Day 57-60: Master Bedroom

OK so I think these are last pictures until the actual FINAL Pics. Which really won't be much diff if at all in here. But coming up on the finishing touches 99% done this weekend.

Can't really see it but there is a DOOR into the bedroom:


Walking in door looking to the far right corner:


Then walking to that corner and looking back (door on the left leads to hall, right is to closet):


Standing back where you started and looking towards the left:


Inside the Closet- The "His" side on the left:


Inside the Closet- The "Hers" side on the right:


Inside the Closet- about face looking into bedroom:


Not a great shot but, 5 inch Mocha stained solid Oak, Vintage Hand scraped prefinished flooring. Looks way better in person but I think you get the feel:

Day 21: Bedrooms and other Interior News

Here's where we are currently living:







Funny thing being... you may not even be able to tell from pics but we have more closet space and storage now, and I could totally set up a side table and a dresser and tall chest in there. What's crazy is our future room is double this!







Speaking of storage and room, our sweet attic access is in place:

Day 20: Post Holiday Updating As of Dec 2

These updates will be big and fast because while I might have been sitting on my toukas noshing on poultry and pie, these dudes were working hard!

Got up this morning (12/2) and here is where we stand:



Notice anything different?



WINDOWS!!!!!!!!!



The front door (used to be between living room and sun room) is making its way to the front:





Closet doors have been put on our laundry closet:



The kitchen and dining walls have been smoothed and spackled:





The back step is forming:



And well OK fine, spoiler alert... by the end of the day, the front door is actually in place:











And well I may not be able to decorate but check out the neighbor's bling helping my cause:

Day 13-14: Minor Developments

So starting from the back, note the lovely overhang at the door, and the budding stairs:




Then into the kitchen, note the pipe that lead to the upstairs steam heater is gone! Yes we are removing said heater and replacing with electric baseboard. This will create better usable wall space, as well as consistency in each bedroom being on it's own electric heater. Also, and most importantly, it removes that awful pipe through the kitchen, and allows us to move the kitchen heater to a better location.


Heading upstairs, you might note this spacious hall. Follow the puppy, she show you the way.



The room with the door is still a mess but to the left we have the newly steam-heaterless room. Baseboard installed, and tested. Worked marvelously.



And well nothing much new in the walk in closet, but the trim is up... Hanging rods and shelving to come!

Day 10: Mid-Day Look In

So, the goal is/was get the roof done pre-rain so we don't go another weekend tarped. Based on what I see, I am not sure that's happening in the next day and few hours but who knows, 'there can be miracles if you believe!'
So go go gadget roofing/framing team:







Then around back, the first step in building steps:






And then upstairs, they were working in the guestroom so rather than impede, just got some shots of the office. Looks like painting will begin soon:

Still Alive- But a Little Held Up

So I am still living in a mess, but here's the thing...
1. have to have closets and shelves and space to organize,...
2. have to have bathrooms done to increase closets and shelves (right now bathroom vanities, mirrors, cabinets, and supplies are all over... once bathrooms are done I will have my closet back, and I will have cabinets in the bathrooms for towels and linens and toilet paper, etc...)
3. have to be able to finish my downstairs bathroom before I can take apart the toilet to do the upstairs...
4. have to paint downstairs bathroom before getting plumber in to put in vanity and toilet...
5. have to have ventilation fans put in before painting (they have to cut open the walls)...
6. have to get the final inspection done from my previous work permits from the town before I can get started on the vents
And the dude's apparently been busy for the last few weeks!!!
Grr. Arg...

Oh well, I have been busy anyways: birthdays (mine on the 23rd) baby shower, wedding, town street festival, visiting family, graduation parties and ceremonies, etc...

HAPPY SUMMER!

Lazy Updates

So I was a little lazy and lacking in wit last night and for the most part just posted pictures with little to no real explanation.

Here's where I stand. I need to paint the downstairs bathroom, a vanity for the downstairs bathroom, and I need to paint trim in the bedroom. Actually I need to paint trim everywhere. But here is why those first two things need to happen:

Once I paint the trim in the bedroom, I can
1) put the furniture in its final resting place
2) fill the furniture with the clothing currently residing everywhere but in drawers
3) take tupperwares of clothing out of attic (thereby clearing attic space) and go through and organize what I need and don't need (mostly basing it on what I can fit reasonably in two Tupperware, half a closet, a pant trolley, and drawers)
4) Have a clean organized room.
5) Organize desk area / unpack my office supplies currently loitering in Brendan's office.
6) Hang pictures (there by also clearing space in attic room and living room).

Once I paint and get the vanity for the downstairs I can:
1) Call the plumber to hook up toilet, sink, and radiator in downstairs bathroom, as well as check plumbing in shower
2) Put an above the toilet cabinet in
3) Begin unpacking toiletries in a more permanent manner
4) Clear out (take apart toilet) in upstairs bathroom
5) Floor upstairs bathroom
6) Return tile saw (clearing area in sun room)
7) Have plumber back to put in upstairs vanity and toilet (also clearing area in sun room)
8) Put in linen closet/shelving in nook by shower
9) Unpack rest of toiletries-towels-linens, freeing up space in living room, bedroom, attic, and closet downstairs.

At that point, ladies and gents... I will be able to walk in my sun room again, thereby being able to organize for a garage sale. I am not 100% sure I have enough for a real garage sale but I think I do... (sink, vanity, books, toys, porcelain dolls, may be a book shelf, dvds, stereo, etc...) also once I have the room to move and put things, I may have more that I don't even know of. I will also happily at that point take things from others to sell in their stead in a grand ol' joint sale.

After that? I get to actually focus on making the place presentable to have company (yay).

So there it is- the hold ups: I am lazy and sick of painting (getting over that this weekend) and Lowe's won't get me my vanity (supposedly arriving tonight).

Passive Progessiveness

Saturday was marred by a dentist appointment midday (I have 4-5 cavities), but otherwise we had the carpet area measured and the cable guy.

Surprisingly the wires leading to the house were old and needed to be replaced. Fortunately this was not MY problem. The Optimum peeps took care of it.


Brendan put the mirror/medicine cabinet in the wall in the upstairs bathroom.



This is the vanity I am putting in there.




My bedroom now has cable & baseboard.




The living room has cable as well. (I know what you are thinking... cable in my living room AND bedroom? That's right, I'm a fatcat banker.)




This is the cover for my plumbing; it needs to be painted. Also, as you can see-we've started taping for trim painting.