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Facelift for a Vintage Vancouver Home - Before & After Pics

Rose Village is getting a facelift one home at a time thanks to the 4^th Plain Corridor Revitalization Task Force Housing Coalition 'Paint-a-Thon', generous donations by Fred Meyer and other area businesses, and the efforts of some dedicated volunteers.

In just over 2 months, the Coalition has been responsible for painting some 17 homes in Rose Village. Here are before & after pictures of one of the most recent makeovers. This home was built in 1920 and had recently started to look a bit tired. The 'Paint-a-Thon' team consulted with the owners to choose a color combination they would like and that would fit well with other homes in the neighborhood.

The Rose Village area is conveniently located near downtown Vancouver, with easy access to I-5, Highway 14 and SR500. Much of the area was previously referred to as 'Vancouver Heights'. Most homes in the area were built between 1900 and 1950. Homes range in size from 500 to upward of 4,000 square feet. In its heyday, the area was home to many prominent people and their families. Names associated with the area include L.M. Hidden, S.W. Brown, C.H. Whitney, C.W. Slocum and L.R. Sohns. Projects like the Rose Village 'Paint-a-Thon' are helping revitalize the Rose Village area, both directly and indirectly, and helping it live up to its historic past.

The following Columbian link provides more detail about this effort to revitalize the Rose Village area: Revitalizing Rose Village

If you or someone you know would like to learn more about area revitalization plans and/or get involved in future volunteer efforts, please contact Mark & Patti Maggiora at (360) 992-9969 or email mark@groupnw.net or patti@groupnw.net.

Patty & Scott Carroll - RE/MAX Equity Group, Vancouver WA

Posted by Patty Carroll on 11/14/2008 10:46 AM

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39 Comments on Facelift for a Vintage Vancouver Home - Before & After Pics

NOV

2008

These are great before and afters, its amazing what can be done with a little hardwork and dedication. Thanks for sharing!

Such a cheery color

I love community projects. If I were in your area I would be calling you. It really doesn't take much to make a huge difference in our communities. You have a busy little group with 17 homes in 2 months. Keep up the good work! Thanks for sharing.

Wow look like a very nice job! I bet someone is going to be very happy there:)

Absolutely amazing what a little fresh paint does to a home and your heart :)

DJ - it was great fun and we found muscles that we didn't even know that we had. lol

NOV

2008

Patty:

What a great story! I love to hear about projects like this--it's very uplifting!

Brenda, we think so too. The homeowner picked out her colors and all of the paint and labor was free. She is ecstatic! The porch is going to be a gray tone.

Your commitment and involvement in your community is commendable. I really admire you for it. You put in all that time AND run a successful business AND remodel your own home. Way to set some standards! :D

NOV

2008

Donna - It has been a great boost for the homeowners and we are already getting people asking if they can help next spring and/or if they can get their home painted.

NOV

2008

Thanks Bill!

Renee - So true, thanks for stopping by.

Susan - it is great, the homeowners are so exited and they are seeing other neighbors stopping by to say how great their houses look.

Wow...17 homes! That sounds like an awesome group. I imagine that has been a major boost for the whole area.

NOV

2008

Lynn - thank you, we know that you are a person that does quite a bit of volunteering as well. It gets a bit crazy sometimes but at the end of it all the results that it brings is so worth it.

NOV

2008

Monika - it is and we are now planning how we can do more next spring/summer.

Patty,

That's a great improvement! Now if they could only get a project going that will add a little cheer in the landscaping department, the Roseville area would really perk up! :)

NOV

2008

Michelle - there has been talk of that happening too.

DEC

What cute homes! It's great to see restoration like this going on.

DEC

Ann - it is so wonderful! The owner of the home was so excited with the look of her home and just last week her boyfriend tore down the old fence and just built her a new beautiful new wood one.

DEC

Patty -- Paint is a wonderful improvement tool!

DEC

Norma - we tell our clients that as well. It is the cheapest and one of the most effective tool we know. It gives instant gratification with not much labor involved.

DEC

I love paint-a-thons, having been involved in many in the poorer areas of New Orleans and Houston.

DEC

Russel - they are fun and a great way to help others. Most of the homeowners that were part of this paint-a-thon were elderly and simpy could not get on the tall ladders to paint a 2-story home.

DEC

What a fantastic program!! And what adorable houses. I'm partial to oldies but goodies. My home was originally built in 1922. It's been added onto and updated along the way. And then we bought it and did a major remodel, but we've managed to keep the character in tact. I love it. Anyway... great program - thanks for sharing it! ~A:)

It looks like a good job...A great renovation program...I want to share two of my Vancouver area transformations , A bit more involved than just paint, but in the same spirit: one at the Burnaby border, and the other on Collingwood at West Point Grey:

http://www.designenvelope.com/transformations.htm

Love this post! WOW! What a great transformation-such a great effort of team work. Thanks for sharing.

DEC

Alisha - we would love to have you send us a picture of your home. We live in a 100+ year old church that we have renovated into our home.

William - Thanks for the link to the renovation, we can't wait to check them out. We are not familiar with the areas that you mentioned though. You are probubly referring to Vancouver, BC. We live in Vancouver, Washington (on the SW border of Washington State near Portland, Oregon.) Our mayor calls us Vancouver, USA

Patty and Scott, it is amazing what a can of paint can do for a home.

Oh, I didn't notice the "WA" after Vancouver. I wondered why I hadn't heard of the project.

DEC

Cathy - thanks for checking it out.

Danny - the first thing that we say is paint is the cheapest fix for anything.

William - we get this a lot. Many people do not know that there are 2 Vancouvers. Yours is the most famous one! : )

DEC

Hi Patty, I think revitalization is so important for any community. We have a program for the downtown area of Indianapolis in an effort to createmore urban homes to live in. It is amazing what people can do to dilapidated homes, they are just stunning when they are finished.

Cindy - we do to. Can you imagine what places would look like if these types of programs and volunteers didn't exsist.

We need a program to show home owners before and after photos.......put a group together like the Coalition. Great difference.

DEC

Patty, We need more of your positive energy on AR. I miss your posts. I hope you and Scott have a great 2009 and we begin to see more posts again from you on ActiveRain...

JAN

Patty, it looks like you have been busy. Great pictures and comparisons. It's amazing how a coat of paint can completely "clean" up the look of the home. ;-)

Patty and Scott:) It is great to be able to help folks like this. It not only improves their neighborhood but also their moral. Thanks for taking your time to help others as it really tends to make us feel good doing this for them. Great group you have here.

JAN

Kay - we think so too. it's important to document and share this type of thing with others. Change just takes one to come forward and get things started.

JAN

Paul - we have been really busy the past few months, you are so sweet and we are planning on getting back to blogging we miss it : )

Teri - thanks for checking it out!

Dona - we just laugh now but at the time we were a bit overwelmed by it.

A little paint and elbow grease make a huge difference...Kelly

Kelly - that is something that Scott always says as well. : )

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