Next in the tour…. the stairs and hallway! Before: The oh-so very welcoming stairs with carpet (makes you wanna take off your shoes,huh?) and without…. Both equally disgusting. After: After a lot of patching, cleaning, trimming and painting. Here it is!
The Extra Bedroom Revamped!
Next in our new upstairs home renovation tour, the extra bedroom! Before:This room was DISGUSTING. Tearing out the carpet exposed how dirty these people were. There were holes in the walls, graffiti everywhere…. After:We are currently staying in this bedroom until our new bed comes in, but it’s really meant to be for company (anyone […]
WE HAVE AN UPSTAIRS!
We thought it would never happen! The carpet is in and we have upstairs living space… After carpet went in on Friday, we spent the weekend finishing up things, moving around furniture, etc. We are totally pooped but thrilled with the outcome. So, for the next few days, I will be updating the blog with […]
The new and improved…
DRESSER! See before photos below…. we are very happy with the results, although it truly does look so much better in person. Ryan stripped and sanded it and I painted it black and rubbed it out so you can see some of the wood underneath. Then, we got snazzy new hardware and done!
Weekend projects…
Ryan and I spent the weekend working on some projects – all are coming along quite nicely. Ryan has been working on our new dresser for the bedroom – a great find and total steal for $35 from the nearby Salvation Army. It’s quite lovely, right? He stripped it and sanded it and then I […]
Coming together quite nicely…
WOW! What a difference they make. It really is starting to look like a home, now. Our living and dining room have curtains now. You want to test a marriage? Make your husband put up curtains when he wants to lay on the couch… Particularly when the husband didn’t think the curtains were necessary in […]