I know I should be doing our Halloween update now but decided that since 1 Nov was the day we found and made an offer on this house (pictured left upon returning from placing the offer), that I should do a house update. It turns out there was more to include than could be in a single post so this post I will include just some of the last big projects. Next a will do a final before and after post and then you will be done reading house update posts!!!HARDWOOD FLOORS
With the help of our vetran hardwood floor laying friend Richard and the Cobbs, Mike tackled the hardwood floors himself. It all started with the vapor barrier shown above.
After the vapor barrier, Mike and Richard went to work actually laying the wood down.
The supply room for the project. Mike's preliminary measurements were pretty amazing as we had very little left over in the end.
The Cobbs didn't want to miss all the fun so Adam, Zac, and Casey came to move things along more quickly.
Mike and the Cobb boys finishing up the hallway.
After laying all the wood, Mike had to move on to the hardest part. . . finishing. He worked into the wee hours of a few nights getting that done.
And it was all worth it for the finished product! I chose a character hickory because I love the variation of color and all the knots. I also chose to do a mixed width (3", 4", and 5") to add more interest. I couldn't be happier with the end result!
The hallway finished product.
DOORS
All the doors in our house were in need of a new coat of paint so I carried them outside, and sprayed them. Turned out our house had way more doors than I had imagined. The white paint on the grass has just barely grown out! I also spray painted all the brass hinges black.
I learned the hard way that not all our doors are the same width after my brother Jared and I hung this smaller door on our master bedroom frame.
My little helper Kenley carrying empty paint buckets back to the garage from my painting spot.
More of my worker bee.
Although I love our wooden front door, it didn't go with our exterior paint color so I had a go at that too.
Kenley the helper couldn't wait to get a few strokes in with the primer.
The final product. I chose it to match the bistro set Mike brought me home from KMart. I love how it turned out although I would like to replace the glass at some point.
LIGHT FIXTURES
Lighting throughout the house was my job. The only new fixtures we bought were in the main living area. I was totally stuck on what fixture to do in the living room. When I found the one pictured right I couldn't believe my luck because it was exactly the kind of fixture I was looking for. I love it!
Our entry way and hallway had these lovely brass fixtures shown above. I decided they had potential.
Rather than buy new ones, I spray painted them red and LOVE them!
This fixture I found at IKEA and knew I had to use it somewhere. The only place I could figure to use it was in our master closet. It makes me feel happy every time I go in there!
KITCHEN CABINETS
Painting the cabinets proved to be a huge undertaking! Just looking at how young Kenley looks here reminds me of how long it took to get through the project. At this point I was just sanding them in preparation for priming.
The painted backbones ready for the actual cabinets to come back up.
My red island with the cabinet doors on.
A shot of the top row of brown cabinets. I painted all these brass hinges black too.
While hanging the cabinets took a long time, it was no match for how long it took to replace all the drawer fronts. And replacing the drawer fronts didn't compare to how long it took to install the knobs! I decided to do 4 different colors all of the same shape and size. I LOVE them and the personality they add to the kitchen.
Tyler sacked out in the closest thing he could find to a bed one day while I was putting on knobs and Kristy was helping do paint touch-up.
BASEBOARDS
Mike slaved away the weekend before my parents came home getting all the baseboards up. What an amazing difference that made!!! We still need to do the finish work on them but at least they are up and look great.
A better shot of what a difference the baseboards make!
TILE
Our first tiling project was to tile the countertop in the guest bathroom. This project fell to my friend Erika and I. She is a very experienced tiler so most of the credit can go to her. It went quickly and we had a fun time. Luckily the carpets weren't in yet so we could use the guest room as our work area with the wet saw.
End of day 1. We had to let everything set before we could do the grout on day 2.
The finished product!
Next Mike and Zac set to work doing the tile in the laundry room. I LOVE checkerboard floor patterns but didn't really have a kitchen for it (where I really love them). My friend suggested I do it in the laundry room which I thought was the perfect place to have some fun with my floor!
They did an amazing job! You would never guess it was their first tiling project. I LOVE it!!!!!
Mike then tiled the guest bathroom floor. Since the room is such a bold color, I wanted the tile to all be pure white. I love this tile pattern for adding some interest to a plain white tile floor.
Our final tile job was the kitchen backsplash. These tiles I found the same day as my light fixture mentioned above and felt equally amazed that I had found EXACTLY what I was looking for. Since these tiles were thicker and odd shaped and pricier than the others we had done, we decided to hire this project out. I didn't get any working shots but here they are after work day 1.
And the final product after work day 2. I couldn't be happier! It is exactly the look I was going for!!!
Just looking through these old pictures makes me even more amazed that we are actually living here in a comfortable house! It also makes me amazed at all the great help we have had along the way.
With the help of our vetran hardwood floor laying friend Richard and the Cobbs, Mike tackled the hardwood floors himself. It all started with the vapor barrier shown above.
After the vapor barrier, Mike and Richard went to work actually laying the wood down.
The supply room for the project. Mike's preliminary measurements were pretty amazing as we had very little left over in the end.
