Welcome to Sunnyside Manor …
Well, it’s not really a “manor,” at least not by definition, but it is definitely a bright sunny yellow .. and “Sunnyside Manor” just plain ole sounds kinda cool. And since this house is way bigger than anything we’ve ever lived in, “Manor” it is!
Since much of this blog is going to be about fixing up said Manor and making it our home, I thought it fitting to have a series of posts introducing the home and property. Today we’ll focus on the exterior and the area that we fondly call “The Dungeon.”
For starters, though, here are the details that drew us to this house last year … (I was drooling after the first 7 words.)
Custom built home with three covered porches.
Chef’s dream kitchen with Kenmore Elite fridge/freezer, granite covered 9 foot island and 6-burner gas stove with griddle and double ovens.
Main level bedroom, bath and office.
Private staircase leads to Master bedroom suite which includes a 14 x 12 walk-in closet, adjoining office and sitting room.
Master shower with three shower heads.
Large mud room with 1/2 bath between kitchen and 3-car garage.
Hardwood floors on both levels.
Spacious 2nd floor laundry with closet and sink. Newer washer and dryer convey.
Each bedroom on the 2nd floor has it’s own walk-in closet for an abundance of storage space.
Unfinished basement.Numbers:
Finished Square Feet: 3527 Unfinished Square Feet: 1562
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3.5
Acreage: 1.1 acres
Ahhh … doesn’t it sound marvelous? I remind myself of that every time I pull out the broom and mop to do the floors.
Let’s take a trip through the photo album and take a peek at those magnificent porches.
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Front Porch
The front porch is just screaming for a couple of rockers and maybe even a glider. And wouldn’t it just look lovely with some planters hanging on the rails with colorful spring annuals?
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Side Porch
The side porch is huge … 12 x 20 huge! We’ve tossed around a couple of ideas for this space … leave it as a porch, enclose it into more of a four-season room, or fully enclose it into a sun room. I think we’ll start simple and work with it as a porch for awhile. It’s definitely missing something … a little paint and maybe some screen … and definitely some furniture. We’ve already got some of that covered and we’ll be featuring it in a future post. There’s another surprise that happened with this porch too. Stay tuned!
One of the interesting details in the real estate report was that there was a 3-car garage. Well … not quite. The total square footage that the garage takes up is equal to a 3-car garage, but there are only two garage doors and only two cars will fit. A future post will explain it all in more detail. Let me tell you though … we are super thankful that this house had an attached garage because 9 out of the 10 homes that we looked at when house hunting had NO garage. When the hubby is an automotive mechanic by trade, not having a garage is not an option.
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Back Porch
This is the view from the garden to the back porch. As you can see, it’s a bi-level porch with the upper level being covered. The french doors on the right go into the garage.
Yes, the back porch needs some paint. We’d also like to screen the upper porch, but are still trying to figure out what kind of “door” to install in such a wide opening.
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Right Side
This is the right side of the house where the exterior entrance to the basement is. Guess every house has a not-so-glamorous side.
At some point we’ll make this area a little prettier. I’d like to see a nice covering around the HVAC units, and maybe some kind of a brick / cobblestone patio with a pergola covering.
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The Dungeon
Definitely NOT the pretty part of the house at the moment, hence the endearing reference to “The Dungeon,” but oh, the potential! This is a little over 1500 square feet of Pinterest heaven! We’ve tossed around no less than 100 different ideas for this space. We could literally put a whole other house down here. The possibilities are almost endless!
I hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know our outside corner of the world.
Stay tuned! There’s more to come!
Part Two can be found HERE …
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You dont get that kind of real estate in California! How about installing Phantom Screens on that porch opening to enclose it? You know, the screens that roll back into their frame…they can be sized to fit any opening and all they require is two side holders for the screens to roll into and a floor track. Just a suggestion. have fun with all your ideas.
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Oh it is so wonderful! You will have so much fun setting up, decorating, and styling….and making it your own! Congrats!!
