About two months ago, while shopping for a Craftsman Bungalow, we walked into the courtyard of a California Spanish Revival home... Now mind you, I've been hooked on Craftsmans for years, live in one currently, and thought this was the only style I truly loved... but two steps into that gated, bricked courtyard with a fountain and a gorgeous 75 year old Japanese Maple, and I was hooked. I hadn't even seen the inside of the house yet and I was ready to make an offer.
So, after a long and stressful process (buying a house these days is a real pain in the ass) we finally have the keys and now I have to figure out how to fix the fact that this house did not go through the 80s unscathed. There's a whole lot of faux painting and a whole lot of mauve and granite.
Join me on my journey to revive a Revival... either because you have one too or because it's too hard to look past what could be a huge train wreak.
Congratulations!!! The house looks beautiful.. Good luck with the revival and I look forward to following ur journey..
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