Sheldon's First Home Renovation Overview

Welcome to the first post of Sheldon’s First Home Renovation.  My plan is to keep a log of everything I do with my new home as far as renovations are concerned and how I completed the project.  First off, a little background about me and this home.  I have worked in the Student Housing field for almost 9 years now and a perk with that job is you are almost always provided a place to live for free.  This has been my case so I have never had a place of my own.  I have lived in a room in college that was literally smaller than a jail cell in the state of Colorado, all the way to the luxury two bedroom apartment I currently live in.  Starting June 1^st I will be moving into my 5 bedroom 4 bathroom home so I may have problems figuring out what to do with all the space! Along with being provided an apartment, it comes fully furnished.  I may be ready to move but all I own is a headboard, an entertainment center, and a couch.  I will actually need to buy a bed this weekend. 

 I purchased this home my Senior year of college as a Short Sale and planned to use it as a rental.  Two months later I moved to Oklahoma State University to get my master’s degree and spent three years there working in student housing.  I have been back in Denver for two years now working in privatized Student Housing (not part of a Univerisity), but have continued to rent the home to other families.  I recently decided that now is the time for me to move off-site so I will be moving back into the home.  I really like working in student housing but living in the same building with 355 students (that can be quite wild at times) is getting a little old. 

So here it is; The Home that I am moving to and will be renovating. 

Obviously the house is a little dated so here is an idea of what I plan to do on the home.  The first project will focus on the exterior and will be completely overhauled.  My plan is that the house will look completely different than what it does now and will take on more of a colonial look.  All of the fitzer bushes will be removed in the next couple weeks.  The plan includes the exterior being painted a new color.  Right now I am thinking a Greenish grey color with white trim but it is still being decided. I have to choose a color that will match the roof and since it is brown it limits my options.   New columns will be added to the front of the house and rock will be added to the front of the columns.

Below is a home I am looking to model the columns off of and the dry sage is an option for the color but right now I am leaning towards something with a darker grey/brown tint. 

 I purchased some boxwoods and bushes called a burning bush last weekend and these will replace the fitzers.  I will then add pots of flowers to the entry just so it looks higher end.  This neighborhood is in a renovation phase so I want to try and help do my part to make the neighborhood look nicer.  My plan is to try and spend less than $30,000 on the renovation but with new bathrooms, kitchen, and back yard it may go over a little.  Also to go along with my technology lifestyle I plan to have a home audio system in most rooms that can be controlled independent of other rooms, outdoor speakers, and the light switches will be computerized. 

Well stay tuned for the progress as I work to create an awesome home.  Move-in day is less than a week away!!