Vista

OUR FIRST FLIP!

 

Boise beckoned with a hot market and

opportunities for adventure and a fun lifestyle change.

The setting is beautiful with a backdrop of mountains

and a river that runs through, bringing life-giving water

to this high-desert oasis.

 

Flipping was an opportunity to find

"the worst  house in the best neighborhood"

and breathe new life into it, flex our creativity and muscles,

and we turned a diamond in the rough:

 

 

into the home of someone's dreams!

 

 

It started with the exterior.  There were those wings...

We called her the Flying Nun:
 

 

The back deck (window-washing walkway)

wasn't even accessible from the house. Scott began scheming...

 

 

and that color combination ???

 

The napkin drawing created over coffee one morning

grew into a 3-tier pergola which Scott felt would

minimize the impact of that huge front gable:

 

 

(and yes, we bought the house with the front siding mysteriously missing)

 

 

 

 

Yep, those end gables got a trim, too. No more tips.
 

The front door went an energetic orange which became a bit of a theme :)

 

 

 

Love those lanterns with the Edison lightbulbs!

 

 

 

After reclaiming the wood siding off the back of the house, 

we re-installed it as board and batton on the front.

A warm gray compliments that amazing original rock siding!

BEFORE:

 

ENTER:

 

 

The original entry featured... a spiral staircase!

This area also served as the dining room, so the staircase placement

was a little strange.

 

 

 

 

Entry view, BEFORE:



 

 

 

DURING:

 

 

 

 

 

AFTER:

 

 

 

ABOVE:  With the spiral staircase removed (whew! that was a fun job!!!)

 

there was a lot more space for a dining room table (BELOW):

 

 

 

 



The original kitchen made us cry.

Although that carpet is kind of groovy.

 

DURING:

AFTER:

 

The kitchen features expresso, shaker cabinets

(with modern bar pulls installed after photos :)

 

We love how the tumbled chiaro backsplash plays off

 the original fireplace rock.

 

 

 

... and that rock-inset 1971 oven would have to become

a wine cooler. Of course!

 

 

 
 
 




 

 

DONE:



The Living Room:

BEFORE:

 

 

AFTER:

Loving those pops of orange!!!

 



The first floor also housed three bedrooms and two baths.

 

 

 

Down the hall, 3 bedrooms became 2.
We took out the wall between the master and other and
created one grand master suite!

 

The Master BEFORE (above)

and

AFTER:

 

 

The second bedroom which we incoorporated  into master:

 

Above:  framing in the master closet on left.

Below: creating a walk-out to new deck.

And our solution to that red velvet wall-paper:
an Accent Wall of pine, white-washed.

 

 

The spacious walk-in closet:

 

 

Turning two bedrooms into one; worth every ounce of sweat!

 

 

 The Master Bathroom:

BEFORE:
(the vanity was a nice bonus in the purchase of house :)

 

We went with a simple 12x12 tile in the large shower;

ran the accent mosaic vertically this time.

 

 

 

AFTER:

 

 The HALL BATH got a make-over:

 

 AFTER:



 

The flooring is an engineered floor;

a versatile gray plank.

 

Leaving a message for future flooring crew to find in a few decades.

 

And we'll head on downstairs.

Scott installed a wooden tread

which Carol gave a gray wash to match the flooring.

 

 

 

So. The DOWNSTAIRS.

We found it like this. Thankfully, the new plumbing

which was trenched into the concrete floor was permitted. And working:

 

 

 

The Laundry Room, BEFORE:

 

 

 

AFTER:

 

 

 

 

The downstairs bathroom came with a toilet and shower pan.

But  that was it.

 

 

BEFORE:

 

 

AFTER:

 

 

 

BEFORE:

 

AFTER:

 

 

The downstairs basement was a spacious REC area with

a wood-burning fireplace.

 

 

And that spiral staircase by the front door upstairs?

Here's the other half :)

Vintage 1971

 

 

Spiral staircase leaving:  (thank you Craigslist)

 

 

 

AFTER:

 

 

 

DOWNSTAIRS BEDROOM #1

BEFORE:

 

 

AFTER:

 

 

Basement Bedroom #2

came in an unfinished state:

 

AFTER:

 

 

 

Enjoying an afternoon break on the unfinished back deck.

 

The backyard happened in stages:

(this is how it came)

from grading and removing a lot of dirt and debris...

 

to installing irrigation and laying sod...

 

 

 

 

 

 

to building a retaining wall and installing a French drain.

 

(which required some fun equipment; this is Scott having a great time!)

 

 

 

 The original "window-washing" deck was a liiiittttle scary

(as in, it felt like you might fall through at any time):

 

 

So it got replaced:

 

 

(this is Scott telling me to put down the camera

and go and get another board  :)

 

 

 

 

We installed cottage lap siding on the back of the house:

 

I know some of you are feeling sorry for Scott

right now, since it looks like he is the only one working.

 

He is a hard worker, and incredibly talented.

But I am taking credit for painting this house.

It had to be done. It didn't want to be red and yellow;

not one more day!!!

 

BEFORE:

 

 

AFTER:

THE DECK:

 

 

We truly hated to see this renovation job come to an end!