Renovation ideas

[Luis Montanez]

Next month this entire house will be my canvas and my goal is to turn this ugly house in to a families beautiful home.

I would love your input as to what would you do with this house for each of the rooms (bathrooms, kitchen, family room, garage, driveway, sidewalks and patio) please include pictures, colors ideas, and SKU # is a ++. This home is located in East Cobb, Georgia. And the price point will be between  $190k to $200k

My unfair advantage is my decorative concrete company so my big added value will be on the floors and concrete work (showen below) but do you think these upgrades will appeal to a large audience or will it narrow down my buyers prospects? I have never used my products for a flip i tent to stick with neutral cookie cutter stuff but i want to step outside the box for this one.

[Karen Margrave]

I love concrete floors. At the same time, they have to be in the right setting. Urban loft style, Modern, Mid Century Modern. The problem is, once you go with the concrete, you have to finish the rest of the house to work with it, so you may end up spending more than you wanted. I'd caution you to think about the project as a whole, and be careful not to let the fact concrete is cheap for you to do, drive the train. 

I'd definitely do something with the fireplace brick. You might be able to mud over and refinish, paint it, or put large scale tile on it. On the walls, in other parts of the house, no matter what you do on the floors, you'll want to do drywall rather than the wood paneling, brick, etc. 

Modern style is simplicity. Look on Houzz at Mid Century Modern or google it. Many older homes from the 50-70's are redone with concrete floors. Shaker style cabinets, etc. (if the cabinets are in good condition you might be able to get away with changing out doors, etc.) 

Check out  Flip or Flop (they remodel older houses in southern California and use concrete floors a lot. Also Fixer Upper , they're in Waco Texas and do a modern style on older houses. Check out BP member @Lynn Currie builds, she uses concrete a lot and finds the balance between modern and classic. 

Tenants/buyers want a place that goes with their furniture. It's always better to design for the broadest audience, rather than narrowing down your prospects. 

So, there's my .02 worth. Good luck!