Progress is being made!

I spent a night in the Yosemite area for some R & R, it was great.  The house is mostly painted and the hardwoods are being refinished this week.  

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Repairs underway - E.T. Phone Home

BEFORE -- exposed pipes in bedroom closet; came

with the house purchase...lovely!

AFTER -- a seamless finish!

sheetrocked ceiling (post asbestos removal)

hardwood refinishing/sanding in the living room

making a hole in the ceiling for a ceiling fan

creates a mess!

BEFORE (living room)

AFTER!

bedroom

bedroom

asbestos removal of the popcorn ceilings

asbestos removal of the popcorn ceilings

Well, I managed to enjoy seeing family on the east coast while the repairs took a hiatus.  The ceiling asbestos has been scraped.  The place looked like a scene from the movie, E.T. (see above).  They left the plastic up which was helpful during the installation of sheetrock plus fresh paint.  It is  a fun process, I'm thankful I have the summer to do the work and if I didn't have a light workload over the summer, then it wouldn't be such a fun process.  The hardwoods will be refinished and then the deck project will commence.  There is so much loose decking that I've stuck "caution" yellow tape in between the floor boards on the trickier pieces.  I got a good workout raking the leaves today (I have two avocado trees (no avocados yet)).   Onward! 

The "Before" Photos! It's time to make the house a home!

I am working on the house, so these are a sort of the  "before" shots.

I'm removing popcorn ceilings, refinishing hardwoods, purchasing

hardwood for the second bedroom/office, getting updated lighting

fixtures, moving stuff around in the kitchy kitchen/considering

purchasing smaller appliances, getting a sink vanity, repairing the 

deck/installing TREX, getting wooden blinds, etcetera, etcetera!

Pretty plantings in the backyard

The deck will get repairs plus a face lift

(hey if it's already in surgery . . . )

sunny bedroom

living room

pass the popcorn (ceilings) bedroom

poor decking

bathroom

bathroom

bedroom

bedroom  -- uhh...one window is shut

tight . . . 

 bedroom

2nd bedroom/office

Stylish light fixture has to go!

blue toilet - be gone!  Wave your

magic wand over it and poof!  It 

shall be white!

kitchen

kitchen

2nd bedroom/office  SUNNY!

2nd bedroom/office

2nd bedroom/office

 

Entry Hallway

living room

dining room area

kitchy kitch

kitchen

dining room area (pre-hardwood refinish)

living room (pre-hardwood refinish)

living room

built in bookcasing in the living room

living room is sunny (pre-hardwood refinish)