Finally DONE!

I can't believe the last time I posted was July 27th.  I've been working on the house almost non-stop since then, everyday including weekends.  When I started this house I actually thought I could get it done in 6 months, but I was wrong.  Thirteen months later it's finally done!  But I have learned a lot doing this house and I expect that things will be better on the next one. 

Below are pictures of before and after.  At the bottom is a link to my Realtors website.  You can click on the "PhotoTour" link and see his pictures which are better than mine since he has a wide angle lens.




You can't see it well but there is a oak tree just to the right of this photo that was taken out.





The path runs right through the spot where that oak tree was.






That deck was really rotten.

 


Now there is a patio instead.





Those windows were in really bad shape so the whole bay window came off.







Living Room




Living/Dining




Living Room




Living Room




Dining Room




Dining Room





Kitchen





There used to be a window here, but it looked out to the garage so it had to go.





Family Room



Family Room






Family Room : I added these french doors; the door used to be on the left.



Family Room Bay Window


 

Family Room





Bathroom: the tile was in worse shape than it looks, and every block in that window had a crack in it (it was only plastic)





Bedroom 1




Bedroom 1





Bedroom 2





Bedroom 2




Bedroom 2: This is what all my closets look like.




Bedroom 3:  This is the one that had the knife stab marks in the wall...charming.




Bedroom 3



If you want to see better photos click on the link!



Photo Tour:   http://www.wichitahouse.com/528.html





Kitchen Backsplash

I've finally finished all the tile in the house. Woohoo!!! Here are pics.

Gotten Lots Done

I've been working on the house non-stop and have gotten a lot of things done, I just haven't had time to get on here and post them. 

We started and finished the siding on the family room.  We did this because we took off the bay window that was deteriorating.

We re-used the battins.  Some of them weren't long enough so we had to splice them together.

I finally got the pedestal sink in the bathroom. Now all that is left is base trim.

I also started the kitchen tile. I've finished the floor but not the backsplash yet.  And the countertops were installed.  They are laminate but really look like granite.

Bathroom and Kitchen update

I've gotten a lot of work done lately on the kitchen and bathroom but have neglected to get it posted here.  The bathroom is almost done except for the sink and trim.  In the kitchen I've gotten the cabinets up and am starting on the floor.  I had a carpenter do the crown mold around the top of the cabinets to make sure they looked good, but I'm going to do the rest of the crown in the house.  I've also gotten the mantle up on my fireplace and put the backer board up, so it's ready for tile.

Got my towel rack up too.

Don't Bump Your Head

My stairs to the basement are a little steep and tall people, not me, tend to hit their heads when reaching a certain point.  So I decided to do a little painting to help prevent that without having to say flat out "Watch your head".

Finished.  I don't think it looks too bad.  It will at least draw your eye to it so hopefully you won't hit your head.  That is unless you are blinded by my mad art skills. ;)