is coming along!
We had to have some privacy, so we picked up some fancy inexpensive faux silk curtains to hang up on some fancy brushed nickle rods, for a temporary fancy home-y effect.
drill, baby, drill!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
The MASTER Bedroom
is coming along!
We had to have some privacy, so we picked up some fancy inexpensive faux silk curtains to hang up on some fancy brushed nickle rods, for a temporary fancy home-y effect.
drill, baby, drill!
Changes in the Kitchen
Whoops! What was I thinking putting a blue rug and white curtains in an all brown kitchen. I was tired, and I forgot that the blue rug is for the living room to take your shoes off when you come in off the sunporch and the white curtain looked much more at home covering the side entrance door. There's nothing better than something clean, white and frilly to cover an ugly plexi-glass window such as that of the side entrance door. If you can't fix it right away, cover it with something white and frilly. That's my new motto.
So, anyway, since our kitchen countertops are for the time being, an ugly brown, we have to incorporate brown things to make the countertops look less out of place.
Liam picked out the roosters! We have a nice pair of rooster curtains as you will see, and I switched out the blue rug with a brown one to compliment the shades of brown. Makes for a nice warm, autumn kitchen, don't ya think?
So, anyway, since our kitchen countertops are for the time being, an ugly brown, we have to incorporate brown things to make the countertops look less out of place.
Liam picked out the roosters! We have a nice pair of rooster curtains as you will see, and I switched out the blue rug with a brown one to compliment the shades of brown. Makes for a nice warm, autumn kitchen, don't ya think?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Curtains!
We finally started the process of hanging curtains. So far we hung the kitchen curtain up, and will continue today, moving on to the master bedroom windows. Move-in is still scheduled to be Friday Nov. 21st.
Here's some pictures:
Here's some pictures:
Monday, November 10, 2008
Natural Walnut Plank
It was only .89cents a sq. ft. We thankfully had some help, "free of charge."
The entrance to the house ought to have a golden plaque with the names of our sponsors.
The photos here were taken late at night, so they are not the best of quality, but at last we have the floor entirely finished and here is the result...
The entrance to the house ought to have a golden plaque with the names of our sponsors.
The photos here were taken late at night, so they are not the best of quality, but at last we have the floor entirely finished and here is the result...
Laminate Flooring Installation
We invested in a little help (okay a lot of help) to make this floor transformation magic happen.
Liam and I previously had removed all the carpeting, carpet strips, nails, staples, screws, etc. from the hardwood floors.
However, removing the subfloor(s) from the kitchen was something like removing the seven layers of hell.
We started with a grease splattered, moldy, filthy, stinking linoleum. That peeled up fairly easily, however it left behind a water logged, stinky, moldy paper adhesive backing. We sanded that up in areas using a dragster sander with 50 grit sand-paper. Beneath that we reached the wood backer-board/subfloor. At that time, we had to remove the board to bring the kitchen floor back down to the same level as the rest of the first floor. We took a prybar and began ripping it up. Nails and staples went flying. Wood splitters shot into the air. Liam did most of this dangerous work while I hammered staples and nails back into the bottom subfloor/vinyl tile (the floor beneath all the floors). The vinyl tile as you will see was covered in a black mastic and more mold. Armed with 3 "Mold Blaster" bottles, I blasted out the mold. Then, I scrubbed using chemical resistant gloves, until the mold was killed and only the unattractive purple residue was left behind.
AT LAST, we cleared away all the debris, swept up the floor, and finished hammering down all the staples and nails so we could have a smooth, level surface to lay our new flooring. Then we brought in the experts...to help us lay down the laminate- a job that would have taken us quite possibly two months if attempted on our own. Instead, with help, our floors were down in a little over two days.
BEFORE & AFTERS.....
Liam and I previously had removed all the carpeting, carpet strips, nails, staples, screws, etc. from the hardwood floors.
However, removing the subfloor(s) from the kitchen was something like removing the seven layers of hell.
We started with a grease splattered, moldy, filthy, stinking linoleum. That peeled up fairly easily, however it left behind a water logged, stinky, moldy paper adhesive backing. We sanded that up in areas using a dragster sander with 50 grit sand-paper. Beneath that we reached the wood backer-board/subfloor. At that time, we had to remove the board to bring the kitchen floor back down to the same level as the rest of the first floor. We took a prybar and began ripping it up. Nails and staples went flying. Wood splitters shot into the air. Liam did most of this dangerous work while I hammered staples and nails back into the bottom subfloor/vinyl tile (the floor beneath all the floors). The vinyl tile as you will see was covered in a black mastic and more mold. Armed with 3 "Mold Blaster" bottles, I blasted out the mold. Then, I scrubbed using chemical resistant gloves, until the mold was killed and only the unattractive purple residue was left behind.
AT LAST, we cleared away all the debris, swept up the floor, and finished hammering down all the staples and nails so we could have a smooth, level surface to lay our new flooring. Then we brought in the experts...to help us lay down the laminate- a job that would have taken us quite possibly two months if attempted on our own. Instead, with help, our floors were down in a little over two days.
BEFORE & AFTERS.....
Monday, November 3, 2008
EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER: Curb Appeal
The breakdown:
1. new roof
2. front masonry stoop & chimney repaired
3. bushes trimmed with a hedge trimmer by Liam!
4. trash removed from yard + christmas lights
5. New exterior light fixture
6. leaves raked by me!
7. NEW WINDOWS!
The laminate floors are going in on Tuesday! The appliances soon! We went through 3 layers of moldy and rotting subfloor in the kitchen for this transformation. We will have many new photos of the interior upon completion of the floor installation.
The master bedroom hardwood floor is finished. The hallway needs one more coat of polyurethane and then it will be good to go. Photos coming soon!
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