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Our Fixer Upper



So here goes... the first post of many detailing our renovation of 605.
Casey and I took our first creeper ninja pictures of this house back in July 2015. My father in law discovered this house was for sale while inspecting the roof for damage and thought it would be a perfect house for newlyweds. And he was right. At this point Casey and I were getting married in four months and had no idea where we were going to live after the wedding. So this little house seemed like it fell right in our laps for a reason.

When we first drove by this house we both fell in love. It had so much character with the porch, the fretwork, and all the big windows. I was sold. Casey wasn't quite sure yet and was eager to see the inside, as was I. It seemed a little too good to be true from the outside, like some huge problem was just waiting to jump out from behind the door. Next was a tour with the owners.

Stay tuned for the rest of the story.


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