Bed, Bath, and Beyond...

Just a few updated pictures...

Blinds for the living room, "finished" kitchen, and "finished" Dining room.

Finishing some rooms

Busy weekend.

Upstairs guest room--painted, new electrical, installed a ceiling fan, and wood blinds. Also moved the furniture in up there.

Dining room--painted, new lighting, installed dimmers.

Kitchen--unpacked dishes, etc (thanks Terri), installed a new work box for the light in the breakfast area, installed the stove.

Living room--new wood blinds on the front and side windows

Downstairs 1/2 bath--patched the foot sized hole in the wall so I can finally finish it

I'll try to catch up with some pictures tonight!

I need Bob Ross to paint some happy trees on my walls...

I've been too busy to take updated pictures, I'll try to get some up later this week. I've been spending most of my time painting the rest of the interior of the house.

Last night, I finished rolling the rest of the downstairs and the upstairs guest room. I'll do a second coat tonight then I'll start painting the rest of the trim Wednesday.

New counter tops

Spent most of today knocking out the new countertops. Thanks to Dad
for giving me a hand.

Also put in a new garbage disposal.

This should finish the kitchen for the near future...just some finish
touch up painting and it's done for now.

Almost Cooking...

Spent most of Sunday and Monday finishing the cabinets in the kitchen. I put some knobs on the doors--I realize they look like they're not lined up, but the doors themselves are uneven, like everything else in the house! Painted the ceilings and the trim in the kitchen as well. Leaves the crown molding corners that I'm still shaping. Once I finish that, I'll be able to paint the crown molding and finish up brushing out the wall color.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out...scroll down and check out the old pictures of the kitchen--it's a pretty big difference in there.

You'll also notice the fridge!!! Pur filter full of water, a six pack of beer, and 2 slices of leftover pizza...that's all that's in it. Maybe I'll do some grocery shopping this week.

Tomorrow I'm moving the washer/dryer and a car full of the random stuff that's left in a house after you move.

I'm sitting on my couch, watching the braves as I post this...

Satelite TV and Furniture delivered on the same day...I pretty much don't know what to do with myself anymore! My last 8 weekends have been wake up, work on the house, shower, and then go to sleep. I might have to leave the remotes to the TVs at my office to stay productive.

I'm going to try to get the cabinets, walls, and appliances done in the kitchen tomorrow and Monday.

Here's some pics of the furniture, although with the lighting from the room and the camera, I'm not sure the colors will show up very well...

Welcome to the 21st Century!

I got internet hooked up last night, so the updates will be a little easier now that I can do them from Home.

Spent a few hours last night moving some more living room stuff over--TV, some furniture, etc.

The furniture and Dish Network are coming tomorrow, so I'll actually have a living room I can sit and watch TV in. I'll post pics tomorrow night when everything is in.

Weekend Update, not the SNL variety...

Plenty of good stuff this weekend. I made another run back to the old house to get some more stuff-mosty living room and kitchen items. Dad came over and gave me a hand getting most of the rest of the downstairs crown molding put in--just two pieces left above the windows in the kitchen area--we about lost our minds trying to get the angles right then noticed that the ceiling dips significantly toward one of the corners--I'll have to cut that piece by hand and cope saw it in.

I did make a dent in the kitchen though--cabinets are primed and ready for paint!

Hornets!!!

Tons of progress today, but cut short due to a nasty run in with some
hornets while mowing the grass. I got lit up 5 times--one on each
wrist, back of my ear, left elbow, and my right foot. Five. I already
destroyed the nest and coated the ground with spray.

Sam

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Hanging clothes is a luxury once overlooked...

Tonight I finished up my master bedroom by painting the closet and then putting in some new shelving. It's the little things that make the biggest difference.

This weekend will be a short one, but I'm hoping to take a big step in the kitchen on Saturday...

Let there be light!

