved the kitchen to the space now occupied by the steps and laundry room. The kitchen would then become a mudroom/laundry room with lockers for coats and boots. The steps would move to the south parlor, and would run north-south instead of east-west as they do now.
The current office area in the ell will become Caitlin’s dance room. Upstairs in the main stone section of the house, we will convert the hodge-podge of rooms and closets into two big bedrooms, two baths, and walk-in closets with a nice sitting area/hallway.
The next step was to actually try to budget such an adventure. It wasn’t pretty! I priced out wall sconces, and knew in a hurry it was going to be costly. The ones I want are $179 each, hand-forged of course, in Vermont. If sconces cost this much, we’re in trouble!
2/13/2006 – After a frustrating month with our first lender, we ended up switching to the Credit Union, and we closed with ease. At last we are homeowners! Actually, we are the owners of two homes, two mortgages, and two equity loans. We closed on Friday and everything went extremely smoothly.
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