Thursday, June 14, 2012

Big Dreams

So I was recently reminded of all the big dreams we had when we moved into our house.  It's almost a year later and although we did accomplish a lot we are hardly near the end result we have "dreamed".  At one time my husband and I actually took a print of the Ravenna basement and started doodling our thoughts and ideas of how we wanted things to look in the future....I guess a map of sorts.  We had actually hung the drawing on our fridge for a while as a reminder of the little projects we could do but how they would  fair in the GRAND picture when everything is said and done.  I mean, honestly, we have forever so there really is no rush and if we just keep plugging away at the little things we'll eventually reach our goal.

So below I share with you our "map" of how we see our Ravenna in the future.  A little child like I agree (neither one of us claim to be any sort of artist), but it is just a doodle that we keep adding to and changing as we see ideas, opportunities or thoughts that come to mind. 

We would love to put in a curvy paver walkway in the front of our house with some nice landscaping beds that wrap around all sides of the house complete with a big tree at the front corner of the house and in the back left corner of the house where the morning room meets the back wall of the office.  I would love a curvy paver patio that extends from one side of our house to the other side of the morning room and some complimentary stone walls that hug the edges of the patio for people to sit on, set some pretty planters on,  house our grill and also provide some additional privacy.  Big dreams would possibly put a beautiful wood pergola extending from the morning room over the section of patio to provide some shade from the sun. Then of course our back yard with the addition of some trees, our shed, and the kids swing set or "playground" as we call it.

Once we finish the basement we see an enclosed work shop area for my husband (where the water heater is), a full bathroom complete with a whirlpool tub (we had all the rough ins installed to do a full bath in the future), a living room area (the main finished section where the egress is located, a bar or game table type area (where the morning room is), a closet, a storage area (in the unused section behind where the bathroom is), and double doors opening to a guest bedroom/media room.  Our original thought was down the road it could be made into a space that our parents could live in if their health started to fail and they needed to move in with us.  In the mean time we would use it as a place where our out of town friends and family could stay and feel comfortable having their own space and where we could  also just hang out and enjoy some extra entertaining space.  Anyways....for the moment its all a dream with the hopes that someday we'll eventually complete these projects and add some living space and benefits to our already wonderful home!!
Until next blog....keep dreaming big!!




5 comments:

  1. I think that's a great way to plan. Can't wait to follow your progress as your plans come to fruition.

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  2. Loving the map layout for the outside of the house. I have spent most of my time on the interior and exterior of the house, but not the outside. Thank you for the inspiration. Look forward to seeing your dreams turn into a reality.

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    1. Andrew and Jennel, how are your plans coming along!! Would love to see some pictures or hear about your progress after build. :-)

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  3. Having done pretty much just this plan in the basement when we built, let me suggest one thing I wish I had thought of before. The bathroom is very scrunched up in that basement. It's not much bigger than the powder room upstairs, but it has a bath in it, too. You may want to take that storage space behind the bath and use it to make the bath a decent size. Especially if you want a nice jacuzzi tub. Because I feel claustrophobic when I go in that bath. The small counter is squeezed right up to the toilet, which is squeezed right up to the tub. That extra space would allow for some storage room in the bath. And some breathing room. It would be especially useful if your parents ever do need to stay long term.

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    1. Thanks for the tip....this will definitely help when we layout the basement bath. We hope to make the bathroom bigger than it shows in the picture the only issue is the sump pump is in the corner behind the bathroom so that may be a little limiting. We're still in debate though over the whole layout. We thought about putting a small office next to the bath under the stairs, now we are thinking we'll need it for storage but maybe we'll do a bump out from the bath and have a good size linen closet in the bathroom. Big dreams, big plans....we'll just have to see how it all turns out I guess.

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