It's always a "not so good sign" when the credit card company calls with a potential "fraud" alert! After spending about 3 hours at the local Home Owner's Bargain Outlet (or HOBO as we call it!) my sister in law & I loaded up a trailer with the NEW kitchen cabinets ~ 8 cabinets & a set a drawers to be exact! We also got the upstairs bathroom vanity, a granite counter, an under mount sink and all the tiles, grout, adhesive & spacers to get the whole bathroom done. We definetely racked up quite the bill!
Its exciting to pick out the features for the bathroom & I really hope the new owners appreciate that we lugged tile from one end of the store to the other to match them up to the display of the granite counter. So fun! Hopefully the cabinets will go in smoothly once we rip the kitchen totally out. I can't wait!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Progress So Far
We, or I should say, my brother & sister-in-law, have been BUSY at the Appleton House! The entire 2nd Floor has been insulated & freshly drywalled. We also put in all new windows. The small opening in the hallway for attic access (that you have to reach with a ladder) has been replaced with a much more functional pull down staircase. The two front bedrooms were painted & the 3rd will be complete soon. All 3 closets were also redrywalled & painted. The very short railing on the 2nd floor was replaced with an actual half wall. My brother had to move the bathroom door over a few inches and then could drywall the hallway. My SIL helped rip up the floor in the bathroom ~ the hardwood floors are going to be replaced by a beautiful tile. Instead of going over the hardwood we salvaged it for patching in some of the spots where removing the plaster & moldings left large empty areas.
With the bedrooms & hallway almost finished, its on to the 2nd floor bathroom. The tub & surround that we purchased was too big to fit through the staircase, so with a few friends, some ropes & ladders & a lot of cuss words & sweat the tub found its way up the side of the house & into the bathroom via the much enlarged window opening (good thing we are replacing the window & residing the house!) Now in place, my brother can build a linen closet on the far side of it between the tub & the outside wall (currently no linen closet exists!). Then a new toliet, vanity, sink, etc can be installed.
Also to follow soon will be a laundry chute ~ currently none exists & then on to the doors & floors on the 2nd floor.
The kitchen design is done & we will be creating a breakfast bar peninsula, adding a ton of counter space! We also have plans to incorporate a dishwasher, garbage disposal & over the range microwave (again, none exist presently!)
Our aunt came over recently & spent a few hours weeding & doing lots of yardwork. We haven't been doing too much outside because all the siding has to come off & its just going to make a mess!
This house is getting the total makeover!
With the bedrooms & hallway almost finished, its on to the 2nd floor bathroom. The tub & surround that we purchased was too big to fit through the staircase, so with a few friends, some ropes & ladders & a lot of cuss words & sweat the tub found its way up the side of the house & into the bathroom via the much enlarged window opening (good thing we are replacing the window & residing the house!) Now in place, my brother can build a linen closet on the far side of it between the tub & the outside wall (currently no linen closet exists!). Then a new toliet, vanity, sink, etc can be installed.
Also to follow soon will be a laundry chute ~ currently none exists & then on to the doors & floors on the 2nd floor.
The kitchen design is done & we will be creating a breakfast bar peninsula, adding a ton of counter space! We also have plans to incorporate a dishwasher, garbage disposal & over the range microwave (again, none exist presently!)
Our aunt came over recently & spent a few hours weeding & doing lots of yardwork. We haven't been doing too much outside because all the siding has to come off & its just going to make a mess!
This house is getting the total makeover!
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