Call this a Wrap...

So, all in all, we didn't kill each other, it took 5 1/2 months doing it all ourselves ...
removing the popcorn ceiling, chasing leaks, closing up walls, spackle, spackle, spackle, PAINT (a ridiculous amount of painting), building & installing cabinets, installing appliances, toilets, countertops, faucets, tubs!
Whew.

(except the HVAC tune up, the gutter install, the air duct cleaning and the carpeting)

Carpet ... YES!

Yes it takes this much carpet for a 4 bedroom house! Four Guys, ALL DAY ...

well, if you don't start till 11:00 am ...

 Family Room padding                                        

All Done!

Pergo, and Formica: we have spent enough time together.

So, the Home Improvement stores and TV shows tell you Do it Yourself!

OK, here goes!

running water in the kitchen! Yay!

One ugly door ... note to ALL: do not buy that crackle stuff at the craft store and put it on an expensive exterior door for that "rustic look" ... it just looks like crap...and it won't come off.

 

Much Better!

  Full Bath.

 
Living Room / Dining Area ... the largest space ...

(flashback ... Kinda Missing that faux dance floor and two different kinds of Tile ... (NOT).

Kitchen Done 

Hallway Done!

 

Real Progress!

A very productive couple of weeks!

New Light in the laundry area, how did they do laundry in the dark?

and hallway up and down.

Master Bath has flooring ... (and a comfort height toilet ... in next edition!)

Half Bath ... some transformation from Avocado, and that hideous tile, what WERE they thinking?! 

And how about that nice, neat plumbing job!?!

Big day last week with the delivery of the major appliances for the Kitchen!
Not the friendliest of all delivery guys ... and clearly they should not be switching Fridge doors, or any other task for that matter.

Of course, as all things go, after getting 94% of the microwave install complete: 

HOLD THE BOAT!

holes drilled, power run, mounting plate up, we find that the microwave clearly had been DROPPED in the box ... the whole front was catty-wampus! Meaning we had to wait for another to be sent ... 

good news, only took another three days.

Cabinets in CHECK
Countertops mounted and ends finished ... CHECK

Stainless Sink hole cut and sink & FANCY faucet installed CHECK 

Dishwasher in CHECK

Looking more and more like a real kitchen every day!

Moving Forward ... transformation!

Painting downstairs is complete ... thank goodness. Behr and Killz is in our veins!

Now to some exciting finishes!

CABINETS!

So, as you may recall, the existing cabinets were, well, disposable.

The new ones, flat in a box, arrive in 13 boxes and various miscellaneous pieces.

Here goes the transformation of the kitchen!

Voila, almost a kitchen!

Next comes the FLOORING!

Will post updates on the installation!

Moving downstairs ... onto Sheetrock ...

yet another trip to Home Depot. The staff has begun to recognize us ... 

under the stairs 

bye bye cantina wall