We never, never, never would have thought of taking on this project if it weren’t for my uncle, Tom Woodruff.
Basically, we asked him 1. if we’re crazy, and 2. if he’d help.
I’m not certain he ever answered the first question…… but he agreed to the second. He’s the General Contractor for the renovation, and we’re so fortune to have his talent, support, ingenuity, and enthusiasm. In a word, he’s awesome.
To contact Tom, write to TGWoodruffLLC@gmail.com.
Right after we bought the property, we contacted Bob Reid of ELEVATE architects+collaborators to do the drawings for our home. He’s helped us to see our space in a way we never could have without his guidance, expertise and input.
To learn more about Bob and ELEVATE, visit http://www.elevatearchitects.com/.
It’s time for some promotion of the people who have been (and will continue to be) integral in helping us realize our dream.
First, Katie Kennedy and EveryHome Realty.
Bottom line, she didn’t laugh at us.
Instead, she’s been helping us to figure it out as we go.
And we promise that she’s the best agent in the history of real estate. Ever.
To learn more about Katie and EveryHome, visit http://www.everyhome.com/.
a gift from our new neighbors for our renovation fund. 🙂
the farmhouse, aka chuck, meg and goose’s new digs.
We don’t feel particularly patient, but I suppose we have been. Today was a very (very) long time coming, but worth the wait. The farmhouse is sold, a huge milestone in our project. Essentially, all of our renovation money has been tied up in that house, so since we bought it and the barn back in April, we’ve been doing (delicate) demo, and waitingwaitingwaiting.
But today was our closing, and the farmhouse is officially sold.
Not only is it sold, but it’s sold to really rad people. Who will be our future-neighbors. And we can’t be more excited.
It’s a bizarre dynamic, selling to people who will be your neighbors.
Most real estate transactions are:
“Hi, nice to meet you, sign here, thanks for buying our house, good luck and we’ll probably never see you again.”
Ours was more:
“You like our house? Cool, cause we love it too. ps. We’ll be living next door, in (six/seven/eight) months, when construction is done. How do you feel about dogs / composting / split-rail fences? Sure, you can borrow our tractor / chainsaw / driveway. See you next weekend!”
We’ve been in touch with them a lot leading up to closing, and we think we’re off to a great start. We’re pretty pumped about it.
So, the farmhouse is officially sold.
And all that’s left to do is……… everything.
apparently, barn conversion is a particularly dusty endeavor.
So, in an ideal world, Billy and I would have working on our little project voraciously for the last six months. But things didn’t really work out that way.
We bought the farmhouse and the barn together, as they are adjacent properties (though subdivided), and the previous owners didn’t want to sell them separately. When we did that, we basically tied up all of our renovation money in the house. So we had to sell the house before we could (afford to) start work on the barn. We listed it in May, and had a ton of interest right away (it’s an awesome house). Problem was, everyone who was interested had their own houses to sell. Contingent offers don’t move quickly. So we had to stay patient.
Fortunately, our real estate agent is a rockstar, and our patience has paid off! We have accepted an offer from a pretty great family who we think will be sweet neighbors. And we have a closing date…… so the countdown is on to 11/30.
we painted the milk house.
us. and a barn. right after we bought it.
Home Sweet Barn 