Back Bedroom - Before & Afters!

Okay. So I took some pictures of the back bedroom done. It's pretty much done. I guess I should hang some pictures or something and clean up the computer area. I'll get to that someday...

Here's what the back bedroom looked like from the doorway when we looked at the house and agreed to buy it:

BEFORE

Here's what it looks like now:

AFTER

Here we're looking at the closet door:

BEFORE

AFTER

Here's looking at the wall by the door:

BEFORE

AFTER

I'm happy with it. I think this is a good shot for people who need help envisioning a house when trying to buy. Sure, a house or room might look a little "not right" - but with some decluttering, cleaning, a new light fixture and some paint - it looks like a totally different room! I should work for HGTV!

Recent Updates!

Even though I have been bad at posting, we've still be hard at work. Here are a few things we've accomplished over the past few weeks!

James finished the patio! He had to cut bricks for the side and back. He did that then filled the cracks with sand. It is done. Also! This is our bargain patio! James "acquired" all the bricks and cobblestones from a job site last fall. And really - it looks better in real life. BARGAINTASTIC!

I did paint the faces of the stairs. I still have to figure out how I'm going to refinish the tops, paint the things that hold the banister up and a few other things. It just seems so hard and I'm not motivated these days.

This is the back, spare room. I painted it Sunbeam (same color as the downstairs bathroom). I did the mouldings too and the bed and computer are back in place. I'll take a picture of the finished product here soon.

I also painted the upstairs hallway. It's the same color as the downstairs hallway and staircase. You can't really tell in this picture. I did half the mouldings and have to knock out the rest of the mouldings here soon.

We're still waiting on getting our electrical system upgraded. Now that the nice weather is here, it should happen soon (hopefully!). James has finished up some other outlets and wiring for things like the garbage disposal and outside outlets. If all goes well, almost everything will be good to go once the master is updated. I think he still has to wire up the microwave that's above the stove.

We got a quote to remove the tree in the front yard. It's not too bad. Unfortunately, the same day I got the tree quote, I was informed by our gutter cleaning people that our gutters are just too rough for them to clean - they want us to replace them. So we'll be getting quotes on that here in the next few weeks and see what that brings. Hopefully we can still swing the tree removal with the gutters. I know James really hates that tree in front of our house.

Let There Be Gas!

Our friend Dan the Plumber came by today. He hooked up the dishwasher, garbage disposal and stove. What a great plumber!

Work being done!

Let there be gas! Now I don't really have an excuse to not cook - only that I'm horrible at it. Oh well.