Rob and I purchased this cabin in Missouri 2 years ago. The reason, location, location, location. It is perfectly situated on a private road, fully treed, right on the water, with the boat dock directly behind the 2-acre site. We had to look past all of the dark paneling and carpet from wall to wall. Rob knows me and knew that I could and would not stay in it with the shape it was in, so we decided to gut it. I used a word that I am not fond of using with interior selections; the 'B' word, budget. We do plan to demolish the existing home within the next 5 years to build new, so we wanted to keep the cost down yet still make it a comfortable space we could enjoy.
Here is a peak at the before photos. Be sure to check back for the mid-way and after photos in the following weeks. Hope you enjoy!!
Here is the kitchen 'before'. I can't describe to you how dirty and disgusting the cabinets were, you could take a spatula and scrape the grease off the door fronts. This was the first area to be tackled.
This wall was separating the great room area and the kitchen; will it still be here later??
The fireplace, an ode to brown with the oh so beautiful 1970's paneling.
Yes, that is carpet in the bathroom, and yes, it really was that dirty. I can appreciate how the original owners did keep the flow going with a blue shower stall and matching toilet and sink, yet, not enough to even consider keeping it. ;)
Ahhh, the yellow bathroom. Again, keeping it consistent the original owners used a Harvest Gold tub/shower unit, toilet, and sink. Along with the ever so present carpet and retro hanging light fixture we had our work cut out for us here.
Finally, the upstairs recreational room. Wall to wall carpet and floor to ceiling paneling. Nothing some elbow grease can't fix!
I will let you know of a great resource if you are doing a renovation of any size. It is the Habitat for Humanity re-sale store. They came to the cabin and picked up everything that we took out of the home. All of the light fixtures, old appliances, vanities, ect. They use the proceeds made from the resale of the items to help fund the new homes that are under construction. Be sure to take a little time to be gentle to the items you are removing and use this service!!
