Fall Remodeler's Tour

Sunday we went on the Metropolitan Builder's Association tour of remodeled homes with Andi and Brian, minus the twins! They spent the day with their Nana and Papa while we spent the day with their parents. Hah!

We all had a great time. There were a lot of great houses on the tour that we enjoyed seeing, and we made fun of the ones that were vulgar. And some were truly horrible. One in Franklin was so bad I had to try hard to keep a straight face, and it became more difficult as I heard the muttered comments and whispered expletives from our group as we moved through it.

But there were two really great houses that we loved! One was a ranch home that had a kitchen/mudroom addition exactly like the one that Andi and Brian are thinking about adding. The other was a great cape cod that had almost exactly our floor plan. They had added two dormers on the top, moving all their bedrooms to the second floor and leaving the whole downstairs to play! They knocked down a lot of walls and as a result it flowed wonderfully. I was very jealous. We had better get our butts in gear!


Our model dormer addition. Joy!



Intelligently and maturely critiquing the homes. Brian: "This looks like crap!"


This was a fun bonus on the tour. This house on Capone Court in Brookfield actually was owned by Al Capone! Very cool. The renovation was ok, but the best part was the history. Apparently the current owners opened the sealed turret in the front when they bought the home and found old liquor bottles and newspapers from 1926. They framed the papers, which dealt with Al Capone, and hung them in the hall upstairs! The nerd in me drooled....