Nancy
Hi. I’m new to your blog from Cedar Hill Ranch. I have a question about the “not-so-glamourous” side of your house. It looks like the surface of the siding to the right of the upper window has some shadowing outlining what I would guess is the framework for a possible window. Am I correct or is it just these middle aged eyes? I’m wondering if that is what builders do so it would be possible to easily add a window later if you choose. Love your house – the color, the porches, the style…!
Beautiful home!!! How excited you must be. Can’t wait to see the rest! I’m a new follower, following via G+, twitter, and Pinterest. Have a great day!
What a lovely home! I just made a trip to VA to house hunt and am happy to say that after a week I boarded my plane with a ratified contract. It was a crazy busy week. We currently live overseas, but in 5 short months we will be heading home to the good ole’ USA and a new home in VA.
Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a lovely house. I’m sure you’ll have fun making into a beautiful home for you and your family.
Mary Alice
I love it, indeed. The only thing I would have to change, were it mine, are the number of steps involved. 🙁 Oh, my aching back and bad knees. It’s quite annoying to have issues with such things, as I do love the look of a stairway.
The color is perfect. I always wanted a yellow house.
What a beautiful home! Our first house was yellow with black shutters. We loved that house! Can’t wait to see the process! Life to the full, Melissa
Thank you so much Melissa! I’ve never been much of a “yellow” person, especially on houses, but I’ve come to love it 🙂
Blessings …
Lani
Oh man…Your home is so stinkin’ adorable! Love, love all the porches! Even though it is so big, it still has a “cottagy” feel too it. Just wanted to thank you for stopping by by lil’ blog! 🙂
Thank you so much Luisa! I think you’re right! It does have a cottagy feel to it.
Have an awesome day!
Hugs …
Lani
Oh My, My hubby does construction and it would have been a dream to have a space to make into exactly what
we dreamed of…and so large. It makes my creative juices flow. LOL Love your home so far! Dianntha
Thank you so much Dianntha! My hubby could definitely learn a thing or ten from your hubby. We’ve often said “wood” is NOT his thing. But he’s learning … slowly but surely 🙂
Have a blessed day!
Hugs …
Lani
Oh my gorgeous house!!! Seriously you are living in my dream house!! 🙂 We’d love for you to link this up at our party! http://www.housewivesofriverton.com/2013/02/riverton-housewives-round-up-54.html
Thank you so much Paula! I’d love to join your party 🙂 Thank you for the invite.
Have a blessed day 🙂
Hugs …
Lani
Oh lucky you! This is gorgeous!! Thank you for joining Home Sweet Home!
Sherry
Thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind comment.
Have a blessed day 🙂
Hugs …
Lani
Congratulations! It’s beautiful! XO, Aimee
Thank you so much Aimee!
Hugs …
Lani
Such a beautiful home–I love all of the ‘outdoor living’ space you have! The happy yellow reminds me of my former beloved house…. and the ‘dungeon’ has such endless possibilities! I hope you have a wonderful time making this house your home 🙂
Thank you so much for your kind words Leisa. We are having a great time dreaming of all the possibilities, both inside and out 🙂
Have a great day!
Hugs …
Lani
Lovely home! I love all the porches 🙂 It’s so fun to look back on pictures of when our cottage was built and see all the changes we have made in just three years!
Hi Tricia,
It’s definitely been fun looking back on our pictures. We’ve made a few pretty significant changes here as well so some of these pictures are already “old.”
Have a great day!
Hugs …
Lani
Lani,
First of all welcome to the East coast, and second you have a beautiful new home and I can’t wait to see more. Thanks for sharing!
Karen
Thank you so much Karen! We are loving living here in Virginia 🙂
Have a great week!
Hugs …
Lani
It’s beautiful!
Thank you so much Stacey!
Hugs …
Lani
Lovely house! and you have so much space–inside and outside 🙂
Thank you so much Gretchen!
