Tuesday, June 16, 2009

My First Slide Show!

Wow! I think it's working! This is my Flickr set on the house we bought last year in Yucca Valley, in the Southern California high desert. If you've heard of Joshua Tree National Park (yes, like the U2 album), it's the town next door.

Here is our remodeling journey on that house, our second. It was during this time that I discovered the blog RetroRenovation, and I sure would have made some decisions differently had I had all the resources and expertise from Pam and her readers before then! We learned a lot with this house, and we still own it (it's rented out) because of the bad market. There are many things I miss about the house. Let me know if you can tell what some of them are!

If you want to see the photos with all my titles and captions, just click on over to Flickr and choose the set "Yucca Valley house"

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19 comments:

  1. Francie.June 16, 2009 at 1:15 AM

    i totally love your renovation ideas!

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  2. AnthonyJune 16, 2009 at 1:57 AM

    Wow, Lisa! I can't get over how HUGE that house is! How many rooms, and how much square-feet was it, again?

    You guys did some pretty great stuff with it, too! I was a bit surprised that you replaced a lot of the original tiling that was in the showers and on the counters, though. Now, you're ALL about preserving that original vintage stuff, in your current house...

    Anyway, I can see why it cost such a fortune to heat & air-condition! That place is a small fortress. And I wouldn't be surprised if the girls got lost in there!

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  3. KeithJune 16, 2009 at 6:36 AM

    That is great. I loved it. Thanks for sharign that with us. Cheers!

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  4. Darla: Retro WaysJune 16, 2009 at 8:35 AM

    Such a gorgeous home, I loved looking through all of the photos. ♥

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  5. Hello LindelloJune 16, 2009 at 9:14 AM

    beautiful! great job!

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  6. MoonDoggieJune 16, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    That living room is MASSIVE!
    I would miss the stone fireplace the most. And that vintage TV is so gorgeous.
    Ooooooh the stone walls...

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  7. MulchMaidJune 16, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    I bet the fireplace and rock wall was one of your faves. And the garden, natch!
    Such a sweet pic of your daughter hanging on to the bathtub!

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  8. TikimamaJune 16, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    Thanks Francie, and welcome to the Tea Party!

    Anthony, the house is 3 bed, 2.5 bath, living, dining, family, office, "band room", laundry room, kitchen, 2-car garage, shed. 4050 sq ft of living space, 2/3 acre. We had a lot of room!

    I don't think I'd replace the tile in the baths if I had it to do over again. We had contractor nightmares. I really didn't like the color combinations and we really wanted double sinks. Plus, we were planning to live there for a loooong time. Oh well.

    MoonDoggie - I do miss that beautiful fireplace and the stone walls!

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  9. TikimamaJune 16, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    Hi Jane! You must have been writing at the same time as me! Oh, the garden...I had such grand plans! It was a bit of a challenge re-learning how to garden in such a different climate, but I was up for it!

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  10. Awesome SaraJune 16, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    jesus the house is huge!! your closet is probably bigger than my apartment!

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  11. AnonymousJune 17, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    thanks tikimama! How did you go readding me to your reader? I'll post the giveaway on friday and considering I;m a relative newbie, your got a great chance. Lets hope it's something you'll want :P

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  12. TikimamaJune 17, 2009 at 8:35 AM

    Hey Sara - well, it would have been my closet IF it had been finished before we moved! So close to my dream of a walk-in closet, and yet so far. Damn.

    pixelhazard - I think I've got it working!

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  13. drollgirlJune 17, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    lucky you in the high desert! except for the damn heat out there!!! i spent a little time in joshua tree a few years back. it was amazing!

    and you should be able to paint your house any damn color you choose. :)

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  14. AnonymousJune 17, 2009 at 8:49 PM

    Loved finding your blog tonight. Eye candy everywhere. I enjoyed your links and I love your art piece from Veronica.

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  15. Marsi @ The Cottage CheeseJune 19, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    That massive stone fireplace and blue/peach bathroom rock! And I love the green stucco color too!

    Thanks for your nice comment about my wedding plans! I'm SO sorry I've been behind on blog reading & commenting this week (I'm sure while I'm in TX next week I'll be just as bad).

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  16. ClarityJune 19, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    I think you would miss the rock wall and the beautiful view most. At least you get to keep the house, which is a good thing.

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  17. Distressing Delilah a.k.a. jennJune 21, 2009 at 4:39 AM

    omh, gorgeous!

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  18. lolly-jollyJune 27, 2009 at 1:04 AM

    lovely house!

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  19. JCJune 29, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    What a great house. And I love the plants. Just gorgeous. The closet, though! Oh, I wish...

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