Sometimes houses pass by on Funda that scare us. With cracks in the ceilings, yellowed bathrooms from the 1950s and walls that are about to collapse. The next five Zoetermeer residents took on the adventure and transformed such handy houses into palaces. You can read the stories here.
Robin has two right hands
Robin bought a somewhat dilapidated house in 2020. The stucco, spot lighting, the new kitchen and bathroom: he renovated the whole house himself. Three years later, he shows us the result.
Looking inside the owner-occupied apartment of Robin (32): ‘I put blood, sweat and tears into it’
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Robin is going to live with his girlfriend in Voorschoten and therefore has his two-room apartment in Buytenwegh in…
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Robbie and Blanche’s nest
Robbie and Blanche bought a house that had not been touched since it was built in 1955. “We even found a bird’s nest, beehive and dead rats above the ceiling,” says Robbie. They worked on this huge renovation job for two years. Meanwhile, they became parents.
Looking inside the renovated 1950s house of Robbie and Blanche: ‘What was in my head has come true’
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He wanted his own parking space. She sun in the garden. And the rest is history….
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From chalet to castle
You’ve probably seen Rob before. It has been on the Zoetermeer market for over thirty years. In the television program House for Sale he showed the renovation of his house. Curious? We have the photos.
You have to see this! Market merchant Rob converted his chalet into a castle and this is what it looks like
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Market vendor Rob Wulz has been on the market in Zoetermeer for over thirty years with his watch…
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Golden hands of Patrick
One has two right hands, the other has golden hands. No matter how you look at it, Patrick can do odd jobs like the best. In a year and a half he used every free moment to turn a ruin into a palace.
Looking inside the DIY house on the Leidsewallen: ‘Patrick has two golden hands’
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One saw the owner-occupied house from 1914 at Leidsewallen 62 as a ruin, the other…
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Corona handymen Sander and Anouk
Many Dutch people rolled up their sleeves in corona time. Sander and Anouk took those renovation tendencies to a higher level. They bought a dump. And you can read in the article below what exactly they did with it.
Looking inside Sander and Anouk: ‘While the world stood still, we built our dream home’
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At the beginning of 2020, Sander Bol and Anouk Vermeer will buy a corner house in the Buytenwegh district. Location…
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Can we have a look inside your house?
Do you want to show us your home? Send us an email to [email protected]. Who knows, we will visit you soon.
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