One More Thing...

The Old Roof

2009-03-11T19:25:00.000-07:00

Slate...I love the look of slate, in fact I'd love to have a slate floor in my kitchen, it's beautiful. When I found out the slate roof needed to say, 'Adios' I was a tad bit bummed. Here it is one more time. Perhaps I should have saved the slate roof for the kitchen floor...too late now.

Curb Appeal

2009-03-11T19:19:00.000-07:00

That show on HGTV is for real. The inside of your house can look like a million bucks, but if the outside looks like poo, well then everyone thinks your house looks like poo. Well there's no poo here, in fact with all the stone re-pointed, the chimney rebuilt, new doors and windows, we only have the roof and some landscaping left.

So much to show...

2009-03-11T19:12:00.000-07:00

I've been slack on posting the updates of the house, but not on documenting the progress. It's amazing the differences already. It felt like I was under dust for so long, and now, it's all coming together, and it looks like a house on the inside again. Tomorrow I start to paint the rooms with colors other than white!

New Doors

2009-02-11T19:11:00.000-08:00

Doors...Need to walk through doors. Thankfully these are centered and new and pretty. Glad I'm walking through these, and not the ones that came with the place.

New Cement

2009-02-11T19:04:00.000-08:00

After digging out some of the basement floor, with some help...thanks Brooks, I had new cement poured for what will be the laundry room 'area.' Of course no child can walk by wet cement without the thought of sketching some in it to immortalize you. Not that many children now what immortalize means, but then again I'm not a child...more like I can easily act like one at times.

Long story short, I couldn't resist. Made sure Bella got her's as well, I would have preferred a paw print but not so certain she would have.

Repointing The Stone

2009-01-12T19:23:00.000-08:00

Ah...the exterior stone work has been 'let go' or poorly repaired over the years. The chimney has some necessary structural work, there are some areas that attempted to be fixed but weren't done well, and again some places in the back of the house that needed securing as well. So now almost everything will be ground out and repointed.

Framing and New Electric

2009-01-11T17:48:00.000-08:00

The Demo Work

2008-12-06T17:03:00.000-08:00

Most of the demo work was done last weekend. The clean up crew spent fours days taking all the stuff we ripped of the walls out of here. It was fun. Spent a good 8 hours tearing stuff apart, talk about a good stress reliever.

Right now, most of the work is done as time allows and without the help of contractors. Tearing out all the plaster, and lath, and whatever else we could get our hands on was really the main goal.

Besides my mom and dad, Ryan and Rich and have really helped out a lot with my baby. Thank you so much, you have no idea how much I appreciate your help, I couldn't have done it without you.

Have had a few other workers in there breaking some things down as well. Most of the walls and ceilings are now nothing but studs, but it helps to see the big picture. Get rid of what I don't need and keep only the necessities.

I've also had a few visitors to check the place out...James, Laura, Ann, Erica, Mandi, Tim, and Alicia, thanks for dropping in, you've seen it from the beginning and will love it in the end.

To Keep The Plaster, Or To Not Keep The Plaster...

2008-12-06T16:50:00.001-08:00

That is the question.

The answer...Don't keep the plaster, but then again, I haven't been keeping much.

The dining room has stone walls. Would love to re point the stone but the stone it's exactly looking like it's up for that kind of responsibility.

The second floor looks so open now! This will be a nice little hallway.

Madame Bedroom, I see the potential, the potential for you and me.

Why is the pink bathroom still here?!?!?!?!?

Kichen Updates

2008-12-06T16:42:00.000-08:00

Bye bye paneling and drop ceilings!!!

Hello to the reason why there's paneling and drop ceiling, more specifically drop ceiling.

The Madame, I mean Master, Bedroom

2008-12-06T16:35:00.000-08:00

I know, I know...Madame Bedroom, I have to add some humor, I am after all breating in plaster dust every weekend. Well that and, it's just going to be my madame bedroom...no discussion about it.

Thankfully, the previous owners already recognized the need for a larger bedroom, and combined two smaller rooms into one large one. How can I make it bigger?

Pink Bathrooms...They Haunt Me

2008-12-06T16:24:00.000-08:00

My apartment has a pink tiled bathroom...it's just great. The other house I was interested in had a very pick bathroom...it too was great. So, it shouldn't surprise me that this house...also has a very pick bathroom.

My mother starts this story out with, "Pamela has never liked pink, even as a little girl she didn't like pinl..." Well it's true, although now I tolerate pink, I even where it on occassion, and I do like Pink the singer, but I do not like it in my bathroom!

Bye Bye Mirrors

2008-12-01T18:35:00.001-08:00

The walls are next...

Bella's Yard

2008-12-01T18:32:00.001-08:00

Fact is I love my dog! So when I started looking for places the only realy requirement was that I have a yard that could be fenced in. I think she's going to like it, I do.

Office Space...

2008-12-01T18:23:00.000-08:00

Nothing like the movie...I hope.

Right now this is the coolest room in the house, who would've known. I'm leaving the brick exposed, finishing the ceilings, and doing some simple track lighting. The moment I walked up the stairs to the attic, I knew I'd be dreaming up some big dreams...so here goes.

Mirror Mirror On The Wall(s)

2008-11-29T15:34:00.000-08:00

Who's the fairest of them all?

The first thing you saw when you walked in the house was a wall of mirrors. Then if you turned to the right, you saw mirrors. So I'm guessing they were going with the philosophy that mirrors make everything look bigger. Sorry to say...no more walls of mirrors.

What The Kitchen Looked Like

2008-11-29T15:25:00.000-08:00

We're a little outdated on the kitchen, but that's ok. Have some thoughts in motion and will paly around with the floor plan to see what can be achieved.

This Is The Start

2008-11-29T15:14:00.001-08:00

So here's the start of yet another blog, but this is such a huge experience and step in my life, I wanted to make sure I followed the process from start to finish. You might be wondering what I'm talking about... I'm talking about my first home. The plan was to find a house with a yard and move in. I found a house with a yard alright, but I wouldn't say we're ready to move in just yet. Bella will have to wait a few more months for her yard (and so will I.)

If I'm going to do it, I might as well really do it.