Woodbridge Before & After: From Fixer-Upper to Gorge Getaway

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Hi y’all. Woodbridge is the 1970s brick house I bought in mid-December 2021. It had been sitting empty for a while and needed a lot of love, and my partner Caleb helped me renovate it. Today it’s Gorge Getaway, our pet-friendly home near New River Gorge.

It opened in spring 2023 as New River Gorge Retreat and took the Gorge Getaway name after I sold the first house that had it. Here it is room by room, the way we found it next to the way it looks now. If you missed it, the full before tour is here.

What we did

Took down the back porch
Painted the kitchen cabinets and put in new countertops
New floors throughout
Remodeled the bathroom
Took out the wood stove in the living room
Painted every room
Painted the exterior

Caleb and I did the work ourselves.

The outside

Woodbridge exterior before painting — BeforeRed brick, before paint.

Gorge Getaway exterior today with painted brick and a fenced front yard — TodayThe brick, painted.

The kitchen

Woodbridge kitchen before the renovation — BeforeThe kitchen the way we found it.

Gorge Getaway kitchen today with green painted cabinets — TodaySame cabinets, painted green, with new countertops and a new backsplash.

This is the room people ask about most. We kept the cabinets and painted them. It took a coat of primer and more than one coat of paint, and I posted every step in my stories. The countertops and the backsplash are new.

Gorge Getaway kitchen today — TodayThe kitchen today.

The living room

Woodbridge living room before with carpet and a wood stove — BeforeCarpet and a wood stove.

Gorge Getaway living room today — TodayThe stove is gone and the floors are new.

Woodbridge living room toward the kitchen mid-renovation — Progress · 2022Fresh paint, looking toward the kitchen.

The dining area

Gorge Getaway dining area today, open to the kitchen — TodayThe dining table today.

The bathroom

Woodbridge bathroom before the remodel — BeforeThe bathroom before we started.

Gorge Getaway bathroom today with white vanity, brass sconces and tiled tub — TodayA new vanity, mirror, and sconces. I said at the time I wanted to live here, and I meant it.

The bedrooms

Woodbridge bedroom before with purple and yellow stripes — BeforePurple and yellow stripes.

Gorge Getaway bedroom today with a blue painted arch behind the bed — TodayThe same room today, with a blue arch painted behind the bed.

Blue painted arch headboard with wall sconces in a Gorge Getaway bedroom — TodayThe arch up close.

Gorge Getaway bedroom today with rust pillows and a gray throw — TodayAnother of the bedrooms today.

The back of the house

The old back porch at Woodbridge before it came down — BeforeThe back porch, the day it came down.

Gorge Getaway back deck today — TodayThe back deck today.

Gorge Getaway fenced backyard with fire pit — Today · The backyardThe backyard is fenced, which is the whole reason a lot of guests book this house. Bring the dog.

Staying at Gorge Getaway

If you’re here because you’re staying at the house, welcome. The kitchen cabinets you’re cooking in are the same ones from that first before photo. You can see Gorge Getaway and check dates here, and if you see something in the house you like, it’s probably on the Gorge Getaway shop page.

This post is part of the Woodbridge story, the house that became Gorge Getaway.
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