You’ve made me feel a lot better TG! Happy to hear that VH is not a Pinto 🙂 Thanks.
I love Travertine, but I’m reluctant to get too crazy, though, because of the market. We’d like to make the house nicer than it was – but not too over the top. I’ve seen some porcelain tile that is very nice. The install area is over 1600 sf. I can get nice travertine-like porcelain tile installed for less than $10K. Travertine would be closer to $20K. I’m not sure that’s the best investment?
If you want to see an exceptionally cool example of stained concrete floor, stop into Baily’s Old Town. I think Chris Baily told me it was done by Surfacing Solutions. It really looks rich and warm. That’s a good idea…I may revisit that.
I like the area a lot. Yes, we can practically walk to Thornton’s. We can see Callaway from the backyard. Again, this is what started my query in the first place: how can that little Sweetbriar house be “Z-estimated” in mid-500s? I still cant believe someone paid $585K for the place a few months ago. Makes no sense.
That house on Balderama (link you sent) is our EXACT floorplan! Our lot, however, is almost 3x the size. One of the big changes we made was to change the doorways near the kitchen into arches. It’s made a huge difference. The house has very high ceilings, but there are a number of visual points that pull the eye DOWN. So the arches have made a huge difference.
We do have a 3-car garage. It’s not an oversized 3-car, but Hubby will have requisite area for “workshop” so he’s happy. Painting it and getting that organized was his first priority!
We also had a “whole house fan” installed. It was about $2000, but it’s supposed to make a big diff in energy costs. And we added an attic access ladder. The attic is a good-sized space so Hubby has added plywood sheets for a makeshift floor. We plan to use that area for storage.
Fortunately, most of our lot is in the back so I THINK I can xeriscape that? Can the HOA tell me what to do in my own backyard? I’m fine with a small lawn in front. I hope to have a “victory garden” in the back somewhere.
