Dutch On Main
Exterior
We debated on what color to paint the house and originally I wanted to keep it white but after looking at color swatches, we decided to go with a grayish-blue hue. I could just see this house with some colorful flowers and an American Flag flying out front to really...
Bathrooms
The house originally only had a bathroom on the second floor and it needed to be completely gutted.Here is the bathroom complete with new flooring, toilet, vanity and shower/tub combo.Part of the dining room and and the living room closet were taken to create the...
Bed Rooms
The three bedrooms upstairs are actually quite roomy. We were able to keep the original five panel doors and found mortise locks with a thumb latch in oil rubbed bronze so we could maintain with the Colonial Dutch style. Bedroom 2Bedroom 3
Dining
This dining room just feels so cozy and I love the way the crown molding completes it. I feel that even after taking part of this room to make the second bathroom, it is still quite roomy. The two windows on the side are a perfect area to place a buffet and the huge...
Kitchen
The kitchen is the heart of the home and this kitchen definitely needed some love. After a complete gut, we installed a laminate flooring that complimented well with the existing hard wood in adjoining rooms. The room is small so to add more openness, we decided to...
Living Room
The living room took on a real transformation. We removed the carpet to expose those beautiful original hardwood floors. Adding shiplap above the fireplace and painting an accent wall really helped to define this room and give it a colonial feel.
Kitchen Renovation
The Dutch on Main is coming along nicely and there is work going on in every room of the house. Check out the progress of the kitchen which has transformed from dark and dreary to a bright open space and we aren’t finished yet! Here is the condition we bought the...
First Impressions
We looked at the house in October 2019 and my first impression was… “what in the world are we thinking” but my husband has always been able to look past the damage to see a positive end result with all the houses we have flipped so it officially became ours in...
We bought a house!
Our latest AirBnB adventure is a Dutch Colonial-style house in historic Jonesborough, TN. This one is definitely going to be full of blood, sweat, and tears... It appears that nobody has lived in this house for at least 19 years. We have found some family memorabilia...