Berkeley Home Archives - Building Bluebird https://buildingbluebird.com/category/renovated-homes/second-home/ Budget friendly DIY projects and home decor content to create a functional and happy home! Mon, 01 Jan 2024 17:14:00 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://buildingbluebird.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-04-11-at-1.56.27-PM.png Berkeley Home Archives - Building Bluebird https://buildingbluebird.com/category/renovated-homes/second-home/ 32 32 How to Install a Built-In Storage Cabinet & TV Console | Easy DIY https://buildingbluebird.com/built-in-storage-cabinet-diy/ https://buildingbluebird.com/built-in-storage-cabinet-diy/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:18:41 +0000 https://buildingbluebird.com/?p=2154 With one dedicated weekend, we flexed our DIY skills and created a focal point and massive storage in our basement.

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]]> https://buildingbluebird.com/built-in-storage-cabinet-diy/feed/ 1 DIY Swing Set & Backyard Landscaping https://buildingbluebird.com/swingset/ https://buildingbluebird.com/swingset/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:44:45 +0000 https://buildingbluebird.com/?p=2156 Our first backyard DIY project at our second home was building a swing set for Thomas. In the two years of living in this home (2013-2016), we completely transformed the backyard, including the wrap-around deck we built.

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]]> https://buildingbluebird.com/swingset/feed/ 2 Adding Outdoor Living Space at Flip 2 https://buildingbluebird.com/outdoorliving/ https://buildingbluebird.com/outdoorliving/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:57:13 +0000 https://buildingbluebird.com/?p=2158 I am so excited to show you how we doubled our outdoor living space at our second flip house.  This is by far one of my favorite renovations we have …

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]]> https://buildingbluebird.com/outdoorliving/feed/ 0 Add Value to a Small Kitchen by Building a Breakfast Bar https://buildingbluebird.com/breakfastbar/ https://buildingbluebird.com/breakfastbar/#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2019 00:46:42 +0000 https://buildingbluebird.com/?p=2166 Our second house had a tiny, closed-off kitchen. By removing half a wall in the kitchen and installing a breakfast bar, we added value to our home and achieved an …

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]]> https://buildingbluebird.com/breakfastbar/feed/ 2 Before and After Tour at Our First Flipped Home https://buildingbluebird.com/flip1after/ https://buildingbluebird.com/flip1after/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:53:24 +0000 https://buildingbluebird.com/?p=2284 I am excited to take you through a before and after tour of our first flip house! Along with being our first flip house, it was also our first home! I recently realized that I never created a good before and after post of our first flip.

We have so many wonderful memories in this home, most prominent is being pregnant for the first time and bringing home Thomas from the hospital, and celebrating so many of his firsts at this house.

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]]> https://buildingbluebird.com/flip1after/feed/ 0 Renovating Our Second Home | Before & After https://buildingbluebird.com/flip2after/ https://buildingbluebird.com/flip2after/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:55:29 +0000 https://buildingbluebird.com/?p=2292 Today I am sharing all of the before and after makeovers from our second home in Denver, CO! We made some major improvements to this house that paid off big when we sold it after 2 years.

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