tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44179903929396972382024-03-05T03:08:57.708-06:00RKA ConstructionRKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-17413611527574636672015-11-03T13:55:00.000-06:002015-11-03T13:55:27.909-06:00Welcome back!
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Welcome back to the RKA Construction blog!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's been a while since the last post and RKA
has been busy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm thrilled to be taking
over the blog and will be sharing some of these great projects along the
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, I want to take a minute to
tell you about how I got here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I met
Ryan and the guys at RKA when I was a client.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My husband and I hired them to renovate our home in the summer of 2014.
We did a major renovation to a very special, very old house and we trusted RKA
to oversee the project from start to finish. We were so happy with not just the
final product, but the complete process as well. In fact, it was such a good
experience that I have joined their team. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My first order of business (before I show you some of these
gorgeous homes), is to introduce you to the wonderful group of talented people
that make up RKA Construction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's a
team over here at RKA and these guys are the real deal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the things that really sets our
company apart is the skill, knowledge and experience of this group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ryan runs the business side of things and
spends much of his time in the office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He oversees all projects and is in constant contact with clients,
subcontractors, and vendors. His organization and attention to detail keep
things operating smoothly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beyond Ryan,
we have 3 project managers; partner, Chris Clark, Alex Wellford, and James
Poe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They run the field and are on their
job sites EVERY DAY overseeing construction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In addition, our 3 in-house carpenters and 3 laborers are essential to
timely progression of our projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
really believe this team sets RKA apart from its competitors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They provide excellent customer service to
their clients and are able to deliver a really superior finished product.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-43726914548260548802014-09-11T14:24:00.001-05:002014-09-11T14:24:58.956-05:00HomeI recently had the pleasure of attending the Spring Board Meetings for the National Association of Home Builders in Washington DC. It was great to see the scale of the NAHB and the many things they do for the home building industry. Carrie and I had the chance to do a little sightseeing while there, so of course I drug her to the National Building Museum. Who knew this even existed! It was an impressive place with some great exhibits relating to housing and construction. One section in particular really caught my eye and reminded me why I enjoy residential work so much. It was simply a collection of quotes on a collage of home photos. Some ring true and others are a bit comical, but I wanted to share them here...<br />
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"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing."<br />
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"Mid pleasure and palaces Though we may roam Be it ever so humble, There's no place like home."<br />
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"Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in."<br />
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"A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for his life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, for the rest of his days."<br />
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"Since a housewrecker differs significantly from a homewrecker, the inference is clear that house and home mean different things."<br />
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"No man who owns his own house and lot can be a communist... he has too much to do."<br />
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"Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves."<br />
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"All architecture is shelter. All great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the person in that space."<br />
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"Where Thou art - that- is Home-"<br />
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"The home is the center and circumference, the start and the finish, of most of our lives."<br />
-Charlotte Perkins Gilman<br />
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RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-34480789358803689522014-08-03T21:06:00.001-05:002014-08-03T21:06:34.155-05:00At Home MagazineThis month's issue of At Home Memphis and Mid South features the home of architect, David Anderson. We had the pleasure of working with David as his builder and are proud to share the feature here on our blog. David is a very talented architect who worked under well known local architect, Doug Enoch, before starting his own firm this year. Below is a link to the story as well as a link to David's website. The magazine should be on the stands this week. <br />
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<a href="http://www.davidandersonarchitect.com/">http://www.davidandersonarchitect.com/</a><br />
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-RyanRKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-3773490886031661122014-06-17T16:15:00.000-05:002014-06-17T17:50:21.320-05:00The Office!<div style="text-align: left;">
First off, welcome to the redesigned blog! We should be able to provide more information and updates with this format. We hope you like it.</div>
