The Dream

I told my husband when we agreed to buy our house, "Second baby, second story".  And thats how this "story" goes.

We bought the ugliest house on the nicest block.  I tell my friends, "I close my eyes while pulling into our garage".  Seriously, its the ugliest house on the block.

It is a single story, mid-century rambler on a fabulous big lot on a prestigous street.  At some point, this place was really swinging and I have a feeling it turned some heads when it was built.  It was architect designed with heavy eaves and barely a roof pitch to speak of (which makes for a fun winter with the snow piling up....this place "doesnt belong" is an understatement).  We are even as lucky to have glass block windows and a built-in Hamn radio...in case of cold war.

We hadn't even signed the purchase agreement and I had the blue prints in process.  Our plan: to take this retro single story home to a two story, European inspired home fitting of its location.

I invite you to follow us on our journey, from conception to construction, as we create our dream home.