Now That's Beautiful!
Dearborn Group Inc.
6 years ago
This Lake Forest residence had a large area in their yard that was lacking color and density. With the addition of a dry rock river bed running along the back and the addition of new perennials, shrubs, and trees, we now have a beautiful space of nature.
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Comments (14)Well, the interesting thing about the Swiss market/Swiss - the majority do not buy property (73-76% rent) and based on the properties we viewed, they aren't really all that bothered about interior design (many people may live in a house 20-40+ years without updating unless broken - sorry we are talking Swiss people in the middle class range - not the super wealthy!). As a result, you get some very modern/stark new build design slapped up next to a faux chalet up next to a wooden farmhouse next to a rather hideous 1970s bungalow. As for the interiors - things tend to last (solidly built - REALLY solidly built) and high-quality materials, if sometimes ugly. It is also PAINFULLY expensive to do renovation work (can run 2-4 times what you'd pay in US or UK for simple improvements and the selection of materials / options are limited unless you import). So, people generally price for the neighborhood, take what's in the house and live with it. Because many/most of the walls tend to be structural/load bearing (and made of 2 layers of brick or concrete with a layer of insulation) you just don't get a lot of weekend 'knock down the wall' projects. I think we will plaster in between the beams and leave the beams/support exposed (to stain/paint or not to stain shall be determined) - kind of like the pale grey-blue option, especially as we have a lot of skylights in the roof. At worst would put a lot of blue or grey into the white and maybe just re-finish the beams to tone down the orange/yellow due to aging. More fun stuff to come! Especially if we follow through on our threat to attempt to tile a bathroom/shower stall by ourselves.......See MoreBefore and after kitchen-looks smaller now but much more workable
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