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With that said, what better way to start our new blog than to share about our new office location. Over the past two years we have worked behind the scenes to bring top notch home building and renovations to Memphis and the surrounding areas. Some days this meant we would be completely mobile, while other days (and nights) we would be stuck in our home offices. As our business has grown, we felt a centralized location was the best step for RKA. With that goal in mind, we didn’t want the standard issue dingy contractor office or the typical space tucked in some large office building. So after an extensive search, we settled on great location between The Half Shell and Gus’s on Mendenhall. It’s a very accessible space in a fantastic location. Not only will this space improve our efficiency and capabilities, but it will also be a perfect place to interface with current and future clients. I think you would all agree that this is not your average contractor’s office!</div>
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Congrats to Chris on some well deserved recognition in this week's MBJ!</div>
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<br />RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-11939054737900212462013-06-18T17:23:00.001-05:002013-06-18T17:23:23.859-05:00The Daily NewsI know I haven't updated the blog in forever, but I wanted to share an article that will be published in tomorrow's Daily News about RKA Construction!!<br />
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Ryan and I have had a very busy year so far and I'm excited to share more about the projects he has going. More to come soon...RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-2306505493560662622013-02-28T20:13:00.005-06:002013-02-28T20:13:54.145-06:00Spring Creek Ranch!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are some big things happening around here! I don't know how many of you saw the article in the Memphis Business Journal a couple of weeks ago but it was a great article on everything that Ryan has accomplished thus far and some of the things he is currently working on.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One of the most exciting things underway this year is the purchase of two lots at <a href="http://www.boyle.com/Portfolio/Mixed-Use/SpringCreekRanch.aspx">Spring Creek Ranch</a>!! Boyle is opening up a new section of the development in the Collierville Reserve and Ryan is one of five builders that will be starting houses this year. The lots are two of the most desirable in the section, overlooking a green space with beautiful trees. Amazingly, Ryan has already sold both properties to wonderful families. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Two things about this door picture: thanks to some bored neighborhood kids, the bottom right hand corner of lights were out. Apparently is funny to remove a few bulbs from someone else light strand. Also, you can see our old mailbox lying on the ground, which was replaced with a really neat retro mailbox that is polished chrome. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is what the front of the house looked like for a couple of months. We took off the shutters and ripped out the scraggly bushes that were right in front of the house.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We felt like it was so hard to see the house before with all of the trees. So, we had most of them cut down. We really liked the magnolia that was to the left of the house but the trunk was literally inches from the house. We had the foundation checked before we moved in and there was no damage, but it was a risk that we weren't willing to continue to take. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then we had the driveway ripped out. It was in extremely bad condition. During that same week they started work on the fence. Which you can see hear before it was finished or painted.</span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The next step was having the house painted and putting in a sprinkler system. Then the driveway came, followed by the shrubbery, the fence, and gate. The last step was sod and mulch. Unfortunately it rained a descent amount during the weeks this was all going on. When you are doing exterior work rain always causes delays. Ryan came through for me though and had it done for the holidays!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I would like to thank Ryan for making our house exactly like I had envisioned inside and out. I have always wanted a house with a red door and I am so excited to see what this house will look like in the spring when the azaleas bloom and the grass is green!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The colors on the house are all Behr: the front door is Awning Red, the house is Silver Sky, and the shutters are Deep Space.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We had Coates Company here in Memphis do the sprinkler system and landscaping. They do fantastic work. </span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-38676474360684081772013-01-02T16:56:00.000-06:002013-01-02T16:57:05.504-06:00Happy New Year!<span style="font-size: x-large;">Carrie and I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year and thank everyone for making 2012 a great year for RKA! With over fifteen projects successfully completed, it was a great first year. We're very excited about 2013 and promise to keep posting photos and information that you will hopefully find useful as you undertake projects of your own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I do want to mention a few things that we are excited about for this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">-Re-branding. As you probably noticed, the company logo has undergone some changes. This is part of a re-branding effort that will position RKA Construction as a division of RKA Investments. All the services will remain the same, but the construction division will be solely responsible for custom building work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">-Spring Creek Ranch. RKA Investments is currently in the process of acquiring lots in Spring Creek Ranch with construction starting in February. This is a great community and we look forward to furthering the quality of the development with our homes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">-Custom Building. With a full year under our belt, we couldn't be more excited about the possibilities for the future. With projects finishing, in progress, and ready to start, we have established a great system that has resulted in very happy customers. We're looking forward to many new projects in 2013. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Be sure and check back as Carrie and I will be posting as much as we can. Often times are busy schedules can get in the way, but don't forget about us :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><br />RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-77567067971565992752012-10-25T16:53:00.001-05:002012-10-25T16:53:39.637-05:00Update on RKA<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">As most of
