The easy part(?)- Demo
Kitchen and Downstairs Demo
Okay. Where was I?
Oh, right. The work begins. We decided to first see exactly what we were working with since the Lodge had been minimally maintained and left empty for a few years. We started by removing everything that was inside on the ground floor starting mainly with the kitchen.
Here’s the before:
Eventually, we were left with this.
Next project we have decided to add to our renovation and shiplap the entire ceiling. 3,000 square feet of ceiling.
Yeah, I don’t know what we’re thinking either.
Hopefully it looks good!
The Beginning
The Beginning
Every great story starts somewhere. The beginning of this story, well. It’s not what you might expect.
Stephen and Alli started looking for a new home for their growing family and instead they found the opportunity of a lifetime. Stephen (a Realtor) started looking for homes that would give him the acreage that he had always wanted. He found 52 acres of beautiful land in Marengo. The house on the property had been left empty but maintained for about 2 years. Going into it, they knew there would be some work to restore it to its former glory and make it the home they had searched for…. And this, my friends, is where the story took a sharp turn.
They went to tour it and discovered that it had so much more potential than just being a home. It had so much more potential than just hosting the special moments and memories of their family. This place, this Lodge…. It was something really really special. The Lodge boasted high ceilings, large open spaces, a towering fireplace, lake views, and so much potential. They could see it for what it could be, not what it was built to be. A Lodge to host weddings, parties, corporate events, craft fairs, and gatherings. It could be a destination.
Once purchased, the planning began. What needed renovating? What could stay as it was? What could wait until they were fully on their feet and running?
If you’ve ever done renovations, you know that the beautiful and stressful and exciting part is that the project takes on a life of its own. The finished project often looks different than the intended finished project. So, our planned first step: Demo the kitchen and create a blank slate.
Let’s see where that leads us.
Every great story starts somewhere. The beginning of this story, well. It’s not what you might expect.
Stephen and Alli started looking for a new home for their growing family and instead they found the opportunity of a lifetime. Stephen (a Realtor) started looking for homes that would give him the acreage that he had always wanted. He found 52 acres of beautiful land in Marengo. The house on the property had been left empty but maintained for about 2 years. Going into it, they knew there would be some work to restore it to its former glory and make it the home they had searched for…. And this, my friends, is where the story took a sharp turn.
They went to tour it and discovered that it had so much more potential than just being a home. It had so much more potential than just hosting the special moments and memories of their family. This place, this Lodge…. It was something really really special. The Lodge boasted high ceilings, large open spaces, a towering fireplace, lake views, and so much potential. They could see it for what it could be, not what it was built to be. A Lodge to host weddings, parties, corporate events, craft fairs, and gatherings. It could be a destination.
Once purchased, the planning began. What needed renovating? What could stay as it was? What could wait until they were fully on their feet and running?
If you’ve ever done renovations, you know that the beautiful and stressful and exciting part is that the project takes on a life of its own. The finished project often looks different than the intended finished project. So, our planned first step: Demo the kitchen and create a blank slate.
Let’s see where that leads us.