West + Main agent Tina Berg's Vail home has been slowly remodeled over many years with the goal of someday living there full-time, which finally happened last summer!
"In 2018 we redesigned the outdoor space with new grass, removal of some overgrown trees, gorgeous landscaping, sprinkler system, dry sauna, hot tub + a fire pit to sit around in the cold evenings. Our budget for the outdoor space was $50,000," said Tina. "Then in 2020 we refocused on the inside of the house and decided to just do the entire thing all at once. We hated the outdated flooring, lighting, and how closed off the house felt. We love having people over for dinner parties or to enjoy the weekend in the mountains and wanted an open 'homey' feel."
In order to capture the openness, they eliminated three unnecessary doors and opened up the staircase with metal open-tread metal railings.
"My husband has a hobby of collecting wines and has always dreamed of his own wine room, so we created a new space by building a corner out of the garage into the house. We wanted it to be visible to any guests who enter from the front of the house and with the open tread stairs and all glass walls in the wine cellar, we were able to accomplish this goal," said Tina.
Currently the cellar holds 160 bottles and is properly chilled (and a total show-stopper!)
The new outdoor deck and nano wall now allow the family to sit outside overlooking the golf course with the perfect indoor/ outdoor living space.
One of the biggest changes was actually painting the entire inside and outside of the house: the paint inside had a yellowish hue to it, and by painting it Sherwin Williams "Mountain White", and installing new Pella windows the space was instantly brighter, really brightened up the room.
Other renos in the project included switching out the old smashed metal baseboard radiator covers with custom white wood ones, a fireplace facelift with new tile, glass doors + black metal mantel, and new exterior doors.
"We remodeled because we wanted to live in a home we were excited about, but also for investment purposes - we know the changes we made to the house will dramatically increase the value of the house should we sell it in the future."
Overall budget - $300,000
Contractor Credit - SRE
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