I put in the new ceiling fan in the living room last night. Also got the Master Bedroom closet painted so I can put in new shelves tonight. I'm also going to start cleaning up and refinishing the kitchen so I get get the appliances installed over the weekend.

Toilet Update

2 for 2! Got home last night and there wasn't a drop of water around the master bathroom toilet. Need to pick out a new one for the downstairs bathroom.

Living Room Ceilings

Last night I put the first coat of paint on the ceiling in the living room. If you look back at the pictures from early June, you can see it makes a big difference having them flat. I think another coat will hide most of the rougher spots from removing the texture.

I still only have 1 working toilet...

Toilets are easy to install, right?

Mike helped me rip out all three old disgusting toilets over the weekend.

Now I can finish the rest of the wall in the guest bathroom and then install the new toilet.

I got one of the new toilets installed in the guest bathroom. Not too tough...

Then I did the same in the master bathroom. None of the shut-off valves closed completely, so there was a lot of emptying cups that were collecting drips during the installation. I got everything in, and then started working with my dad on changing out all of the switches and outlets in the Living room and Master bedroom since they're almost finished.

I walked in the kitchen and noticed this...it was dripping.

This would be right below my master bathroom toilet. I haven't finished the ceilings in the kitchen yet, so it's really not a big deal. I did have to take the toilet back off the flange, put in another new wax ring, and then reconnect everything AGAIN. But there was no more water leaking and I think it should be good now. The funny thing is, it was leaking in the exact same spot when I get the house and first tested this toilet--I figured a new toilet and wax ring would do the trick--could be something else going on here though.

Little bit of a scare this morning, woke up and found a TINY bit of water around the toilet in the master bathroom. I think it may have just been water that settled or sweated out during the night, since nothing else was wet...I packed a towel around it and I'll have to check it later today.

First night in the house...

My friend Eric came over one night last week and gave me a hand with replacing the ceiling fan in the Master bedroom. Also got the painting done Friday night with some help from Rosemary. Finished things off Saturday with some wood blinds and then moved my furniture over. Looks much, much better.

I still have to finish the closet, and after another trip yesterday with all of my clothes and the rest of the stuff from my bedroom at the other house it's starting to get pretty messy in there--that's how I know it's home now.

More Painting

I finished painting the living room last night, working on the foyer tonight and hopefully some of the upstairs bedrooms. Special thanks to my sister, Terri, for helping scrape the windows!

Windows and Trim Painted

I spent most of today painting the windows and the trim in the living room. I cut in with the wall color and then ran out of daylight. I love the wall color--kudos to my stopmom, Linda, for giving me a hand with the colors!

I also I tuned up the upstairs AC and got it running and cooling--hope I can get through the summer without having to change it out.

FINALLY, some painting

I started painting now that the AC is turned on and cranking away. I had to wash all the walls with TSP to remove the grime and smoke. It's only primer and the place is starting to look a whole lot better.

I finished priming the living room, hallway, and dining room walls and ceilings. I got all the paint tinted today and I'll start putting some color on the walls tomorrow.

I also picked up a few new ceiling fans and new lighting for the kitchen, bathroom, and foyer.

Tomorrow's update may actually show a FINISHED living room...fingers crossed!

Crown Molding

If you do the math, there were only about 10 joints worth of cuts for the crown molding I did yesterday. As you can see from the pics, we cut a lot more than 10 pieces....

Losing my mind cutting crown molding...

My brother in law, Michael, came over for a few hours yesterday and helped me start the crown molding in the living room.

So, as it turns out, there's not a single 90 degree wall in the house. Makes for lots of wood filler and "coping" cuts...I'll figure out a better way for the dining room and kitchen when I finish them up next week.

Starting to look a little better...

Last weekend, Mike helped me take out a bunch of tree limbs and brush that was taking over the drive way. We cleaned out the beds around the porch and trimmed up the hedges...the neighbors started talking to me now that my house doesn't look like it's abandoned anymore...