The Cobbs didn't want to miss all the fun so Adam, Zac, and Casey came to move things along more quickly.
Mike and the Cobb boys finishing up the hallway.
After laying all the wood, Mike had to move on to the hardest part. . . finishing. He worked into the wee hours of a few nights getting that done.
And it was all worth it for the finished product! I chose a character hickory because I love the variation of color and all the knots. I also chose to do a mixed width (3", 4", and 5") to add more interest. I couldn't be happier with the end result!
The hallway finished product.
DOORS
All the doors in our house were in need of a new coat of paint so I carried them outside, and sprayed them. Turned out our house had way more doors than I had imagined. The white paint on the grass has just barely grown out! I also spray painted all the brass hinges black.
I learned the hard way that not all our doors are the same width after my brother Jared and I hung this smaller door on our master bedroom frame.
My little helper Kenley carrying empty paint buckets back to the garage from my painting spot.
More of my worker bee.
Although I love our wooden front door, it didn't go with our exterior paint color so I had a go at that too.
Kenley the helper couldn't wait to get a few strokes in with the primer.
The final product. I chose it to match the bistro set Mike brought me home from KMart. I love how it turned out although I would like to replace the glass at some point.
LIGHT FIXTURES
Lighting throughout the house was my job. The only new fixtures we bought were in the main living area. I was totally stuck on what fixture to do in the living room. When I found the one pictured right I couldn't believe my luck because it was exactly the kind of fixture I was looking for. I love it!
Our entry way and hallway had these lovely brass fixtures shown above. I decided they had potential.
Rather than buy new ones, I spray painted them red and LOVE them!
This fixture I found at IKEA and knew I had to use it somewhere. The only place I could figure to use it was in our master closet. It makes me feel happy every time I go in there!
KITCHEN CABINETS
Painting the cabinets proved to be a huge undertaking! Just looking at how young Kenley looks here reminds me of how long it took to get through the project. At this point I was just sanding them in preparation for priming.
The painted backbones ready for the actual cabinets to come back up.
My red island with the cabinet doors on.
A shot of the top row of brown cabinets. I painted all these brass hinges black too.
While hanging the cabinets took a long time, it was no match for how long it took to replace all the drawer fronts. And replacing the drawer fronts didn't compare to how long it took to install the knobs! I decided to do 4 different colors all of the same shape and size. I LOVE them and the personality they add to the kitchen.
Tyler sacked out in the closest thing he could find to a bed one day while I was putting on knobs and Kristy was helping do paint touch-up.
BASEBOARDS
Mike slaved away the weekend before my parents came home getting all the baseboards up. What an amazing difference that made!!! We still need to do the finish work on them but at least they are up and look great.
A better shot of what a difference the baseboards make!
TILE
Our first tiling project was to tile the countertop in the guest bathroom. This project fell to my friend Erika and I. She is a very experienced tiler so most of the credit can go to her. It went quickly and we had a fun time. Luckily the carpets weren't in yet so we could use the guest room as our work area with the wet saw.
End of day 1. We had to let everything set before we could do the grout on day 2.
The finished product!
Next Mike and Zac set to work doing the tile in the laundry room. I LOVE checkerboard floor patterns but didn't really have a kitchen for it (where I really love them). My friend suggested I do it in the laundry room which I thought was the perfect place to have some fun with my floor!
They did an amazing job! You would never guess it was their first tiling project. I LOVE it!!!!!
Mike then tiled the guest bathroom floor. Since the room is such a bold color, I wanted the tile to all be pure white. I love this tile pattern for adding some interest to a plain white tile floor.
Our final tile job was the kitchen backsplash. These tiles I found the same day as my light fixture mentioned above and felt equally amazed that I had found EXACTLY what I was looking for. Since these tiles were thicker and odd shaped and pricier than the others we had done, we decided to hire this project out. I didn't get any working shots but here they are after work day 1.
And the final product after work day 2. I couldn't be happier! It is exactly the look I was going for!!!
Just looking through these old pictures makes me even more amazed that we are actually living here in a comfortable house! It also makes me amazed at all the great help we have had along the way.
7 comments:
wow it all looks amazing! Great job!!!
wow. you guys have done so much work. looks awesome!
I didn't know you were such a designer/ carpenter/ worker bee! I love it!!! Those are the floors I want! What would it take to get you guys down here to put them in for us?
I am so astounded at all the work you guys put in. I love it all! You have such a knack for making things look great!
P.S. I love your outfit in the picture taken the day you made the offer. You look adorable!
It looks incredible!!! I cannot believe how much work you all put into it!! What a blessing that you had somewhere else to live during this whole renovation process and that you have so much family and so many friends nearby who were willing to help!! And I am SO impressed with all of the work you took on yourself!! TILE?! WOW! I would be so intimidated!! I LOVE the hardwood floors- Mike did an amazing job! And the flower knobs! And the back splash in the kitchen!! I can't wait to see it all in person!!!
Wow, you've done A LOT of work--it all looks great! I especially love the tile you found for the kitchen.
the front door is SOOO cute and the backsplash looks amazing!! Both make quite a big impact. I love that Kenley was helping you move paint buckets :)
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