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February 9, 2016 By Sherry

Our Lake House Remodel

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Lake House Remodel Before Before

I am Sherry from Savvy Apron.  My husband and I purchased a total fixer upper at the lake.  

Lake House RemodelAfter

Our fear was that this house really would end up costing us more than a “ready to move in” home would.  Because of that, we decided to do all the work ourselves, and we had no experience in home remodeling.  We told ourselves to remember that this is a summer home, and it does not have to look like something out of a magazine.  This was a place for our family to have fun and make wonderful memories.  We did hire someone to do the electrical, sheet rock, and place Hardie board on the house.

To stay under budget most everything in the house is purchased second hand.  Most of the items came from Craigslist, thrift stores, or we made it ourselves.  The only thing I can think of that is new is the TV, rock sink, pillows, letters on the wall, and we had the mattresses.   Because of doing all the work ourselves and finding almost everything at the thrift store including brand new kitchen sink, new faucets, even the new kitchen bead board back splash, we came way under budget.  We even found the brand new high end, soft close kitchen cabinets from a Facebook trading site.  We also saved a ton of money by staining our concrete floors ourselves.  The total cost for staining the floors throughout entire house was under $600.  

Lake House Kitchen Before

Kitchen Before

Lake House Kitchen After

Kitchen After

We put up a new wall in the kitchen, and we add galvanized metal under the bar.  I love the way the floors turned out.

Lake House Den Before

Living Space Before

Living Space After

 Living Space After

We removed the wall on the left side of the fireplace for a more open feel.

Lake House Bath Before

Bathroom Before

Bath After

Bath After

We removed the window because it was next to the carport. We moved the toilet to make the bathroom accessible.  We purchased the rock sink from a salvage store and installed it on a thrift store cabinet. 

Master Bedroom Before

Master Bedroom Before

 

Master Bedroom Before

Master Bedroom After

For more pictures and details, please see original blog post here.

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Comments

  1. Kari says

    March 10, 2016 at 9:41 pm

    Beautiful! It looks great!! It truly looks like a completely different house.

  2. Mary-the boondocks blog says

    March 11, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    Just beautiful Sherry. I can never get over the transformation of this house. It just goes to show you how a little elbow grease and tenacity will do wonders. .

  3. Pili says

    March 28, 2016 at 8:01 pm

    I really like a good makeover, and your home is now so pretty! It is amazing that something can change from dab to fab with some love and good taste!

  4. Marsha Blog says

    March 28, 2016 at 9:32 pm

    😀 You really have a really creative mind, and I love your house. So sweet and simple.

    • Sherry says

      March 28, 2016 at 9:39 pm

      Thanks you so much for visiting my blog and checking out our remodel!

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I'm Sherry! I believe that you can have nice things without going in debt. I will show you my DIY projects, DIY home renovations, tips and recipes.

Hi! I am Sherry and I live in Alabama. Thanks for visiting my blog. I love beautiful things but I am passionate about decorating my home without going in debt. It is amazing how creative you can be when you are on a budget. My home is decorated with diy projects, thrift store finds, and some items purchased new. I hope that you find something you to create for your home.

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