The first time I saw the house on-line, I decided not to take a second look. We were planning to move to Cranbury in the next year, so I kept an eye on new properties that came on the market. This one looked promising at first: it had a beautiful entrance with a grand staircase and hardwood floors. But then I saw the cracks in the walls and ceilings, the water damage, and the pipes running along the walls. I chose not to say anything to David about it.

Two weeks later, he sent me a link to the same house and asked me what I thought. So I told him I thought it needed too much work. There was an open house that day, so he decided to take a look anyway. And fell in love. He called me up, so excited about this grand old house. He thought we should consider it. Because the house needed so much repair, we brought in a contractor, Darrin Myers, who knew more than we did about old houses. We walked through the house and evaluated its condition and how much it would cost to fix. Well, David, Darrin, and Betsy Silverman (our Realtor) walked through the house; I was there through FaceTime. By the end of the walk-through, we were all excited about its possibilities. We put in a bid and got our fixer-upper in Cranbury.

This is my first installment of our Cranbury remodel blog. Follow along as we take this old house back to its former glory.

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