Jenna Cook and Brandon Curry are a couple that know what they want and will make the efforts to make it happen. They’re also not afraid, or unfamiliar, with living in a construction zone on the road to restoration and renovations. Brandon is a realtor for Sotheby’s and Jenna is pursuing her degree to become an elementary school teacher. Jenna and Brandon moved into their 1,800-square-foot, 1926 house in Ferndale, MI — with their beloved cat, Richard, in tow — the day it closed just over a year ago. Since then, they’ve been working on modernizing their nearly 100-year-old home while also highlighting its traditional charm, and are now just nearly “done.”
Last on the list is turning their basement into a home theater, craft room, and laundry room. Once the basement is wrapped up, they’ll finish the house by remodeling the upstairs bathroom. With the exception of the flooring and installing new windows, they’ve done nearly all of the interior work themselves. However, it’s not all work and no play for this couple — in their downtime (when he’s not soaking in epsom salts to recover from a strenuous house project) Brandon can be found fixing up his vintage Land Rovers, or serenading Jenna with songs and interpretive dance as his heart inspires him. Jenna loves interior design, baking, traveling, and reading — the last of which makes their charming little library all the more perfect.
The act of creating a home together, and living through the process of their renovations, has brought Brandon and Jenna closer and given them a deeper respect for one another. Follow along to get the nitty gritty on the transformations they’ve brought their house through over the last year. —Rebekah
Photography by Jenna Cook
Image above: The downstairs bathroom makeover involved bringing it a more classic look that nodded back to when the home was built in 1926, with some modern amenities and charming Hygge & West wallpaper to boot. “Welcome to the world’s largest half bath,” Brandon jokes. “This bathroom had the same cabinets and countertop as the kitchen, except the bathroom vanity cabinet was strangely low to the ground. The tile was a continuation of the kitchen tile as well. When we removed the kitchen flooring we removed the bathroom flooring and removed the vanity and counter as well.”
from Design*Sponge http://www.designsponge.com/2018/03/before-after-a-1926-michigan-home-gets-a-modern-refresh.html
from Home Improvment http://notelocreesnitu.tumblr.com/post/172169750264
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