Updated house pictures

As you can see the living room isn't done yet...missing some curtains, some plug covers, some other minor stuff...like the cove molding etc. But overall so far here it is...

Let us recall our former glory of a kitchen....nice roll around dishwasher. Nice torn up floor with squares peeling off of old linoleum, torn up knee wall... Lovely half painted walls, Ugly dark green laminate countertop that was peeling off...

Here is the kitchen as you first come into it. I stitched together some photos so the bar looks longer than it really is, but it is kind of the way it is....

Kitchen Panorama from the other side...can see how big the bar really is...

This shows the new cabinetry by the dining room. I really like the way it turned out.

And of course the dining room again this time with furniture...Ok here is a funky panorama of the bathroom. Sure makes it look huge with it stitched like this but when the bathroom is so tiny hard to get much in one picture. but you can at least see the full combination of colors here....Here is over by the toilet area, shows the back part all except behind the door which isn't done yet.... this is a bit more realistic size wise....

Color is off here but you can see the view from the corner of the tub..

Only room done......

Ok....Remember this???? This is one of the "before" pictures. This was our staging area. It was the LAST room to be tackled as it held all of the supplies for the rest of the rooms. Now the OTHER rooms hold the supplies and the dining room is Mostly done. Now here is the room with all but the laundry area doors done, and curtains, and FURNITURE....a few little touch up things but at leas it has an idea how it is going to look...The chandelier will have changes too but that is not as important as having the rest done...

Ok....at least can show a few pictures of things that are done....the new tile floor in the bathroom I just love! I went with the 3 inch square tiles to make the smaller area look bigger....And the new tub surround made out of cultured marble picks up some of the colors in the tile as well....My new fixtures are all in the oil rubbed bronze look...

Update.....the Good...the Bad....and the Ugly

Lets start with the good. Nice countertops (just the one set is done put in so I can finally have a sink! I have my new executive chef sink and oil rubbed bronze faucets. This almost hides the fact I have no door fronts, shelves or drawers....almost....
Same thing...different angle. the open cabinets are more in focus.


Can see the new window (not framed in yet) and the sink/faucet...also can see the flooring in here. The dishwasher is mising still but other than that not too bad...

Here is living room.....It has a floor....the trim isnt' done and no covers on the outlets etc...but beggars cannot be choosers!

Nother view of the flooring

Now for the bad....not too bad. unfinished hole in a wall...unfinished trim and dishwasher and cabinet in the living room...not so useful here...

Now for the ugly...cover your eyes if this is painful for you...

Here is dining room.....nicely staged don't you think?

And the bathroom...see my special lighting?

My staging area down the hallway...painted now, but dont' think so useable. Thru the door is all of my kitchen STUFF piled high...

Bedroom...such a nice floor! Love the concrete open look and the dust all over everything!

A few tidbits....

Thought I would show a few before and after pictures of small items that have been done while waiting on the bigger items...

First was my kitchen window. Didn't realize how ugly these windows were until I got a new one installed. Told the contractor to take it back out because it made the rest of my old windows look TERRIBLE!

New window--can see out of it so nicely...the middle of the window has no slider to block the view, and the perimeter grid gives some style without being too over the top.Guess I should have taken a picture of this old door leading to the garage BEFORE it was taken out, but imagine a door as heavy as a human that swelled up in the winter to the point was so loud and had to push hard just to open!

This is my new door leading to the garage. First off I now have it opening into the GARAGE instead of my tiny dining room. 2nd it is a much fancier window door than I had requested due to a mistake at the home improvement place. They charged me the same amount for the door, but I didnt pay for the fancy build in blinds....now if they would make this mistake on a door that someone will actually SEE! hehe oh well..

My yucky old ceiling lights. I wasn't ready to spend the $$$ to install can lights so I had the electrician add a 2nd light in the living room (the first one was only on one side of the room) and I replaced the lights with something a little nicer and something that shouldn't get so many BUGS in it. I cleaned this thing out not that long ago! Well..ok been a few months...

New lights in living room....
The day the cabinets arrived (Last Tuesday not so late....about 2 months....here is kitchen before anything installed.....

Here is with the basic cabinets but no doors, drawers, or shelves. But at least it shows taking shape.

Another view of the installed cabinets...

Ok the chandelier picture didn't work...I'll try attaching it..

Hoping and Hoping

I might actually FINALLY get some cabinets today! They are supposed to arrive here at 6:30. Just the kitchen ones, but at least that means I might have somewhat of a house again this week! I at least should have a kitchen by the weekend! Without a kitchen for 2 months is more disheartening than I thought it would be. I have been told every week for 6 weeks the cabinets would be here so I would undo my temporary set up (simply a table) and move it out, only to move it back again when I was told "another week". In the meantime my brother has been coming and helping me paint walls and ceilings and trim. Man o man do we not like to have to paint trim, what a hassle! The old ugly trim was a dark green that took 3 coats even with a primer and we were only painting the trim white!

I know I am making too much noise here for my husband (our house is very small and every floor board creaks to high heaven) but i have to get things moved if they are coming at 6:30! My brother is coming to help so I have to be up, DRESSED, and have things moved that I don't want broken by men who are bulls in china cabinets.

I bought a chandelier yesterday for over the sink. I think I is going to look really great. I know its fancy but I need a little fancy in my world don't I?

New Wall color

Ok...we painted the living room. See my before picture??? There was a huge cabinet in the corner that I could not move by myself and I should have kept after my husband to help me move it so I could finish painting...so what did I do instead? I covered it with a tall curtain and nobody has ever been the wiser, hehe. Well I am discovered! Don't ask me how many years ago I painted this wall. Later when I moved the cabinet I wanted to go back but by then the paint was bad....you know the excuses. Oh well.....another confession...

This is what it looks like now...Can't hardly see the color I know, I wanted a soft color as the living room can get so dark didn't want a strong one. Its hard to see that its other than white here but the next picture will show you the color against white to get a better idea.

Here is the contrast from white to my living room color. I really like it will match the countertops I picked out so well. There will be more color in other rooms but for now, this is good enough for me. There will be white trim around top and bottom of the room, and around the windows which should give me the white against Antique that I love.

Can't roller skate in a buffalo herd...

The other day when I was driving and listening to a local Radio station (it plays older music but I like the local news and talk shows) they played this song my dad used to always play....You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd. Not sure if I really listened to the words before, some are you can't change film with a kid on your back, you can't drive around with a tiger in your car...

the chorus says all you gotta do is put your mind to it, buckle down, buckle down, do it, do it do it...

Well I decided I many not be able to roller skate in a buffalo herd but I am surviving with washing dishes in a bathroom sink....the big pans I have to use the tub!

Fwd: Remodel.pics

rest of pictures, can only do so many at a time!

Fwd: Remodel.pics

Pictures from our recent remodel taken with Jim's cell phone...cannot do with my current laptop but when I get a new compact flash reader I will be able to.

Found an even earlier one!

I found this scrapbook layout I made of the house in its original condition. Some may like the colors but I hated them. Peach with green trim YUCK. But this does show no cover on the back porch, shows the old dead tree, and the main way the yard ORIGINALLY was.