I’ve mentioned it a few times over my years as a blogger,
but when my business as a yogi really started picking up, I became the proud owner
of an extremely old house here in southern California. I’m pretty sure it was
built in the early days of the county, back in the late 1800s or early 1900s,
because it has all those gorgeous old Victorian-era fixings!
Unfortunately, as beautiful as the house is, it’s definitely
starting to show its age in some ways. Over the years it has taken a beating
from the weather, termites, unruly tenants, and sloppy previous owners. I
swear, the other day I was trying to get a nail out of the wall and it took an inch-thick
piece of wall with it. Turns out, it was about a millimeter of drywall with the
rest being layer upon layer of paint! It almost looked like a piece of taffy it
was so colorful.
That’s not the half of it, either. Turns out the house is chock full of galvanized pipe, the last time the kitchen was updated I’m pretty sure we were still in the Vietnam War, and the basement looks like something out of a particularly scary horror movie!
So what’s a girl who loves the look of an old house but also
wants to live in the 21st century to do? The answer is watch HGTV for
about five minutes and become instantly enamored with the idea of a full redesign
of the house. After another couple hours watching the experts knock down walls
and put up gorgeous new cabinetry and trimmings, I realized I needed to shut it
off, wipe the drool off my mouth and seriously evaluate my living situation.
Yup, I’m a yogi, not a contractor! To be honest, I didn’t
know the first thing about remodeling homes or how to effectively use the space
I had available to me. All I knew is that I had a list of things that I wanted
(quartz countertops, an island, and new stainless-steel appliances! Plus new
piping, I suppose.) That same night I started sniffing around for a good
contracting firm, and I just so happened to find the best remodeling
contractor in Orange County: Inspired Remodels!
The guys over there were friendly, responsive, and my goodness
did they ever know what they were doing. We scheduled an estimate to take place
one morning during the week and the guys stayed with me nearly the whole day as
we went over the particulars of what needed to be updated now vs. what could be
done a little bit later. By the end of it, I had new cabinets, paint colors,
and a new basement pretty much designed and planned out!
The remodel is scheduled to start a little later during the
month and I gotta say, I’m really excited not to be living out of water bottles
and getting scared every time I hear the pipes groan when I turn the dryer on.
If you’re like me and your house is starting to show its age, give Inspired Remodels
a call and get your home the facelift it deserves.
Inspired Remodels
(949) 716-1938
21098 Bake Pkwy Ste 100 Lake Forest, CA 92630
