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March 06, 2008
Done and Done
Gawly, it feels good to write that. And ladies and gents, I think it's true - I am (almost) done and done with this massive house renovation I've been doing since the day of my move-in, February 24, 2007. Granted, I still need to tackle the bathroom and replace the linoleum in the kitchen and back entranceway and sort out an unfortunate wallpaper experience I've been having (erm...ordered the wrong color!), but the majority is done. And as Posh would say, it's mayjuh.
So. A round-up:
Donezo:
Skim-coated nearly all vertical surfaces in the house
Fixed wood floor in living room, added wood floor in downstairs study
Added new light fixtures in every room
Painted every room including the kitchen twice (Thanks, Rick, Marie, Nate and Angela!)
Changed wood fireplace to gas; installed custom-made glass doors
Installed custom-made shelves, baseboard and mantel in study (Thanks, Matt!)
Wallpapered study
Bought new couch (arriving in April) for living room to replace the once-white, now...um...burnt sienna pre-dog selection
Bought all new furniture, bed linens and etc. for guest room
Bought new chairs for my dining room LAST FUCKING JUNE which have yet to arrive (Thanks again, Unica Home - you can bet you'll be getting my business again...uh...NEVER. Trust me, there is a venomous post just waiting to be sprung about this situation. Look forward to it.)
FINALLY got my wicked irritating wireless connection sorted out (again, THANKS MATT!)
Carpeted basement with remnants (Thanks, Rick!)
Swapped old, leaky fridge for a "new to me" one with the freezer on the bottom (Thanks, Matt's Dad!)
Bought custom window treatments for living room and guest bedroom
Future Plans
Install slop sink in the basement for...um...my slop. Also to make the washing machine drain.
Retile kitchen and add baseboard; buy new stove
Retile and repaint bathroom; replace sink and mirror
Figure out entry wallpaper situation - perhaps buy more, or just eat the $1,000 fuck-up. Shweet.
Re-roof garage
Repaint exterior
Yep, things are coming together - and all rather quickly. Matt's dad, in fact, told me the other night that the amount of renovations I've done usually take about FIVE years, so I guess that's something. Of course, I'd love to add a bathroom downstairs and totally redo the back entranceway but, yeah. Not at the moment. Instead, I'd just like to rest on my laurels for a bit, enjoy all the progress and give my bank account a break from the sound beating it's been taking for the last 11 years or so.
Posted by Bree at March 6, 2008 09:10 AM
Comments
did somebody say "re-roof" the garage? I'm so in.
Posted by: molly at March 6, 2008 05:55 PM