Exterior, Wood Siding Material, House Building Type, and Flat RoofLine "We really didn’t have any experience taking on a project of this scale," says Ely. "We’re both generally impulsive people, so we purchased this house—which was a broken shell of a space— with really no plan on how to proceed." Photo 2 of 11 in In the Idyllic Catskills, Designers Take Homes From Rickety to Ravishing from Budget Breakdown: Weekend DIYers Renovate a Dated Catskills Retreat For $201K

In the Idyllic Catskills, Designers Take Homes From Rickety to Ravishing

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"We really didn’t have any experience taking on a project of this scale," says homeowner Ely Franko. "We’re both generally impulsive people, so we purchased this house—which was a broken shell of a space— with really no plan on how to proceed."

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