you are aware, my wife, Carrie, keeps the blog for the company. She does a
fantastic job and I can't thank her enough, but I thought I would hijack this
week’s post to share a little bit about the company and what we are doing now
and in the future. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Up to this
point, the blog has mainly been a forum to share some of the spec homes that we
have under construction. These are homes that are built or renovated for the
purpose of resale. This however has become a much smaller piece of our work as
a company. Our present focus and long term goal is to be the finest custom home
builder in Memphis. A lofty goal perhaps, but one that I think is very
attainable. We'll continue to share progress on our spec homes, but we'll also be sharing different aspects of our other projects that I think you'll find very interesting.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VehPxAu3ZHg2D6YU3Dlol-uoidA3hyq96nqqrQvRQrzfNaJkWdHn2QjVOzaiMVecwXtqhlLDlVChIcyhrsYuKH-W4Ybh-CNBpjxs6vB_FB6O7JWnogcQkP_uUNeqOyOmPvnUy663TP99/s1600/Chris+Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VehPxAu3ZHg2D6YU3Dlol-uoidA3hyq96nqqrQvRQrzfNaJkWdHn2QjVOzaiMVecwXtqhlLDlVChIcyhrsYuKH-W4Ybh-CNBpjxs6vB_FB6O7JWnogcQkP_uUNeqOyOmPvnUy663TP99/s320/Chris+Photo.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Many of you
have asked about my business partner, Chris Clark, so I think it’s worth
sharing who he is and what he means to the company. The execution of our goals
start with Chris. He is not only one of the most talented craftsmen in Memphis,
but also a truly great person. Chris started his career as a framer in Louisiana
and found his way to Memphis as a builder in the 1980's. Here, he compiled a client list of the who’s who
in Memphis and built many homes designed by some of the top architects in the
area. I got to know Chris from our time at a previous employer, and when I needed
someone to manage the field, calling Chris was an easy decision.</span> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Talking him
into putting up with me full time was a little more difficult, but we have formed a great
friendship and business relationship that yields a very good product. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">All that being said, over the coming months and
years we will continue to refine our business. Spec building will be something
we continue to pursue, but will always bat second to our custom clients. We
have completed in excess of ten custom projects this year and have three more
underway. I feel very blessed with these early successes and we will continue
to work hard to deliver a great product for a satisfied client.</span></span></span><br />RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-67011072176424678442012-10-11T07:46:00.001-05:002012-10-11T07:46:19.919-05:00Kitchen Before, During & After<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I know I just showed you pictures of our kitchen in the last posts, but I feel to really appreciate the kitchen you have to remember what it looked like before...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is the even stranger double oven tower in the middle of the room. This really divided the kitchen. You couldn't see around it so it made the kitchen seem much smaller then it actually is.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We used carrera marble on the island and black pearl granite on the other cabinets. We used white subway tiles as the backsplash with a dark grout.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The knobs and pulls are from Marth Stewart's Home Depot collection. The faucet is from Faucet Direct. It has been so long since we bought these things that I can't remember exactly what the names are. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The red lantern is from Graham's, here in Memphis. They did not have a red lantern like what I wanted so they went above and beyond in getting this for me. I picked out a lantern that they had in stock. Then I went with our wonderful sales person, Patty Clark, to different places around town trying to find somewhere that could paint it and had the color we were looking for. I really like the way it turned out!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I also wanted to include a picture of my inspiration kitchen. I pinned this on pinterest a couple of months before we moved and fell in love with it. So, when we were deciding on what to do in here I immediately showed Ryan this picture, (I didn't want the floors, just the cabinet colors and the red lantern!!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the TV area where Ryan basically just watches the news. The door you see at the end is access to the attic; which is huge by the way. To the left behind the duck is where we added a closet. That way this room can be considered a bedroom for resale value. To the right is the door to the bathroom.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">hese are hanging outside the guest bathroom waiting to be replaced with the actual pieces. I used the Elvis article because I figured it might be a while before I could get Ryan to actually hang them. Since they have been up for about three weeks now, I'm glad I at least get to look at Elvis :)</span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-24796770525636199592012-08-02T14:44:00.000-05:002012-08-06T07:09:14.280-05:00Our House II<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here are a few more pictures of our house.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is our guest bathroom. We completely gutted this room and the only thing we left was the bathtub. This used to be two smaller rooms which we made into one larger space. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are going to wallpaper this room and obviously get mirrors.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Below is the hallway leading to the bedrooms. There used to be a door leading upstairs but we knocked out part of this wall to expose the stairs. There is now a door at the top of the stairs to allow for privacy.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the first guest bedroom on the right of the hallway. We don't have enough furniture to actually put anything in here since this house is one bedroom bigger then our old house. So it's pretty much a catch all room at the moment.