20 August, 2013

Today's "before" pictures are from the bathrooms. First we have just the tub in the "Jack & Jill":

 But rest assured, it has the same lovely sink as the hall bath:

And here's the mauve sinks in the master bath:

The master is certainly not our style, but it is in pretty good condition, so we won't be remodeling for quite some time. However, the Jack & Jill is already under construction! The tub has been ripped out and the funky, pink swirly sink will soon be gone. Can't wait for the "after pictures" of that project!

Speaking of, there are already some afters that need to be photographed. Yesterday another crew of friends came over and lent us their greasy elbows. Thanks to Mike, Matt, Hans, Desi, Toby, and John for your assistance.

We got the bulk of the base painting done. Six or seven gallons of color plus four gallons of primer! We have yet to paint trim, baseboard, doors, closets, accent bits, laundry room, bathrooms, and master bedroom. Pete has been a "great help" with the painting and I have to remember to put him in painting clothes when we go over to the house to work. He doesn't do too much damage when we give him a clean brush and an empty cup.

Today we rented a heavy duty sander with a vacuum attachment to sand down the ceiling texture. Those will be some awesome before and after pictures. The entryway, living room, and one bedroom have been done. The master bedroom is in progress and should be done tonight. The "virtually dustless" claims were not quite accurate, so we might have gotten a different machine or the surface we are working with is just too wacky to work properly. But the results are quite an improvement and worth the cleanup.

I'd like to get the kitchen sanitized and put in the shelf paper tomorrow. Then I can stock some of the shelves with snacks for all the workers...and start moving some stuff in! I'm hoping to start moving lots of boxes in this week. It's a little tricky since I don't have the truck and I can only fit so much in our car and keep an eye on the kiddo while loading and unloading. But I'm clever and I can at least manage something.

Coming up next: ceiling before and after pictures, Jack & Jill remodel progress pictures, and more...