update on how we're livin now

future bedroom

future dining room

standing in the foyer looking into the living room.
obviously, it is also, our storage room.

our bedroom.
a futon. a cooler nightstand.
 two lamps we found in the basement. 

the kitchen. one exciting side note:
we just moved the fridge back into the pantry today!!!!!

the fridge in the "future pantry" slash former laundry room

the laundry slash our den slash storage
of our two white water rafts, our orr frame, our paddles , helmets, gear etc
(you know? the basics...)

the front

i wish i had remembered to take a picture of the backyard. maybe i can do that today! 

its noteworthy!!!

downtown living

our neighborhood is a giant canvas for late night tags...

the retaining wall in front of the house

 someday i intend to put a big mosaic here, or maybe just a mural...we'll see.

street light pole in front of the house!

downtown from our house

wondering why we didn't build a rooftop deck...

band aid

today we are headed back up to the mountains to continue demolition on the house.  (so far the pics are playing catch up from our last trip). this trip will be a long one, i am sure we'll have lots to report!

for now, more catch up (not to be confused with ketchup):

more uncovering the band aids.

 lurking behind the paneling....

and now a fun project!

unfortunately, i forgot to take a before picture of the window with the awning. 

oh well. now, we can see the sky! yay!

the picture below is my favorite! this the new and improved view out of our window.  

that tall building that you can see (just to the right of the lock on the window) is downtown, across from the grove arcade. even cooler? 

thats where my (trista) grandfather lived!

stay tuned! more adventures soon!
thanks for reading
~nick and trista

interior tour

welcome to our new home! 

located just outside of downtown asheville, the house is just a few short steps from greenlife and a few more steps from one of asheville's best vegetarian restaurants, rosetta's and one of its most well known dive bars, broadways.

this is a tour of our new home. it has amazing light and character! we just love it! BUT do not be mislead, the next photos you will see are what was hiding behind the drop ceilings and the paneling (we were prepared, but still, YIKES!)
 i did the world's smallest video because it uploaded much faster...sorry!
(so if you try to view it in full screen mode, its looks really horrible and grainy)
here goes:

it ll be fun...right?

this is it! our new home...

so why the blog? because we're crazy. 

we're takin on this old 1920 bungalow fixer upper.

we're going to make this house our home.  there is plenty of work to be done to get us in this house and living back in the mountain town that we so dearly love. its gonna be crazy as we attempt a somewhat DIY renovation. you are here because you want to go through this with us...

it'll be fun, right?

next episode? pictures of the inside!

see ya soon

~nick and trista