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is the guest bedroom that is at the end of the hallway. This is all the same furniture/bedding we already had. I do think it looks better since this room is bigger. I do have a window treatment for the other window, but it's laying on the bed waiting to be hung.... hint hint</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is our master bedroom which is once again the same furniture/bedding that we already had. Ryan kind of wanted me to get new bedding but I was afraid if we changed it might not feel like home. But we did paint this room with a soft green color, which is different from our old master. We also are going to get a new rug since we put our old one in the guest room.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are going to have a glass door and enclosure, which obviously hasn't been installed. So we are currently showering in the guest room. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">All of the bathrooms are also waiting to have the towel bars, tp holders and towel rings hung... hint hint again Ryan!!! You can see some of them stacked on the shower just waiting.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I finally got my all time favorite tile - the black and white basket weave - in my own bathroom!!! This tile was in my Great Grandparent's guest bathroom in Kentucky and I have always wanted it in my own bathroom!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well, maybe not quite this clean. Though I have been accused of having a slight case of OCD so its usually pretty clean. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ryan's vanity is the exact same as mine on the right side of the door.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I realized when doing this post that I never took any pictures of the upstairs, which is Ryan's office along with a small sitting area. It looks really good up there so I will be sure and take pictures to show you later. I will also go through and do before and after pics of some of the rooms in a later post.</span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-18795310875699887052012-06-19T20:29:00.001-05:002012-06-19T20:29:03.501-05:00Our House<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well, I apologize for the long time between posts. I have been very distracted for the last few weeks. I am also off for the summer and basically lose all of my productivity. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We have been in our new house for about a month and are still getting settled. Even though we still have some things to complete on the interior, I wanted to go ahead and share some photos.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is our den, which opens to the kitchen. Disregard the dog toys on the floor in case you were wondering. We are really pleased that our furniture fit perfectly. This picture makes it look a little bare, so I guess its time to get things on the walls.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is our kitchen which we are really proud of. I will give more detailed pictures later. You can see we are still waiting on the pendant that hangs over the island. It should be ready early this week.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is a picture showing how open the kitchen and den are. Also, you can see the built ins we had made for the TV. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Please excuse this mess. It is kind of our catch all at the moment. We are going to have hooks hung on the left for jackets and stuff. I am also going to get a cushion to go under the window and I am going to redo the bar stools to match.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is the dining room, which turned out really well. I love the new chandelier. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And here is the living room and entry on the far end. As you can see in a lot of these pictures we still have things that need to be hung on walls, such as that piece of iron work just propped up on the chair. You can also see stuff on the table to the left that I can't decide where to put.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am going to save the rest of the pictures for a second post. Then I will definitely do a before and after picture blog later. </span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-39054455605538788422012-05-21T15:58:00.000-05:002012-05-21T15:58:07.894-05:00On The Market III<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here are the rest of the pictures from Saint Andrews. I wanted to finish showing you the upstairs final pictures as well as some exterior views.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the bedroom that is to the lest at the top of the stairs. This was the only bedroom upstairs and there was one tiny bathroom to the right of the stairs. That bathroom doesn't exist anymore. We left the paneling that was all over the bedroom and painted it. I think it gives it a nice, warm cozy feeling.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the big playroom area that is upstairs. There is also a built in desk around that right corner you see. The door on the right is attic space and the door on the left is a large cedar closet. Then next to that are windows with a built in window seat. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the upstairs bathroom. The playroom, this bathroom, and the bedroom below are all new. We added them over the master bedroom addition.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is another view from this bathroom, which is shared between the two upstairs bedrooms.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the other upstairs bedroom. It has great views of the backyard. I also love the color. We actually used this color in our master at our new house.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the view of the side of the house from garage/parking area. I wanted to show the portico over the back door. I love it. I think it is the cutest thing ever and with the trim color we used it really makes it stand out. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is a view of the backyard with the new patio and brick surround. Check out all the windows that are in the great room. The light is amazing and it looks out on the freshly landscaped backyard. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I also wanted to leave you with this picture of the front of the house. This is taken from the parking pad to the side of the house. I think it shows how pretty this house is. The design with the windows, columns, and new paint colors turned out so well in the front of the house. The existing trees and the new landscaping really make this house stand out!!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-38413258291460429402012-05-10T08:12:00.003-05:002012-05-10T08:12:52.034-05:00On The Market II<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I hope that everyone enjoyed the pics of St. Andrews on the last post. I wanted to show you a few more photos of the finished product. I think I am actually going to have to stretch this into three posts. This is a big house and there are lots of pictures to show you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is a picture of the dining room. Once again it has this huge new window that lets in so much light just like the living room.