The Rental

Working on the old house and the new house at the same time was just way too much WORK. 

We are finally to the point where we can take pictures to advertise and get it rented. Fingers crossed it will go smoothly.

July 3, 2009

Vandersteins

I looked on the camera today and found that Dr T had taken some pictures of his Vandersteins (speakers) *snicker* 

So in honor of his birthday I am including them.

April 3, 2009

The Domino Effect

Another picture of a house project? I know. But it's important to track the progress of these things. So many times little projects create the Domino Effect: where fixing one thing leads to 4 other things that need to be repaired, possibly because you broke them in the process.
Speaking of, the chip out of the sink is going to be fine but now we need a new faucet, this one just won't go back together without leaking.
Since we can't use the sink, or dishwasher which connects to the sink, till our part arrives or we buy a new faucet, we'll be eating off of paper plates and only using the microwave to cook, until it's resolved.
The "domino effect" in action.

January 26, 2009

Removing the Counter

Today was counter top removal day, in anticipation of the new counter being installed early tomorrow morning.
We opted to remove the counter ourselves to save $400. I mean really how difficult could it be right?
It took us almost all day to pack up the kitchen, move the stove, dishwasher and trash compactor and do the touch up paint and wall repairs.
Also, we ended up chipping our sink while trying to remove it from the counter! Big oops.
We're going to try to salvage it, hopefully we can find some kind of porcelain repair stuff to make it look perfect again.

January 25, 2009

Mass Appeal Cabinets

Here's the new and improved, appeals to a large audience, color. No more lavender cabinets. Liam, lover of all things brown, was skeptical of my choice in paint color. It's so different than the Easter egg lavender we were sporting before, but everyone seems pleasantly surprised by the drastic change. Wait till they see the new counter top I've ordered.

 

January 17, 2009

No More Lavender Cabinets

Right before I painted over the lavender inside my kitchen cabinets. It's been this color, or some version of it, for more than a decade. I'll post a pic of the new color when it's all done.

January 7, 2009

Home Depot... Again

This picture was taken of the cabinets above our stove. We ordered doors for some of our cabinets, which up until now have been open. Our first trip to Home Depot we guessed the wrong door design. I took this picture of the doors and sent the camera with Tim to go back and get the correct ones. So that's two trips in one day, still not our record for the most number of trips in one day.

 

January 5, 2009