Waldram

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Second Week of Renovations

So this is the second week of renovations in our new house. Things are coming along well! So far we have moved a wall, put one wall up, removed all the flooring on the first floor, tiled half of the first floor, took out the kitchen cabinets, painted the entire interior... and I think that's everything! Our kitchen cabinets are being delievered tomorrow and will be installed this week. The tile floors should be done in a few days. Our carpet is picked out and should be installed Saturday. We should be moving in the house in 2 weeks!

We also want to put in a "custom closet" in our master closet like California Closets. We got one quote and WOW... it was expensive. Does anyone else have company they used or recommend? We are in need of closet ideas.

 Here are pics of this last week!
  
The entry way before the tile... Don't worry, we didn't do blue floors!


The tile is in! Well almost... It's installed on an angle and no grout lines. I love it!

The kitchen area with the tile
  
Yes, this is a George Foreman grill in our office. Looks like the workers have it figured out!


And here is my niece Layla. I took this picture today. She is so dang cute!

That's all that's going on with us, so that's all I have to post about! We have been pretty busy with work and church. I've had a good time catching up with some good friends over the phone in the last few weeks. Thanks for those of you who try to keep in touch! I  miss all of you!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The Start of Renovations

Project 1: Ripping out tile

I was excited to walk in and find our tile floors almost completely ripped up. The flooring was in excellent condition. There was just one problem... the tile was white with this ugly texture. It looked like clear bacteria. Yeah... gross, I know. It was EVERYWHERE on the entire first floor. I was so excited to see it gone! By the way, I'm saving before and after pictures to post after it's all done. Here's the results of day 1 on the first floor (taken on my iphone).... The new ones are going in later this week!
Day 1

Entry

Kitchen

Family room

Office


Day 2
Entry

Dining room

Kitchen... with a toilet. Huh?

Living room

Office


And the master bathroom... last minute decision

Renovations are supposed to take about a month. I'm super anxious and cannot wait to move in! I still can't believe it is ours. I have been waiting for this for a loooong time.