Hugs …
Lani
Hi Lani…I saw your post on the “Your Homebased Mom” link party and just had to click on the photo of your home. It caught my eye more than all the other delicious food recipes lol. You officially have my dream home, complete with front and back porches and a basement! Very nice…I love it!
Hi Karielyn,
Thank you so much! You can live vicariously through me 🙂 The porches are a lot of fun. We’ve never had porches before, so figuring out how to furnish them has been quite an adventure.
Have a great week 🙂
Hugs …
Lani
Very pretty, when are we going to see the inside! Can’t wait. Please stop over to my Sunday Party. http://houseofthriftydecor.blogspot.com/
Hi Laura,
Thank you so much! I’ll have the next house installment up midweek.
Thank you for the invite. I’ll definitely come to the party!
Have a great week 🙂
Hugs …
Lani
That basement would make a fantastic quilting studio!
Ah, yes, it certainly would! Right now that’s where I have a quasi-studio set up, but I’m a bit of a social quilter and don’t like being down there by myself while the family is up here. Part of the plan for down there is to create a big family room and have my quilt studio adjacent to it so that even though I’m in my corner, I’ve still got everyone around me.
Thanks Thearica 🙂
Hugs …
Lani
Nearly every one in the family could have his own porch! Or you could have one porch for breakfasts, one for lunches and one for dinners! I’m dying to see the inside!
I like that idea Magali! Actually, hubby and I quite frequently enjoy our morning coffee on the front porch while we watch the sunrise.
Thanks for coming by!
Hugs …
Lani
What a beautiful home. Absolutely wonderful porches.
Thank you so much Theresa!
Hugs …
Lani
I love this! So beautiful and so much potential in that basement. I think the porches are my very favorite though!
Thank you Rose 🙂
We do love the porches and spend alot of time out there.
Have a great week!
Lani
How lovely… It has to be a wonderful addition! I’d love to have you come and share at my Super Saturday Show & Tell party! http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com xoxo~ Ruthie
Thank you for coming by and for your sweet comments. Thank you, also, for the invite! I’ve added my post to your link party and will add your button to my linky page.
Blessings & Hugs …
Lani
It’s so nice to meet you… Thanks so much for coming to party at Super Saturday Show & Tell 🙂 I hope you’ll come again next week. xoxo~ Ruthie
Thank you Ruthie! I’ll definitely be back next week 🙂
Hugs …
Lani
Beautiful home! Looking forward to seeing more
Thank you so much Sherry. I’ll be posting more this week!
Hugs …
Lani
What an awesome house!
Thank you for joining the It’s A Saturday Sharing Day…. but please follow the rule of adding a sentence to give a shout out for the party so your friends can come and play too.
Thank you Thearica 🙂 I added the party to the post. I’ll definitely be back next week!
Hugs …
Lani
oh wow what an awesome home! your kitchen sounds fabulous, and how wonderful all of those porches. how fun for you guys
Thank you so much Kathy. The kitchen is fabulous! Just wait ’till you see 🙂
Have a great week 🙂
Hugs …
Lani
What a great home! My husband is a mechanic too. We have a “Barn” and a Barn shed. That is where he works when he wants to tinker. We live in a huge old house which was built by my husband’s great, great grandfather pre civil war. Yours at least is inviting. I call mine the prison because it is this huge 2 story block! Can’t wait to see what you do with your porches.
Thank you for your kind words Colette! Yes, our mechanics do take up a lot of space, don’t they! How fun to live in old, old house. I was raised in a very old Victorian in San Francisco. Didn’t appreciate the architecture and history behind all of it at the time. Boy, I sure wish I could go back and take lots of pics, though!
Have a great week 🙂
Hugs …
Lani
Wow, what a lovely home! Cant wait to tour the inside!
Hi Mishelle,
Thank you so much! I’ll be posting another installment this week. Hope you’ll come back to see!
Have a great week 🙂
Hugs …
Lani