Wow! What a whirlwind the last several months have been!!
Covid 19 brought alot of changes for everyone and in the midst of all that we decided to renovate our house. It is a big 150 year old 2 story house. We had been debating the pros and cons of selling when the virus hit so we decided to go ahead and do some renos we knew we would need to get done.
We redid the spare bedroom which turned into a bigger job than we thought. When we took off the wallpaper we discovered why the previous owners had decided on wall paper. The lathe and plaster was cracked all over. My hubby has become and expert at fixing it now! He did such a great job and the walls were so smooth they looked like new drywall. We painted it a really pretty neutral called birch bark that seemed to make the room glow. I cannot find it online to show it here but we bought it at Canadian Tire.
Next was removing the carpet that had been in the house since we bought it 20 years ago. It was upstairs and in the granny flat. I know it was WELL over due! We chose to go with vinyl plank flooring. Upstairs we went with one called evening shadows....
Since we were doing this with selling the house in mind we went with a popular modern choice. It was not my favorite as I prefer a more traditional country look. In the apartment we went for a variegated wood tone and new carpet on the stairs completed the flooring.
That done we had someone come and do all the trim upstairs and we painted all the doors and window frames etc.
We called the real estate lady we met with in January just to see how the market was doing with the virus etc. She said it was a great time time to sell as prices were crazy since there were not many houses available and so many people looking. She came to check out the flooring and said "So then you are ready to put it on the market?" We said we guess so! We never imagined how quickly everything would go.
Next thing we knew she was there to stage the house - which by the way was amazing! There was no fee for it and she transformed the house! It did not even look like our place. Then it hit the market. We had 14 showings in 2 days and within 4 days of it being on the market we had 4 offers all over asking and the house was sold.
It was a shock! It all happened so fast! God was truly in it. Our house was sold to a pastor and his wife. They are super sweet and we were able to meet with them and talk about the house history etc. over ice cream after they bought it. ~smile~
We could not have hoped for better people to buy our home. That helped soften the blow of leaving after so many years. I still had a bit of a cry as I cleaned it for the last time and relived memories. My hubby gave me a big hug and reminded me that my memories do not live in that house. I have a wonderful husband.
One more shock in store they needed the house by September 1st! So we had less than a month to move!
More on those adventures tomorrow!
Happy Friday!
Blessings,
Liisa
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