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The Bellaire House / December 17, 2018

Bellaire: The End, Part 2

Friday afternoon, I signed the little house on Bellaire over to it's new owners.   I'm lucky that the Buyers were looking for their first Airbnb investment; my little reimagined shotgun will remain exactly the same...  They've purchased everything inside as well as the house, honored all of our ...

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Personal, Real Estate, The Bellaire House / November 11, 2018

Bellaire: The End, Part 1

I've been known- on occasions- to surprise the heck out of people with decisions I've made.  Whether it was the time I came home the day before prom with my waist-length hair chopped into a tiny pixie cut, or the mid-April afternoon in 2006 when I went for groceries and came home with a new ...

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Personal, The Bellaire House / May 12, 2018

Bellaire: 1 Year Later

It was a year ago this Tuesday that the tiny house on Bellaire became mine.  I remain in awe of what a wonderful investment and what a sweet little home this old, dilapidated shotgun has become. On November 1st, we welcomed our first guest, and since, we've stayed almost completely booked, ...

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The Bellaire House / October 28, 2017

Bellaire, Completed

I can't believe this day has finally arrived...  my sweet little home on Bellaire is complete.  After 6 months of extensive renovations, a resetting of the foundation, and new floor joists and subflooring, the addition of a stackable laundry in the huge master closet, ripping out soffits ...

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The Bellaire House / October 2, 2017

Bellaire Update

Two weeks ago, when my photographer, Kyle and I got together to work on the next wave of photos, the sweet llittle Bellaire house still had a multitude of items on it's punch list.  From grout in the bathroom floor, window treatments, getting a bed delivered, finding art and acessories... ...

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The Bellaire House / August 28, 2017

Bellaire Update

We have a sofa.  There's been a chair delivered.  Paint is on the walls, and cabinets are installed.  My sweet little shotgun on Bellaire is starting to look like a real house!! After a quick change of pace with the wall color (Spare White looked almost mint green, so Extra White ...

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The Bellaire House / July 24, 2017

Bellaire Update

Oh, friends, I’m so happy to report that we are moving along at a nice rate at the Bellaire house. In the last week, my contractor has completed all of the drywall work, all of our kitchen can lights have been installed, and the old, icky bathroom vanity, lights and mirror have come out, and ...

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The Bellaire House / June 26, 2017

Bellaire Update

If you're following along on my Snapchat (@joycekduncan), you've seen that as of today, I have walls in the Bellaire house! While the sheetrock still needs to be re-mudded and sanded, I can see the place beginning to take shape.  The deep, blood red walls that were in the dining area and ...

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The Bellaire House / May 15, 2017

Bellaire Inspiration

One week into my ownership of the house on Bellaire, and the kitchen has been ripped out, and the floors have started to come up (I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can walk in and see the crawlspace tomorrow!!). As much as I've been looking forward to the much-needed renovation and remodel of ...

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Ok…. That last part may have been a promise to myself, but still.
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