Fixer #3 – Victorian Farmhouse in WNY

Fixer #3

Our third home purchase, Fixer #3 was a diamond in the rough that caught our eye immediately.

Stats:

  • 4 bed
  • 2 bath
  • 2800+ square feet
  • Victorian style in that the roof has a steep pitch and the front of the house has an octagonal porch room and bedroom above with a peak
  • Farmhouse style in that it is simple, lacking the ornate trim work and colors of pure Victorian style
  • 500+ sq. ft. wrap-around front porch (with no floor)
  • 1.5 acres on a mountainside with a lot of the property in the back
  • Gorgeous old black walnut (and other) trees dotting the backyard – meaning lots of shade in the heat of the day (yay!) and no gardening near them (bah)
  • unfinished attic with 500-800 sq. feet additional potential living space
  • hardwood floors throughout the upstairs

What we have or will be doing to it:

  • tearing out fake supports and stone planters in the living room to open it up (done on the night we closed!)
  • tearing out gross, old carpet and replacing it in living area and adding area rugs in the bedrooms
  • adding engineered hardwood in kitchen, dining, foyer
  • new siding
  • new roofing
  • pouring cement porch floor & steps
  • new windows
  • new doors
  • gutting the kitchen/dining/bath/laundry area
  • adding a huge gourmet kitchen
  • turning the downstairs laundry into a broom closet and large pantry with a sliding barn door
  • opening up the staircase
  • opening up the porch room and making it a grand entryway with two closets and refinished old hardwoods
  • gutting the side door entry and turning it into a mud room
  • attaching a 2 story, 2.5 car garage
  • gutting and expanding the upstairs bathroom into the master
  • adding a large master closet
  • turning the wasted ‘foyer’ outside the master into a cute, functional laundry area with cabinets and butcher block counters/shelves and linen closet
  • updating all the closet doors
  • painting everywhere
  • landscaping
  • adding chicken coops and garden boxes
  • tearing down 2-3 broken down buildings on the property

This isn’t even an exhaustive list of what we’ve done or are doing to it!

See below for ‘the story’ of Fixer #3 – this big, beautiful, old home in the hills of Western New York.