Home Remodeling Done?

Could it be?  Are we done?  Maybe?  Probably not...

Finally after months of ceiling & wall sheet rock repairs and fresh paint due to foundation issues, 5 rooms/hallways are done.  

Drum roll please....

 

Clean & fresh looking - open furniture flow -

 simple & uncluttered... at least for now...

Smile or tremble as Larry might feel at that thought.

Anyway working with existing furnishings, it does look different than what it did just a few months ago

We tried switching the function & furniture around between our living & dining rooms, but due to room or furniture sizes, we are limited on what fits where.

BTW, see the buffet in the center of the back wall?  You can see it needs repair & painting.  Please share you comments on how you think I should redo it this buffet.  Thanks!

Thank you for coming along our home redo journey!

You can click here to see prior posts along our repair journey 

 Find the Wonderful in today!

Anxiously waiting

It's been awhile since I last posted about our home repairs.  My hubby finished work on a neighbor's home, went canoeing and started a new career as a part-time plumber... our home repairs have been on hold.  

Larry retired in February, but wanted a part-time job following his retirement.  He has done volunteer handyman charity work for years, focusing the past three years on plumbing.  What a change from being a scientist to being a plumber, but I think he is going to like it.  

OK now for the updates...

Once upon a time our living room looked basically like this

(changing decor with holidays/seasons)

  

Then lately it looked like this

and this

and now it looks like this

the sheet rock repairs have been completed & freshly painted by my wonderful hubby, and as you can see, the living room is now crammed full as we work on the adjacent dining room

I am so thankful Larry is skilled to do all these repairs as well as saving us tons of money... but I want organization back to my home (smile).

It will be like Christmas unpacking my boxes of goodies to decorate once all is done.  

Here's our decorating thoughts... interchange the use our our adjoining living & dining rooms.  Our dining room table is too wide for our dining room, so we are contemplating moving it to north end of our living room, keep the sofa, a small chair & coffee-style table towards the south end and move the remaining furniture into the dining room to create a more secluded

reading room.

At least that is what is running through our thoughts... may not look as good or be functional, but you don't know till you try it.  Hope to share those changes with you soon.   

Thanks for your visit.  Please leave me a comment and let my know you dropped by.

Enjoy your day, Tami

 

Repairs & Remodeling Continues

Our home repairs have been moving slowly, but surely.

I asked earlier for you to stop back by and watch our progress, so I though I should post some photos of where we are now...

 All those white spots are where Larry has repaired the sheet rock, has mudded, mud now drying, then will be sanded and hopefully soon, repainted

  The paint sample on the right is what we choose,

 Glidden's Home & Garden Vintage White Lace.

It is in the same color hue as the current paint color, but has a brighter, warmer tone and will be clean & fresh.

 Besides all the wall repairs for cracks from our foundation issues, and old nail holes, you will notice almost the entire joint between the ceilings and walls has been repaired.  Back in 1962 when our home was built, they used nails instead of sheet rock screws - the nails have popped, meaning the sheet rock is separating... definitely not a good thing.

Please continue to stop back by and check in on our changes.  Once the rooms are repaired and painted, I am going to mix up the furniture and try some different layouts.  You can let me know what you like the best... till then,

Make it a wonderful day!