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the built in butler's pantry that is right off the dining room, which would be great for china storage. You can see how it connects the great room with the front dining room and living room. Off to the right of this picture is where the other two downstairs bedrooms and bath are.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the front bedroom. You can see it has a new ceiling fan and has fresh drywall and paint. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the guest bathroom that is in between the two downstairs guest bedrooms. We left the original tile on the floor but ripped out the blue tile from the walls and tub surround. The floor tile cleaned up really well. The bathtub we had refinished and put new tile up on the shower walls. That is also a new toilet, vanity, countertop, mirror and lights.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the back guest bedroom. It was the original master so it is the largest of the guest bedrooms, although both of the downstairs guest bedrooms have two large closets.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Speaking of great closets.... I wanted to show you the biggest of the master's two closets. (Which will obviously be the woman's closet!!) I am so jealous of this closet, look at all of those shelves, think of all the shoes that could be displayed. There are also more racks that can't be seen in this picture.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the smaller of the two closets in the master bedroom. It is still very big and will give plenty of storage.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I wanted to show this picture that shows the view of the master bathroom from the bedroom. It is really calming to look in there and see the chandelier, the windows, and the beautiful soaking tub.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It just makes me want to get some bubbles and a good book!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The exterior is so cool. The new driveway, walkway, landscaping, sod and irrigation system make the front look amazing. Not to mention the garage that was converted back from a den.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The huge windows in front with the copper roofing are really cool and add a lot of quality and character to the front of the house.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Look at the great light that the windows let in to the living room. Also, check out that new limestone mantle. I was not sure what that was going to look like, but its really neat.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The kitchen is to die for. The cabinets are great, the countertops are beautiful marble, and the appliances are so nice!! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The master bedroom is beautiful!! From its big room with soothing colors, its his and hers closets and the bathroom I mean wow.....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The marble tile is sooo pretty and classic looking. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ryan held an Open House this weekend and had to have set some kind of record. Probably close to 150 people came through the house. It was supposed to be from 2-4 but he was their until 5 with people. Check out his online listing <a href="http://www.crye-leike.com/main/browsedetail.php?region=West+Tennessee&address=st+andrews&description_search_type=3&zips=38111%2C38117&mgrp=32&ln=1&tid=memphis&mlsnum=3245053">here</a> and you can see more pictures. There are too many to show here, so I will do a second post with more of the pictures.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is an update on our house on Burgundy. Things are moving along very quickly. We are in a huge time crunch to get out of our house and at this point our new house is not going to be ready. So, we are going to be living with my parents for a week.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you look closely, you tell where the shower has been framed up and the toilet is going to be next to it. We are going to have double sinks with mine to the left of the door and Ryan's will to the right of the door. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am excited though and I know we can make it work. I am thinking of neat shelves or something that I can have built under those stairs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You can tell by the hardwood floors where we took in the hall closet and where the old bedroom closet ended. The space on the right is where the old shower was. So, it really is pretty good sized. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The house is actually a little further along then these pictures show. I just didn't want to skip part of the process. All of the drywall is up and the tile has been laid.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I picked out all interior paint colors this weekend. We also tagged slabs of granite and marble we want for the kitchen and bathrooms. We also went to Graham's Lighting and picked out all of the light fixtures.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We will be moving out of our house on the 21st and are hoping that this house will be ready on the 28th for us to move into. I have to be honest, I was over there yesterday and I have my doubts.</span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-61908081056635454142012-04-11T16:46:00.001-05:002012-04-11T16:46:22.281-05:00Long Overdue Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I apologize for the long time period between my last post. Things have been busy. Ryan has been super busy and I thought with him doing this full time would give him more spare time. Well it hasn't. In fact I almost feel he is busier then ever before. But in due time I know that things will calm down and there will be more of a routine.... I hope.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have been out of town, packing for the move, and enjoying this warm weather.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A lot has happened at St. Andrews and it looks amazing!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The slurry has been put on the brick, the trim has been painted, and the copper has been uncovered. The exterior has exceeded our expectations!