Finishing up...

This weekend we really got back into the swing of things and got quite a few little tasks done. We're working towards being able to start our next project.

Living Room/Dining Room
Since last weekend we finished up most of the trim in these room. Before Christmas we had just installed the baseboards and door casings. We've finally finished the window trim, and quarter round as well as patching and painting them. Below is a before and after of the window trim on our larger window.


We also unpacked our stained glass and hang it in the window.

Basement:

Most of today was spent getting the basement in order. We've been using it as a workshop for the past 4 months so everything was covered in dust. Also, since we started renovating right after we moved in there were half unpacked boxes all over the place. Now it is a bit cleaner and more functional.

A good holiday

As you can probably tell by the lack of posting we had a great holiday with a lack of any house related progress. After the final push to get ready for Christmas/my parents' visit we really needed the downtime.

Now with our batteries recharged, we're back finishing up the trim in the living room and dining room. It's really amazing how much longer this finishing up stuff takes. So far we've trimmed out the windows which made our rooms much much warmer and made it so we could open the blinds without feeling wind blowing through the house. We also installed the quarter round on the trim and are now patching the nail holes. Hopefully with a few evenings of work we'll have it all painted and can start moving on to our next project.

Main floor update + picking colors for the guest room

The grate(s) we ordered arrived at The Door Store this past week, so we finished up the flooring and got the majority of the downstairs trim done this weekend. Given that we have a guest room to redo before the holidays this is likely it for the main floor for a bit. We've started making the space a bit festive for the holidays with a tree and some furniture.





The guest bedroom has been on hold for a bit while we finished up the main floor. We had a bit of a rush since our neighbor that lent us most of the tools needed them back today. Tomorrow we'll be starting up with insulation and putting some drywall in the holes. Then it's on to durabond and 2 coats of sheetrock.

We did pick up some paint chips today. Trinity has an eye for color and decided to help us out with our selection.

Flooring + the next project...

The days until Christmas are ticking down alarmingly fast. We have a set of parents showing up on Dec. 23 and are hoping to get quite a bit done between now and then.

Main Floor:

Hardwood is nearly done. We're just waiting on a table saw from our neighbor and a new grate from The Door Store to finish it up. Our floor plan meant that we started flooring in one part (the line between the dining/living rooms) and had to meet it back up with itself the hallway doorway. We were a bit nervous about the meet up but it all worked out and looks really great.




The Next Project: Guest Bedroom

A brave set of parents is showing up on Dec. 23. This is what our guest bedroom looks like right now. Our plan is to remove the wall paper, patch the holes/skim coat, paint and cram it full of Ikea goodness. I feel a renovation all-nighter coming on...

living room progress

this weekend was a good one for the living/diningroom. they got a nice layer of underlay and 2/3rds of the floor covered in hardwood. the living room is now clean enough to house furniture which is pretty cool. we are a little early bringing furniture back into the space since there is still a lot to be done but we had to get it out of the way of another project (a guest bedroom for a certain pair of parents that are bravely coming to share christmas with us).

Below are some pictures of the living room before, during and now.

Before we moved in.

Right after we moved in, trying to make it livable.
This was quickly destroyed by our need for new wiring.

Fixing the walls up with some drywall. We would have liked to tear down all the plaster and lathe but given our hectic schedules and the fact that we had to live in the space that wasn't really an option.

Mid-way through flooring. Even renovators need to eat!

After moving some furniture back in and putting up drapes. Still a lot of work ahead but the space is comfortable now.

End is in sight...

Tinted primer went up today!


A week more of patching and painting and we should be starting floors next weekend. The mass wrapped in plastic in the middle of the room is our couch... we haven't seen it in 2 months.. we miss it alot.

Drywall walk through

After cleaning up the many pieces of drywall that were still laying around, we made an after video of our drywall hanging project.

Drywall progress

Drywall is going up. Given that we just started a week ago and have only had 2 full days and 5 evenings to work on it I'm pretty impressed with what we've gotten done. Unfortunately this is it until next weekend as the stronger half of our duo is out of town until Friday.



All in all we got the dining room done (except two small bits) and living room ceiling and the better part of 2 walls done.



This is our drywall lift, affectionately named "Big Red". It makes putting up the ceilings and top halves of the walls significantly easier!