Portobello Project
Wholesale Flip
Purchased: $109k
Budget: $60k
Duration: 8 months
This home was in dire need of some TLC. We coined it "Portobello" because that was the paint color of the house when we got it. It was all one tone of brown, pretty much inside and out.
Kitchen
The kitchen was part of an older portion of the house, it was once a bathroom. A bedroom adjoined the space, but we knew we wanted to create a flowing open concept kitchen + dining space. We finished the space with white shaker cabinets, granite counters, stainless appliances, black hardware and a beveled subway tile backsplash.
Bathroom
We wanted to create a bright but bold bathroom. Our original tile we selected for the shower surround was a herringbone mosaic, but it failed to line up causing us to ditch and switch last minute. We found this elongated faux marble which had a more clean and classic feel and we ended up preferring in the end! We added the bold blue accent wall for contrast and more drama against all the white.
Interior
When we purchased the property, it was dark and dated. The only entrance into the home was on the left side of the home near the garage. We decided to remove that doorway but keep the entry as a slider into the yard, from there we added a new entrance off the driveway. We installed new drywall and lighting and opened up the space as much as we could for functionality and brightness.
Exterior
This exterior was severely overgrown and neglected. We removed the surrounding chainlink which was intertwined with plants, removed the towering trees and reseeded. Through power washing, uncovered a sidewalk we didn't know existed and installed a new wooden privacy fence around the property. There was no driveway, so we added that in the front; installed new windows, roof and painting the exterior.