Progress Tour: 1920 Duplex Rehab
by
Catherine
4 Months
My husband and I purchased our first investment property, a 1920 brick duplex, in August and have been busy at work since then. We were expecting to update the kitchen and bathroom, and redo the electrical, but that was about it. Little did we know it would turn into a whole-home gut job filled with a massive roach infestation, mice, black mold, and lots more (and yes, we had it inspected!)
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Our plan for this property is to live on this side of the duplex and rent out the other side (in progress), which will essentially allow us to live for free. We know this isn't going to be our forever home, but more of a stepping stone for us. We hope we found a happy medium between functional design that can stand the test of time and wear and tear, and personal design choices.
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We still have lots left to do, but here's a little progress tour of what we've done so far to the first side. Head over to the blog for more photos of the rest of the house.
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Living room - before
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Our plan for this property is to live on this side of the duplex and rent out the other side (in progress), which will essentially allow us to live for free. We know this isn't going to be our forever home, but more of a stepping stone for us. We hope we found a happy medium between functional design that can stand the test of time and wear and tear, and personal design choices.
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We still have lots left to do, but here's a little progress tour of what we've done so far to the first side. Head over to the blog for more photos of the rest of the house.
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Living room - before
Living room - progress
Living room - progress
Dining room - before
Dining room - progress
Dining room - before
Dining room - progress
Bathroom - before (Fear not, we have the clawfoot tub in safe keeping for use in another future project. Why, you ask? It was in bad shape, so it would have cost a lot to refinish it to withstand the test of time and wear and tear. This is also the only full bathroom in the house, and we thought it would be better used in a future bathroom used as a tub than here as a shower. Last, it was a tight fit back there by the window, which was a necessary change because the tub obstructed the entrance to the bathroom.)
Bathroom - progress
Kitchen - before
Kitchen - progress
Kitchen - before
Kitchen - progress
Check out our full February progress tour on the blog, and be sure to find us on Instagram @beginninginthemiddle to see daily updates of our progress!
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Your house is so cool, I love what you're doing with it!
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Really cool what you did with your duplex! My husband and I hired Aus Property Professionals to build us a duplex, they led the entire project. I had some ideas on the exterior but we struggled with interior concepts for some time. We also have a brick wall in one part of the kitchen :)
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