So. I realize I posted a picture of this same room yesterday. But come on! This picture is WAY better! And I want to tell you a little bit about it. . It’s the 4th floor “penthouse” in a Bronzeville greystone from the late 1800’s that was quite literally uninhabitable before we started. Seriously, home only to critters and squatters. For years. It was seriously creepy and smelling and downright dangerous. . And then a whole lot happened to make it look like this. . I told you yesterday about the mantle that came from the massive beams that held up the house. The ceiling beams here? Same. . Those shelves next the the fireplace? Yep, more beefy basement beams. . The light fixture? A vintage gas fixture that was retrofit to work with electricity. . The skylight? Also added. Because what was there was more of a sky hole. . What you can’t see? A guest room and a guest bath and an amazing rooftop patio. Oh and a bar. . All from a space that no one would walk up to in case you would fall through the floor. You might plummet straight through because leaking had damaged the floors so much that big chunks were missing. . All this from an abandoned, neglected, sad home on Chicago’s southside. It was not easy and it was not quick and it was not without hiccups. It was not an HGTV quick flip 🙄. . But the end result? Well, the end result speaks for itself. . . . . . . . . . . #chicago #chicagobuilder #home #builder #bronzeville #chicagorealestate #housegoals #hgtv #renovation #chicagogrammers #cljsquad #bhghome #homebuilder #fire #skylight #fireplace #lights #imagine #possibilities (at Bronzeville, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/B451udYJR7Y/?igshid=mescqiyj42df
