Almost Finished!!

We have a few things left, but not much to completion! I bet you thought I forgot about this blog, huh? We didn't! Work was just so intense that we had to busy our hands to complete this remodel.

This project took more time than we originally anticipated, but the plan had to be modified to accomodate the recent fluctuations in the real estate market. What a gem this is shaping up to!

There are still a few details to shape up before we start showing the home; finishing baseboards, laying the bathroom flooring (guest bath), cleaning up the yard, finishing the fireplace, sliding doors, door handles, front door side-light, clean-up, touch-up painting in the interior and exterior, then final decoration touches and organization!

It is hard to tell from my bad photos, but this house is really shaping up!! Once we get it better organized, you will really be able to tell! In just three days, this house MUST be ready to show!!!

The time is ticking...

The living and Dining Areas are both finished (except fireplace).




I know it is very hard to tell what is going on with all of the clutter and the old windows still in place. It is going to look so amazing next week when the windows are installed!

It may be hard to live in a home you are remodeling, but it is 10x's harder to be moving into a home and remodeling it at the same time! :) It's been an amazing challenge, but we are nearing the end of the project (I hope).

I have been so busy working that I have not blogged!!

Here is our progress report:

1. Exterior is being painted. We have to rent a truck and get a tall ladder to finish, we plan to finish by Sunday.

2. New Windows will be installed on Monday morning!

3. The Kitchen is nearing completion!

4. Ray is installing the wood floors.

We are past our 1st target deadline of Jan. 31st. Now we are trying to make our default deadline of 2 weeks into February! Yikes!

Flurry of Action!

Light Fixtures
The light fixtures were installed this week. We had an electrician out again to assist in installing light fixtures, repair electrical circuits, install electrical, etc. The lights are beautiful! What a difference!





The wood flooring color choice we went with was walnut (not pictured, this is the newly carpeted dining room in the photo). It's gorgeous; a deep brown but with opacity. I could not find photographic proof, but we sensed that Mediterranean homes would have light, natural-toned walls and deep brown floors with sharp, wrought-iron accents.

Master Bedroom

Before:

Now:

Master Bath

(still under construction):

BEFORE: There was a lot of mold in the kitchen, which had to be treated, as well as the drywall replaced. It's Done!, but look at how bad it was: