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Brighter Days The Schneider family unveils their whole-home renovations.
We fell in love with the charm of our home the moment we drove up. There was no question it would need some serious TLC, but the bones were there and we were up for the challenge! Our house is certainly not “done,” and we’re pretty sure it never will be, and we’re perfectly happy with that! We’re happy to share a few of the transformations we’ve accomplished in our first three years in Lake Cove Pointe. In the kitchen, we considered simply painting the cabinets and switching out hardware and appliances to update and brighten it
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up a bit, but after we discovered we would have to replace all of the flooring throughout the house, we realized it was now or never to reconfigure the kitchen how we truly wanted it. So we went all in. Jared did all the demo himself and we hired out the big guns to do the rest of the heavy lifting. We decided to take down a majority of the wall that separated the kitchen from the family room to open up the space and allow more light it. The difference is night and day! I (Nicole) drew up the plans for the new kitchen and we had
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custom cabinets installed. We went with white cabinets, some with glass fronts, a statement range hood, and Carrera marble lookalike quartz countertops for durability. Jared tackled our subway tile backsplash himself to help keep costs down. In the breakfast nook, a new light fixture and window coverings made a huge difference. The built-in china cabinet and light oak floors added to the drastic change as well! Since the original cabinets were still in good condition,we didn’t let them go to waste! I
