Linda the Fabulous

Well, we did it. We purchased an old, down to the studs, mid-century house in Palm Springs. I'm not sure how the decision came about, whether it was an educated and researched purchased or a love at first sight. But it's done and there is no going back!
Linda sits on a quaint little street in a great Palm Springs neighborhood. She faces North but has a fabulous backyard facing South. Her frontal lines are clean and simple.

Linda in a full frontal position (yes, she has palm trees!)

View from the top, it is obvious that the property has been left unattended for a couple of years. The pool is empty and cracked, the landscaping looks more like a desert/dump than anything. The only living thing on the property, other than the palm trees, is a grapefruit tree which still produces amazing fruit.

Linda view from above (hanging off a palm tree!)

The floor plan of the house is simple. You walk into the main room (dining/living) and have the two bedrooms on the left. What is labeled as bedroom #3 below is actually where the breezeway (examples here) once was. That section of the house was built illegally and will have to be completely redone.  The house is only 1440sf on a 10,000sf lot. 

Linda - the layout of the property

Well, that's Linda.

Now, how do we begin? Where do we begin? We live 480 miles away... what to do....