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The back patio has been poured and the brick has been laid. Not shown in these exterior pictures is the new driveway and new walk to the front door. This week they are installing the sprinkler system and starting to put in the landscaping!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The cabinets are wonderful, the countertops are beautiful, the appliances are my dream, and the backsplash is perfect. The kitchen is basically complete. We are still missing the light fixtures, which are being installed this week. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Check out that farm sink. This one is hand made and beautiful! We are also still missing plumbing fixtures which are going in this week as well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am hopefully going to get back over there and take more pictures soon. All of the rooms have been painted, the floors are finished, the light fixtures and plumbing fixtures will be done end of this week.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Keep your eyes peeled because this house will be on the market very very soon!!!</span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-46737473466487259792012-03-21T21:42:00.000-05:002012-03-21T21:42:17.031-05:00RKA Investments Officially Open for Business<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I shouldn't say officially open for business because it was already open for business. It's just that know it is fully open for business - as in Ryan's only job.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This past Thursday was Ryan's last day at his full time job. Some of you may not have realized it but while Ryan has been working on all of the houses you see on this blog he also had a full time job. Depending on their busy season it was a 60-70 hour a week full time job working for Standard Construction.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ryan has a degree in Building Science from Auburn so construction has always been his calling. He worked for Montgomery Martin, a large general contractor, here in Memphis right out of college for 4 years. While there, he worked as a Project Manager building mostly commercial projects that ranged from small retail spaces to larger office buildings. He then had the opportunity to go work for my family in the road construction business. If you know Ryan you know that houses are his passion, so that is why this change makes so much sense. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">He is now able to focus all of his attention on his business: custom building, home restorations, and real estate. He was actually listed in the Commercial Appeal on Sunday as one of Crye-Leike's top sellers for February! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It is slightly scary when your husband tells you he wants to quit his job and start his own business. There are a lot of securities with having a job.... health insurance, car insurance, a cell phone, a truck, free gas and the most important a paycheck twice a month! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">That being said, I believe in him and I know he is going to be successful! I love houses too, so it is exciting for me as well. Here is a link to his <a href="http://rkainvestments.com/#home/">RKA Investments</a> business website if you would like to check out some of the stuff he is doing. </span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-9496084919023325482012-03-14T22:23:00.000-05:002012-03-14T22:23:14.201-05:00St. Andrews Tile & Floor<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Lots of finishes have been going in at St. Andrews. The hardwood floors have been installed but are waiting to be finished until basically all of the other work is done.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The fireplace in the living room is looking much better. A limestone mantel and hearth will soon be installed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The concrete patio in the back has been poured and looks really good. This will get a brick knee wall around the perimeter and brick steps coming out of the french doors.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What is really looking good is all of the tile work. Most of the tile work has been completed and grouted. It looks amazing!!! The laundry room and half bath have a terrazo tile with 4 different sizes being used, sorry no picture of that.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In the downstairs guest bathroom the shower has been tiled with white 4x6 tile and a black accent. We left the original tile floors since they were in great condition and were also great looking.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am saving the best for last- the master bathroom!!! WOW, I am in love! The shower and wainscotting are carrera marble subway tile and the floors are a carrera marble basket weave tile. We used 2 cm solid stock carrera for the shower door jamb, casing, and shower seat. It looks absolutely wonderful!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">More updates will be coming soon. We're getting close to completion, so things are really starting to take shape. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the hallway that leads back to the bedrooms. The door casing on the right is the front entry. The door on the left that you can see is the stairway to the upstairs. We are going to open that up where you can see some of the stairs and move the door to the top of the stairs. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you turn left by the stairs that is where the guest bathroom is. If you keep going down the hall there is a coat closet on the left and a guest bedroom on the right. The doorway straight ahead is the second guest bedroom. The doorway right past the closet on the left is the master bedroom.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the guest bathroom off of the hallway. It has a room you walk in that has a big linen closet and a large vanity with sink. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then you have another doorway that leads to the bathtub, toilet and another small sink.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are planning on tearing it all out except for the tub and linen closet and basically making it one larger bathroom without the doorway in the middle. That will hopefully leave room for double sinks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the first guest bedroom that was evidently the boys room since it has blue trim.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the second guest bedroom that was obviously the girls room with the pink trim and wallpaper.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the master bedroom in its current state. When you walk in on the left it has one closet, then the door to the bathroom and then a second closet.