Pack It In, Pack It Up, Rinse & Repeat; The Webster Model for Leaping the Property🪜
webster’s last stop, the sunset facing facade of 1934 is ideal for happy hour hosting
Before you see the interior of this absolute one-off 1934 Nokomis Spaniard, you have to understand the lengthy story of how these beauties arrived in this chalice wielding example of Spanish renaissance.
The Webster’s define true grit, shaken with an uncanny ability to roll the dice and bet on themselves. Deidre is incredibly instinctual, a natural 🐐 of interior finishes & design, she is also the river boat gambler of these two, consistently raising the stakes 🎲 🎲 for team Webster.
Ryan is the proverbial second coming of Bob Villa, the handyman husband extraordinaire, and the ever present analytical in their partnership. Deidre’s performing artist interiors must come in stride with Ryans fiscal planning: these two know where to splurge, and where to cut, and most of all the timing in which they execute the maneuvers is led with a vision for the final product.
We met Ryan and Deidre in their starter bungalow in the Minnehaha neighborhood in fall of 2017. Where their journey began, completing an owner suite & entire house in twelve months prior to little Franklin's arrival.
Our first encounter and what became a lifetime partnership happened at their bungalow in Minnehaha. The vintage nostalgia principles of RARE 🎬 FORM combined with the raw design talents of Deidre Webster, like competing siblings, this evaluated the game of us both.
Move up no. 1 occurred when they acquired the addition-disheveled “Gilded-Victorian of 1905.”
It was a house that had such a bizarre floorplan due to it’s lack of design or architect presence when additions occurred. The gilded sat on the market for well over a year without a single offer. The Webster’s completely reimagined her interior, saving the Kingfield double-lot-marvel forever.
A flooring party, mismatched millwork, overall poor attitudes from room to room. The Websters arrived with a therapeutic approach and turned the problem child into a symphony of familial wonder.
The Victorian would have hosted them for many, many, more years prior to the quarantine of 2020. Like a majority of Americans, the idle cocoon sparked the Webster’s into an architectural think-tank as they pondered what could be next…
Once complete, the ever present desire to start anew, beginning with a structure that offers unrelenting scarcity! Consistent bathing 🛁 on the MLS gave way to subtle touring which turned into meetings with monetary captain Alves and proceeded to serious legacy move up consulting.
In the beginning, Deidre wanted to buy nearly every house, as her ability to rescue literally any structure can be a detriment when our most prominent buying guideline is: how many homes will you own in your life? While her talents are far reaching, the focus on this final ladder 🪜 climb was to secure a truly scarce example of original architecture. The period could have been nearly any era, the focus was purely intact details from baths to kitchens to millwork.
The ideal blend for Webster’s was scale & a staggering amount of ornamental detail that can be accentuated by decor alone. Deidre wanted a statement house, and while touring occurred, it was our role to ensure that the utmost discernment was in place, no settling from number two and beyond when moving up with RFP.
frankie is a fascinating kid, at age 3 he already has an OSHA level mind about construction projects
Following about 15 walkthroughs we decided to tour a 1934 Spanish Revival near lake Nokomis. It was a “funzies” walk through as the list price was a flight level above our present budget with assumed value for Gilded Victorian. Upon entry it was clear the severity of the detail from medieval beams to weighty iron railings and molded masonry, this was a truly special example of early ‘30s architecture. One of the most stimulating examples I had ever seen in Minneapolis.
Like every home, in all budgets, it wasn’t perfect; (1) the prior owners had demolished a unicorn level vintage bathroom and replaced it with a big box tragedy, (2) the kitchen was executed with outstanding natural flagstone, but finished with a poorly chosen box cabinet.
the turret porch is fully trimmed in original box beams, trimmings like this are like spotting a zebra in a tudor
These are standard issue scars on present day ownership that are butchering the original housing stock coast to coast, a bi-product of our HGTV culture and grossly naive proficiency towards the history of our architecture.
That’s why we’re here! So turn that frown upside down and make the moves necessary to give the renaissance her swagger back, as the Webster’s will, we have a wager on kitchen renovation by 2024.
the local limestone flooring is outstanding in the kitchen, we have wager on her life expectancy of 2026
What are the takeaways from the Webster’s legacy play?
🇪🇸Don’t count yourself out, vision and creativity are always rewarded.
🇪🇸Design and decor really matters when presenting and developing your space. Whether it’s DIY or outsourced, make sure it’s unique to your persona, bland is out for good in our opinion.
🇪🇸It’s very difficult to lose focus in the excitement of scaling up to your legacy home, maintaining a focus on architectural scarcity is paramount, patience serves the keepers of the finest blueprints in town.
🇪🇸Step outside your comfort zone, when you have a plan in place and professionals to assist in ensuring your investments are effective in producing value.
the ideal use for cheap mass produced fixtures, a jungle gym for frankie
We would like to thank the Webster’s for placing an immense amount of trust in the bond we have, it’s not often that this amount of before & after occurs in one’s lifetime. Their path is truly inspiring to the drive and determination of what is possible beginning with only your W2 and a lot of task oriented weekend lists.
