wow wow WOW

the hardwood floors look AMAZING!

this is a photo of the area of the floor that was patched in (taken just after it was sanded)

this is the before photo!

did i mention, wow!

here you can see the difference that the polyurethane makes on the red oak

in case you missed it

and this is what it looked like just yesterday! 

most of the new kitchen needed new hardwood flooring- it has all been patched in (this photo was taken just after it was sanded, but not yet given a coat of polyurethane)

and before...

not a great view of the floor, so here is a photo taken from the kitchen looking back towards the entry

wow!

shutters

we promised that when the snow melted we would install the last of the shutters, well- here it is, the big day!

gorg...

so now, the first and second floor ceilings and walls have all been painted and are ready for trim, interior doors and tilework.  but first, on monday the hardwood floors are scheduled to be refinished.  it is a three day process of sanding and finishing, sanding and finishing, and sanding and finishing. 

in the meantime, we will be painting the basement and possibly working outside (weather permitting)!

plastered!

abstract art?

nope! just the walls- after they have been "mudded" and sanded

and now every surface in the house is covered with a fine white dust

view towards the entry and part of the kitchen

maybe i should have cleaned up before i took the pictures

this is the north wall of the new kitchen...where there will be full height pantry cabinets and the fridge (dining room is to the right)



and the south wall of the kitchen

dining room, ready for paint!

the fireplace wall...those boxes in the right of the photo contain the kitchen cabinets, which are currently taking up the living room and study- waiting to be installed!

new plaster has been blended into old plaster...seamlessly- so smooth!

the wallpaper left a grainy residue on the old plaster walls, so we sanded those too, lightly

this is the second floor hall with the new entrance to the bathroom

that hole in the ceiling is the attic access hatch!

a couple of views of the second floor bathroom:

and hello!  the new basement:

with its purple mold-resistant drywall

a (blurry) view back to the stairs- with closets to the right (can you find scott in this picture?)

that stack of material in the closet is the dri-core subfloor that we will soon install.  it basically is particleboard that has a plastic bottom surface with built-in plastic feeties that raise it off of the floor- its a great material to install over slabs/basement floors and it provides a little peace of mind since this basement has a history of being wet!

you can also see in the picture that we kept the bottom edge of the drywall up off of the slab by about 2"- just in case!



we had some left over mold-resistant drywall, so we decided to install it on the utility room side of the partition (rather than lug the drywall back up the stairs- back into the truck- and back over to lowes!).

definitely nicer than leaving the studs open.  this area is the laundry area and we envision cabinets and a countertop against that wall- that is why we located the receptacle at 'above counter height'.   let's see if we have any money left in the budget for cabinets!

the snow is finally melting, and the deck framing is now visable...time to install the deckboards!

and that is our new gorgeous electric meter...200 big ass amps!

we have installed all of the new electrical devices too

phew, that is it for now...
:)

drywall and plaster

this view has certainly changed!

  

this one too!

and this!

more

and the second floor bedrooms have been painted and are ready for trim



Paint: Valspar's Oatlands Subtle Taupe on the left, and Foxtrot on the right.

the shortest distance between two points- is through the window

drywall delivery- via boom!

whoa, hold the phone! is that grass showing through the snow...there, in the bottom right corner of the photo!  yes, i think it is!

glad we installed 5' tall windows!

nothin but ceilings

installed drywall on the ceilings

entry foyer:

dining room:

kitchen:

kitchen:

first floor bath:

second floor bath:

we painted the ceilings of the second floor bedrooms:

and patched up the walls:

this is where the old wall register was before we relocated it to the floor...