DESIGN POINT
LIVING AREA AFTER RENOVATION
RENOVATION ROCKSTAR
The original home boasted a total of five rooms. The investors doubled the square footage of the home during the renovation (see after floorplan below) but kept four of the five rooms intact as well as the original wood floors, walls, and ceilings.
BEFORE
Steve and Denise Nunley, owners of Steeden Preferred Properties, are no strangers to historic renovations. In fact, when they found this historic property on the MLS and purchased it for $75,000, they had just undertaken renovations on a local farmhouse as well. When they saw the five-bedroom cabin, however, they knew it was something too special to pass on.
Historic Home Yields Hidden Treasures “GOOD BONES” SAVE A TRICKY RENOVATION FROM DISASTER.
by Carole VanSickle Ellis | Featured investors: Kathryn Harbour, Realtor with Keller Williams and Steve & Denise Nunley, Steeden Preferred Properties
BEDROOM 1 AFTER
Deal Notes & Numbers 1935 historic home in Acworth, Georgia. Within walking distance of Lake Acworth, multiple public parks, and the historic downtown Acworth area, home to local dining, boutique retail, an arts district, and other local businesses and services.
BEDROOM 1 BEFORE
ORIGINAL DETAILS:
AFTER RENOVATION:
When the work was completed, bright, wide windows and light colors complemented ornamental granite, modern fixtures, and dark, original wood floors. At right, one of two guest bedrooms, a full bath and a half- bath are visible from the hallway.
• 1,300 square feet • Five rooms total • Nine-foot ceilings in the attic • Loft in the garage • Hidden cellar area below porch area
• Original wood floors, walls, and ceilings restored and intact • 3 bedrooms (1 master suite)/2.5 baths, living room, upstairs bonus room, mudroom, laundry room • 2,750 square feet • All new plumbing, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, roof • Ornamental granite, custom cabinetry, floating pantry shelves • Screened porch with hidden wine cellar
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