As an accountant (and as my father’s daughter), I tend to always need to put numbers to things. You can count on me to create a spreadsheet or a list for just about anything, and this house has been no different.  I won’t tell you the number of spreadsheets or lists I have (hint: it’s A LOT), but here are a few numbers that I want to remember.

5: number of days it took to negotiate the selling price with the bank

3: number of months we were under contract before closing

4: number of contractors we interviewed

14: number of pages submitted for the NC Historic Preservation tax credit application

57: number of meticulously labelled photos submitted with NC Historic Preservation tax credit application

6: number of other 702 Park Avenue’s I find interesting (there’s probably many more, but these were my faves!)

111: number of years since the house was built

3526: number of square feet in the house

16: number of rooms

4: number of bedrooms

14: ceiling height in feet for most rooms in the house

35: number of doors in the house

32: number of windows in the house (not counting the attic or the basement)

8: number of fireplaces in the house

4: number of screen doors

3: number of bathrooms we are renovating

1: number of bathrooms we are adding

2: number of walls we’re knocking down

1: number of exterior doors closed in

1: number of windows uncovered

2: number of thefts we’ve had

3: number of trees removed

9: number of interior paint colors picked out (so far)

3: number of exterior colors picked out

4: number of coats of exterior paint

116: number of blog posts about the house

31: number of Pinterest boards dedicated to the house

60: number of Shutterfly photo albums dedicated to the house (so far)

3: number of items that restoring this house checks off my bucket list

4: number of months we thought it would take to finish

9: number of months it will most likely take to finish

1: number of dream houses we will have when we finish