An Arizona Remodel for a Family of Four
It took six months of house hunting before Kellan and Natalie Brady found this 1979 home in need of A LOT of work. But what it did have going for it was the home’s location in Mesa, Arizona, just a few miles away from the couple’s parents, so they rolled up their sleeves and got to work. Luckily, Kellan, his father and Natalie’s father all work in construction and were able to see past the dated designed choices – like the parquet flooring in the family room and walls that chopped up the space and cut off the flow of people and light. But the biggest challenge in the remodel was that Natalie went into labor at 32 weeks and had to be hospitalized for two weeks. But she and baby Truman came home safe and sound to a house that feels brighter and more open, while still maintaining that Southwestern style that the family loves. -Amy
Image above: “One of the many reasons I love the dining area is because Kellan and I spent hours and hours building our sputnik chandelier months before we even found our home. Little did we know, our future home had the perfect place for it with ‘the octagon’ in the ceiling. Most of our friends have a more traditional style so they think our sputnik is “strange” to say the least, but we are so proud of our hard work and very pleased with how it turned out.”
Image above: “We were married in the Mesa Arizona Temple so I wanted a large poster of it at the entrance to our home. I eventually fell in love with this vintage photo of the temple I saw on Little Green Notebook. One of the first things we bought for our new home was the sofa. Our house was almost empty and I had just had our second son. When I was released from the hospital, we drove to the store to look at the sofa in person and they happened to be having a huge sale. We spontaneously bought it and I have been incredibly happy with the quality. The leather truly is buttery soft.”
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