However, Cassandra warns future hillside homeowners of the potential perils of mountaintop construction. With Mount Washington’s notoriously winding and narrow streets, “Remodeling is not for the faint of heart,” she jokes. She recounts the day the kitchen’s range hood got delivered, and the driver couldn’t make it up the hill, […]
However, Cassandra warns future hillside homeowners of the potential perils of mountaintop construction. With Mount Washington’s notoriously winding and narrow streets, “Remodeling is not for the faint of heart,” she jokes. She recounts the day the kitchen’s range hood got delivered, and the driver couldn’t make it up the hill, prompting her to load the large appliance into her small hatchback. Another time, she remembers the hot tub delivery truck getting stuck. “My husband, the driver, and I pushed this 1,000-pound palette of cedar panels up the very steep drive,” she says and then laughs.
AFTER: In the wake of the pandemic, the attached garage was converted into a spacious and multi-functional home office with extra storage and laundry capabilities.
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Looking back, it’s these moments that created special memories, and will allow for the family to live out their dream of inhabiting a cozy cabin on a hill, with views of the stars above and canyon panoramas below, for years to come.
AFTER: “With the yard, we wanted to create all these little corners where people could socialize and immerse themselves in conversation or retreat and find peaceful moments,” Cassandra says. Sarita brought that vision to life, cultivating multiple outdoor seating arrangements with unique purposes.
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Meghana Venkatesh In 2016, Facebook launched Marketplace — the site’s version of a more reliable Craigslist — to shop and sell locally. Facebook Marketplace has changed the way people are furnishing their homes, whether on a strict budget or not. While buying secondhand is normally […]
