BALLARDBUILD · BLUE RIDGE GA

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Renovation · Complete

The Little A

  • 1983 A-frame
  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1,177 sq ft
  • Mineral Bluff, GA

We bought it in December 2023 and renovated it during 2024. We added a kitchen bump-out, turned the old kitchen into a downstairs bedroom, converted the upstairs bedroom into a loft, and replaced the screened porch with a larger covered porch. It’s now a Guest Favorite on Airbnb.

The Little A from outside

Before → after

Same spot, before and after.

Drag each slider. On the left is the cabin as we bought it; on the right is the same spot after the renovation.

Great room, toward the view, after
Great room, toward the view, before
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Great room, toward the view
Great room, toward the new kitchen and loft, after
Great room, toward the new kitchen and loft, before
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Great room, toward the new kitchen and loft
Old kitchen, now the downstairs bedroom, after
Old kitchen, now the downstairs bedroom, before
BeforeAfter
Old kitchen, now the downstairs bedroom
Upstairs bedroom, converted into a loft, after
Upstairs bedroom, converted into a loft, before
BeforeAfter
Upstairs bedroom, converted into a loft
Screened porch, replaced by a larger covered porch, after
Screened porch, replaced by a larger covered porch, before
BeforeAfter
Screened porch, replaced by a larger covered porch
Screened porch, after
Screened porch, before
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Screened porch

The bump-out

Making room for the kitchen

Turning the old kitchen into a downstairs bedroom meant the new kitchen needed its own space. We built a bump-out along one side of the A-frame, with a full run of counters under two new windows and room for a large island.

Framing and house wrap
Framing and house wrap
Cabinets going in
Cabinets going in
The finished kitchen
The finished kitchen

Along the way

The work

New deck framing, February 2024
New deck framing, February 2024
Kitchen rebuild, June 2024
Kitchen rebuild, June 2024
Opening the gable end, July 2024
Opening the gable end, July 2024
Covered porch, July 2024
Covered porch, July 2024
Island top going in, August 2024
Island top going in, August 2024
The finished cabin
The finished cabin

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