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Historic Knoxville

Flipping Out – All Done!!!

January 10, 2011

FINALLY!!!  Four full months later, we are ALL DONE with our first historic renovation!!!! Here are some before and after photos: Whew!!!  So it took us a little over 4 months from start to finish, but we are more than please with the outcome and ready to rent it!  If you know of anyone looking, [...]

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Week 11 – Flipping Out

December 13, 2010

By the end of Week 11, they had hung doors, finished painting the walls (but not the trim), and hung the beadboard in the bathroom.  We tried to keep as many of the original doors as possible as well as original hardware. Where we couldn’t keep original doors, we found 5 or 6-paneled ones to [...]

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Flipping Out – Week 6

November 1, 2010

So sorry for the delay!!  Weeks 5 and 6 were spent on updating the electrical and plumbing systems in the house, which didn’t translate well into pictures!  That being said, here are a few of some visible changes in those weeks: We got both the electrical and plumbing systems completely updated and they both passed [...]

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Knox Heritage Historic Homes

May 10, 2010

Last week, Ryan and I became certified Historic Homes Specialists.  We took a Knox Heritage class taught by Kim Trent, the Executive Director of Knox Heritage, and one of the most knowledgeable people regarding Knoxville’s history.  We took a tour of all of the old historic neighborhoods in Knoxville, including Old North Knoxville, 4th and [...]

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Featured Home of the Week – March 15, 2010

March 15, 2010

This week’s Featured Home of the Week is an adorable single-family home with tons of character in North Knoxville.  Located directly across from Whittle Springs Golf Course (literally, you can watch golfers from your front porch), this home was built in the 1940′s and still has all the charm of an older home including arched [...]

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