Colorado Art Studio » denver http://coloradoartstudio.com Handmade Pottery and Ceramic Jewelry by Cynthia Guajardo Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:57:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 House for rent http://coloradoartstudio.com/2009/07/17/house-for-rent/ http://coloradoartstudio.com/2009/07/17/house-for-rent/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:52:25 +0000 Cynthia http://coloradoartstudio.com/?p=2712 Read The Rest →]]> Remodeling has begun on the home that we will be moving into next month sometime late August in a pretty vibrant part of Denver called South City Park.  City Park is more urban and diverse than where we live right now and I’m sort of excited for a change of scenery, though I will miss living 2 blocks from the light rail, Whole Foods, South Pearl Street and Wash Park.  We lived in the house we will be moving back into just a short while between 1997-98 and moved shortly after giving birth to my daughter (yep we sort of fled the city to almost the suburbs).  Now that we’re getting older, we keep getting closer and closer to downtown and I occasionally fantasize about buying a condo or loft someday (we even looked at a model in one of the Spire condos in May).

Our goal with this move is to eventually shed one of our homes – we’re tired of being land lords and to avoid paying capital gains taxes we will need to live in our former rental property for at least 2 years before we can sell it tax free.  In the meantime, we are gaining square footage in the home, yard and garage -  but are losing some amenities that we have come to depend on such as those mentioned above.   With an imminent move in the very near future, we need to rent out our current home because we’re not ready to sell it just yet.

Want to get a glimpse of the inside of the home we currently live in?  Click here.

I am looking forward to having a little bit of fun with the home we’re moving into next month.  For example, I plan to paint one wall in the kitchen with chalkboard paint – we currently have a small chalkboard in the kitchen that my daughter and her friends draw on and it’s become sort of like a rotating art show.  I can’t wait to see the images that pop up by children and grownups alike on a larger scale.

I am also shopping for appliances for the kitchen and am considering replacing the icky electric range with a vintage gas model.

Moving is also a great time to destash!  I have a secret fantasy of one day being a minimalist, but am a long way off right now judging from the photos of our home in our advertisement.  I would also have to convince my pack rat of a husband that less is more….

Have a good day,

Cynthia

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