A Little Fancy French to denote that this door leads an Elevator 

 Just to recap… We are frantically searching for a home to accommodate our multi-generational family with accessibility issues.  We require an elevator, 2 offices, 3 accessible bathrooms, a space for my  the 88 year young mother, a suite for our 44 year old son who is battling ALS and a guest area for our Kansas City kids. Did I mention that we have a limited budget?

Introduction (click on introduction to check out our story from the beginning)

Between our realtor and Zillow, we had probably looked at over 100 houses. Since I was recovering from major surgery just 3 weeks prior and it was” Kansas August Hot”, I was discouraged. Our daughter, Megan,  was still “visiting” from Kansas City to help her crazy Mom recoup and find a new home. (So thankful for her and husband Matt)

 

 This is the first view  that I had of the Plum Tree house. I fell in love with the view but it also showed great potential for us to be able to install an elevator built with bulk on the exterior of the house and not take up any interior square footage. Yeah! Although the décor was not my style, it is my training to look for potential and this scored a 10! 

The open entry gives every one plenty of space to move around once you mange to get into the home

The addition of the elevator was by far the most costly and valuable part of our renovation. The value it adds to our home can not compare to the value it adds to our lives. The members of the Access Elevator http://www.accesselevatorinc.com/ team were amazing.