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the master bathroom. Which has obviously recently been renovated. So, I know some people are going to think we are crazy for ripping it out but these are our reasons:</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is really not our style at all.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am in love with my current master bath and want to make this master bath at least resemble my current bath. (Look back at <a href="http://rkainvestments.blogspot.com/2011/09/our-master-bathroom.html">this old post</a> to see what my bathroom looks like.)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am hoping and praying that we can combine the areas from this bathroom, the two closets and the hall coat closet to make a walk in closet and a bathroom. </span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are planning on reusing the vanity, toilet and mirror in this bathroom for the upstairs bathroom. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">These photos should give you a good idea of the house in its original state. Ryan has already had all of the demo work completed. So, the upstairs, kitchen and all three bathrooms have been gutted down to the studs. The dining room, living room and all the bedrooms are staying the same they are just desperately in need of some paint. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are working fast here. We already have a contract on our house and Ryan has already sold our buyer's house. So we are trying to move as quickly as we can. Everything has moved really fast, but if you know Ryan that is just how he operates.</span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-27000255986881861242012-02-22T13:01:00.000-06:002012-02-22T13:01:15.192-06:00Burgundy Before Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are obviously going to put new carpet upstairs and raise the ceilings in this room because they are a little low.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">These are the double ovens that were just in the middle of the kitchen. We believe they couldn't decide where to put them so they just made this column in the middle of the room. This column basically splits the kitchen into two rooms.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In the picture below you can see this awkward walkway that was made by the sink and the double ovens. You can also see little bits of red on the floor. The lovely red carpet upstairs had already been ripped out and little remnants were all over the floor.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the dining room which is your basic dining room. It is a really good size and has a nice big window. I am really showing you these pictures so you can see the interesting wallpaper.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the den and its beautiful green trim. You can see that the kitchen is already pretty open to the den but we are going to open it up a little more. Below is another picture of the den showing the mantle.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I will put up the rest of the before pictures in a later post. There are just too many pictures to put them all in one post.</span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-44516394751204466452012-02-16T10:40:00.001-06:002012-02-16T10:40:29.595-06:00Before its too late<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I wanted to finish showing you the work we did to our current house before we move. Like I have said before, when we bought this house it was a 2 bedroom, 1 bath and is now a 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath. We started all of the work after we had lived in the house for a year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is what the back of our house looked like before we did the addition. Our master was on the far left, the sunroom with the row of windows was in the middle, and the back door that led straight into the kitchen on the right. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then they did the framing and you can still see that row of windows was still there. After they installed the windows and doors they knocked out that rear wall and the only thing that separated us from all of the work was a sheet of plastic.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is what the back of our house currently looks like. Well actually this picture was taken during the summer so everything is nice and green. That is our master wing on the left and the two french doors that lead to our den. Then our back door on the far right that leads into a small mud room area with a half bath and a laundry closet. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You can't see it from this photo, but we also built a double carport in the back corner which has been wonderful. Well wonderful if Ryan doesn't have all of his hunting stuff in it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We have put a lot of work into this house and love it. To say that we are going to be sad to leave it is an understatement, but we're looking forward to making changes on our new home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Amazingly, we already have a contract on our old house without ever putting it on the market. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We went to Church last Sunday, saw a neighbor and told him we were going to move. He knew somebody that wanted to look at it and the house was sold later that day. It was crazy... really unexpected, fast and crazy. I had been praying about this move a lot and obviously God is trying to tell me something.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I know that the family who bought the house is going to really enjoy it and that makes me feel better about leaving.</span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417990392939697238.post-84166993206695647372012-02-08T14:25:00.001-06:002012-02-08T14:25:50.464-06:00Clarification<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I would like to clarify that on the last post I put up a picture of Elvis' first house in Memphis. We are not moving into that house.... I wish. Even though Elvis house was kind of ugly I would still totally live there. We will be closing Monday on this house.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the picture off of the real estate web site and was obviously taken last spring. I have everything pinned on Pinterest to show Ryan exactly what I think should be done. Now we just need to get in there and start working.</span>RKA Investmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03324999308968353638noreply@blogger.com0