Let's Build! Day One of Our Home Renovation
Successfully navigating a home renovation requires meticulous planning and proactive communication. This post highlights key considerations for homeowners, including establishing clear communication channels with contractors, prioritizing insurance coverage, implementing quality control measures, and diligently managing the project budget. By focusing on these areas, homeowners can increase the likelihood of a smooth and successful renovation project.
Fall Gardening & Pumpkin Spice Latte – A Perfect Pairing
This blog post offers a delightful combination of fall activities: gardening and enjoying pumpkin spice lattes. It provides practical tips for preparing your garden for winter, including moving indoor plants, planting bulbs, raking leaves, and pruning shrubs. Additionally, the post includes a step-by-step guide to making a delicious pumpkin spice latte. Perfect for homeowners, gardeners, and DIY enthusiasts who love the cozy atmosphere of fall.
Level Up Your Pet-Friendly Space With Kennels and Wash Stations
This blog post explores how to create a dog-friendly home by incorporating kennels, dog wash stations and comfy beds. It also provides essential tips for dog-proofing your home to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for your furry friend. From planning and design to safety considerations, this guide has everything you need to make your home a canine paradise.
From Blueprint to Breaking Ground: The Thrill To Begin Our Home Renovations
Fellow homeowners, diyers and weekend warriors get ready to embark on a thrilling home renovation journey! This blog post captures the excitement and anticipation of starting a major home makeover. From the initial planning stages to the final countdown to start construction, we share insights and personal experiences to inspire your own renovation project.
Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?
Fences are more than just property lines. For homeowners, they offer opportunities to enhance outdoor living spaces, boost property value, and improve privacy. With careful planning and design, fences can transform your yard while also contributing to a stronger sense of community.
From Demo Days to "I Do": Getting Married at Our Dream Home
The blog post chronicles a couple's journey of renovating their dream home, Cloud Cline, and ultimately hosting their wedding there. Despite facing numerous challenges, including long-distance relationships and unexpected construction hurdles, they transformed the dilapidated house into a beautiful wedding venue, creating a unique and unforgettable celebration of their love.
Renovating on a Budget: Our Home Makeover Journey
Budget constraints need not derail your dream home renovation. In this post we share personal experiences and tips on making tough choices during a home renovation to maximize savings without sacrificing essential upgrades. By focusing on must-haves and delaying non-essential features, we collaborated with our builder to kicking off the transformation of our home while staying within our budget.
Our Home Addition Journey: Lessons Learned In The Design Stage
This blog post offers advice for homeowners planning a home addition or renovation project. The author stresses the importance of flexibility and budgeting for hidden costs. Communication and 3D modeling are key for making informed decisions and achieving a successful renovation.
SW Atlanta's Mid Century Modern: A Legacy of Style, Community, and Civil Rights
Discover the rich history and iconic style of Southwest Atlanta's mid-century modern homes. From the attributes seen on split-level homes such as our renovation project, Cloud Cline, to the vibrant "rec rooms" that served as community hubs, these homes were more than just houses; they were symbols of the Civil Rights era. Explore the architectural features and cultural significance of MCM homes while uncovering the story behind this architectural gem.
Twists, Turns, and Dead Ends, The Hunt for The Perfect Architect
The blog post chronicles a four-year odyssey of working with architects and designers on our home renovation and addition. We encounter issues like poor communication, impractical designs, and ballooning budgets. Through trial and error, we learn valuable lessons about project scope, communication, and the importance of finding an architect aligned with our vision. The post concludes with success, but emphasizes the financial and emotional investment required to find the right fit.
From Broken Pipes to Happily Ever After: Finding love at Cloud Cline (and a Plumber!)
An unexpected discovery of shoddy plumbing led to a complete overhaul of the system, and more importantly, to meeting the love of their life. Through the process of hiring a plumber, I met my future spouse and together we are renovating the fixer-upper into a home filled with love and memories.
Flippers, Strippers, and Comebacks: Navigating Atlanta's Reno Scene
Atlanta's hot housing market is crawling with flippers, but beware of lipstick-on-a-pig rehabs! This DIY blog exposes red flags to watch for and shares the heartbreak (and cost!) of copper theft. Learn valuable lessons from the trenches of the Cloud Cline renovation to navigate your own Atlanta reno scene with confidence.
Renovating Houses Brings All The Turkeys To The Yard
This blog post is a humorous look at the unexpected challenges ("turkeys") that can arise during a home renovation project. From wildlife encounters to hidden water damage and tiling and contractor issues, the author shares their experiences and the valuable lessons learned along the way. The post offers tips for navigating renovation chaos and emphasizes the importance of flexibility, resourcefulness, and humor.
Finding Our Dream Home: Location, Priorities, and a Touch of Serendipity
Rich in history, art and greenspaces, Southwest Atlanta has much to offer when looking for a home. See how we prioritize needs, explore diverse areas, and embrace serendipity as we transform a once dilapidated house into a haven. Packed with local insights and renovation inspiration, this post is a roadmap to finding the perfect home.
From Eyesore to Oasis: Transforming a Neglected Gem
Renovating an eyesore into our home, Cloud Cline.
From "I Do" to Breaking Ground: A Homeowner's Renovation Journey (Finally!)
After seven years of marriage, countless life hiccups, and a global pandemic to boot, we're finally moving forward with creating our dream home, Cloud Cline!
Welcome to Cloud Cline!
Welcoming you to the blog On Cloud Cline. Here will discuss renovating our house, the build process and all things home and garden.