***I’m so far behind on updating this blog. Much this work was completed in September and October. We were on vacation for literally 2/3 of November, and then it was Thanksgiving. But, I’ve been hard at work and getting stuff done. I really want to see how far I can get by the 1-year mark, … More Interior Deck Work.
Seriously, it’s been so long … both since I’ve updated this blog … and since I’ve had anything to update it with. So, don’t fret … you haven’t missed anything. We haven’t really done any major renovations since the last update. But, just to get everything up to date, below is some stuff we’ve finished … More Been a while.
It’s amazing. We use it all the time. It is the best thing we’ve ever done during a renovation. It was worth all of the money to pay someone else to do it. The crew literally did everything. We didn’t do anything. They did excellent work. Have I mentioned that we LOVE it? I mean, … More The Deck.
Yay! So, the main level is now about, oh, 70% finished. At least 70% of the renovation work is finished … we still need to get some new furniture, hangs some pictures on the walls, and a bunch of other smaller stuff … details … but I think that this was the last of the … More Finished Foyer
This is another post that doesn’t warrant any excitement from the reader’s end. It’s mostly just a “this happened” post. The summer heat has stayed at bay (until recently). And, we have been so thankful – windows open and ceiling fans. We have a heat pump. It didn’t work. We had guys out here to … More Summer Heat.
While we haven’t gotten any more BIG projects or rooms finished yet, we have been chugging away at making the house more livable. We’re easing back into the big projects, I swear. I actually really want to get some stuff crossed off the ole’ To-Do list, like really bad. Plus, I just hate looking at … More Just an update.
Remember this photo that I shared with y’all back in the day? It was the picture that made Patrick & I come back and take a second look at this house when it came back on the market. And, while the picture is not entirely accurate … we ARE building on and will finally have … More Big news. Big plans.
The main level, half bathroom has been torn out since before the floors went in. We’ve gone without a bathroom on the main level for months. (approximately 3 months & 21 days without a first floor bathroom, in a 2-story house, with a reminder that we had been living in a 1200 sq ft ranch … More The Half Bathroom, ✓
We don’t own the Hadley house anymore. We’re going to miss the Oakwood neighborhood. It’s a great place to live and it’s a great house. We did go back to the house one last time right before heading to closing. That was a little retrospective … a lot of stuff happened in our lives in … More First House, Finale.
So, I’m not going to go into a lot of details … but I wanted to document the struggles … so here was our projected timeline for selling & closing on the first house, and then what actually happened. What was supposed to happen: Thursday, April 27, 2017 – Moving Day Friday, April 28, 2017 … More Hadley Closing.
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