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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE HOMEOWNERS
to again provide lovely moods, making each
room useful for different activities and times of
day. We added a generator to weather any
storm. We added two tankless on-demand hot
water heaters to provide quick hot water
whenever needed. We added a radon
We looked at every home in our general mitigation system to provide the least possible
price range in Westport, Wilton, Weston radon in the home (even though the original
and Fairfield and we decided on our level was not particularly threatening, we
home (even though it was bigger than wanted to be super-safe.) We dry-locked the
our targeted square footage) because of basement space to seal up the concrete, and
the fact that it had a few things that we we sealed the foundation of the house to
could find nowhere else. First, it had great provide better overall energy efficiency. We
flow that would allow easy access to all added a hot tub so that we could enjoy the
bedrooms and the backyard play area gorgeous starlight sky and sounds of the
from what we call "grand central station" nighttime year-round. We painted all the trim,
— our kitchen and family room. Second, replaced the flat roofs, treated the beautiful
this house had light, lots and lots of light cedar shingles, and finally we added accents
and this was very important to us, like chandeliers and custom closets throughout
especially moving from a warmer climate
and needing plenty of cheerful energy to the home to make it feel especially loved. And it
flow into the home! Third, this house had has been LOVED!
large doorways and hallways (with
gorgeous moldings throughout,) again
allowing comfortable flow for our
energetic family. And fourth, possibly
most importantly to us, it provided access Yes, we were planning to put in a pool
to amazing opportunities to be eventually. We did not move forward because of
outdoors— ponds, trails, wetlands, creeks, our new plans to move out of the area.
horse stables, pumpkin patches,
Christmas tree farms, CSAs, and sweet tiny
jewels like the Bluebird Cafe— all only a
jump away from this home. We have
numerous biking and running routes that
we love... BUT this home still allowed us a
seven minute trip to Trader Joe's to get
our last-minute grocery items AND was
easy for guest to find, just off the Merritt!
So this house served every single criteria
that we had, and many many more we
discovered after moving in. It is a magical
place to live.
The house was in good shape when we
moved in, but needed some
maintenance and finishing touches. We
added color to the rooms
www.VANDERBLUE .com 203-259-8326
to again provide lovely moods, making each
room useful for different activities and times of
day. We added a generator to weather any
storm. We added two tankless on-demand hot
water heaters to provide quick hot water
whenever needed. We added a radon
We looked at every home in our general mitigation system to provide the least possible
price range in Westport, Wilton, Weston radon in the home (even though the original
and Fairfield and we decided on our level was not particularly threatening, we
home (even though it was bigger than wanted to be super-safe.) We dry-locked the
our targeted square footage) because of basement space to seal up the concrete, and
the fact that it had a few things that we we sealed the foundation of the house to
could find nowhere else. First, it had great provide better overall energy efficiency. We
flow that would allow easy access to all added a hot tub so that we could enjoy the
bedrooms and the backyard play area gorgeous starlight sky and sounds of the
from what we call "grand central station" nighttime year-round. We painted all the trim,
— our kitchen and family room. Second, replaced the flat roofs, treated the beautiful
this house had light, lots and lots of light cedar shingles, and finally we added accents
and this was very important to us, like chandeliers and custom closets throughout
especially moving from a warmer climate
and needing plenty of cheerful energy to the home to make it feel especially loved. And it
flow into the home! Third, this house had has been LOVED!
large doorways and hallways (with
gorgeous moldings throughout,) again
allowing comfortable flow for our
energetic family. And fourth, possibly
most importantly to us, it provided access Yes, we were planning to put in a pool
to amazing opportunities to be eventually. We did not move forward because of
outdoors— ponds, trails, wetlands, creeks, our new plans to move out of the area.
horse stables, pumpkin patches,
Christmas tree farms, CSAs, and sweet tiny
jewels like the Bluebird Cafe— all only a
jump away from this home. We have
numerous biking and running routes that
we love... BUT this home still allowed us a
seven minute trip to Trader Joe's to get
our last-minute grocery items AND was
easy for guest to find, just off the Merritt!
So this house served every single criteria
that we had, and many many more we
discovered after moving in. It is a magical
place to live.
The house was in good shape when we
moved in, but needed some
maintenance and finishing touches. We
added color to the rooms
www.VANDERBLUE .com 203-259-8326
