So, if you know anyone who would like to buy a mostly renovated house and take it to completion, I've got your house!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The Announcement
We are in the process of painting the exterior of our house. To do so, we much first scrape. We are making lots of progress and hope to paint very soon. With that said, let me explain why we are painting now... because (gasp) we are getting ready to put our house up for sale. Yes, I said it. For Sale. I don't want to think about how much work we have put into it or how much I love it or how great it is looking or what plans we had in store for it... I am trying very hard to concentrate on the move. We are moving to be closer to our families, our kids will be closer to their grandparents and I will hopefully have a little family support as I begin my first year as a homeschool parent.
So, if you know anyone who would like to buy a mostly renovated house and take it to completion, I've got your house!
So, if you know anyone who would like to buy a mostly renovated house and take it to completion, I've got your house!
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Growing Panes
Jeff has finished the top pane of stained glass on the front door! It's not the original design, but I think he did an excellent job. It's hard to believe there is only one pane left to go...
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Crossing My Fingers...
Okay! It appears that all of our submissions to This Old House's Reader Remodels contest have gone through!
They titled out entries:
Kitchen - Working With The Old
Bath - A Period Perfect Tub
Living Room - Family Values
Garage - New Workshop From Old Smokehouse
Bedroom - A Noteworthy Nursery
They titled out entries:
Kitchen - Working With The Old
Bath - A Period Perfect Tub
Living Room - Family Values
Garage - New Workshop From Old Smokehouse
Bedroom - A Noteworthy Nursery
Thursday, February 19, 2009
A Room Fit For Ivey
I have been working on getting the nursery together for quite some time and figured that I would post some pictures of it. When we started on this room we had no idea it would end up as the bedroom for a beautiful baby girl!
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Insulation Blows.
We blew in cellulose insulation into the back half of the attic a few years ago. It was easy, painless and actually kinda fun. We bought the bags of insulation, which came with free blower rental. Jeff had the end of the hose in the attic and I was on the ground feeding bag after bag into the blower. We had it all finished in about an hour.
This time, we were not so lucky. First off, Jeff went to Home Depot to get the insulation and blower. This took place after work, in January. It was dark and cold. Yuck. We were pretty excited that the one right down the street had it ready to go. Jeff picked it up and we went to work. Uh. Wait. It would turn on, but didn't have enough power to actually move the insulation. Jeff took that one back to the store and picked up the other one that they had. This one didn't even turn on. Ug. The woman at the store asked Jeff if he could get the one from the Loganville branch the next day. Jeff agreed.
After work, Jeff hightailed it to Loganville to get the blower. It seems that there was a mis-communication. The blower was not there. The woman from our branch had come to pick it up. SO... Jeff went to retrieve the wayward blower.
He brought it home and it did, in fact, work. It was cold and dark... needless to say his wife (that would be me) wasn't in the best of moods. The baby was asleep in the swing and the kids were playing Nintendo, and they were all situated so that I could see them as I worked. The baby is sleeping. Good news, right? Not when bedtime is supposed to be only two hours away. The entire time I was out there hauling bags and stuffing them into the blower, I was thinking of how sleepless my night was sure to be.
It took a while, but we got all of the insulation up there. Jeff went to take the blower back and they seemed to have no record of him. They weren't able to cancel his deposit... if he had given it. Good grief.
In the end, it all worked out and we have a nice toasty attic. Well, okay. The attic itself isn't toasty, but the upstairs sure is! I would have been happier if some of the insulation mess hadn't crept down (and continue to creep down) through cracks in the ceiling and cracks between the boards in the hall closet, but in our house, that would be pretty picky of me. So, I vaccuum.
Last weekend, Jeff and Randy picked up the flooring from Colonial Pine Floors in Madison. We were very pleased with the quality of the flooring for such a good price! They put some of the flooring down already. The supports that you see will be taken out and replaced with something else... hopefully the front of our house won't fall off in the process...
This time, we were not so lucky. First off, Jeff went to Home Depot to get the insulation and blower. This took place after work, in January. It was dark and cold. Yuck. We were pretty excited that the one right down the street had it ready to go. Jeff picked it up and we went to work. Uh. Wait. It would turn on, but didn't have enough power to actually move the insulation. Jeff took that one back to the store and picked up the other one that they had. This one didn't even turn on. Ug. The woman at the store asked Jeff if he could get the one from the Loganville branch the next day. Jeff agreed.
After work, Jeff hightailed it to Loganville to get the blower. It seems that there was a mis-communication. The blower was not there. The woman from our branch had come to pick it up. SO... Jeff went to retrieve the wayward blower.
He brought it home and it did, in fact, work. It was cold and dark... needless to say his wife (that would be me) wasn't in the best of moods. The baby was asleep in the swing and the kids were playing Nintendo, and they were all situated so that I could see them as I worked. The baby is sleeping. Good news, right? Not when bedtime is supposed to be only two hours away. The entire time I was out there hauling bags and stuffing them into the blower, I was thinking of how sleepless my night was sure to be.
It took a while, but we got all of the insulation up there. Jeff went to take the blower back and they seemed to have no record of him. They weren't able to cancel his deposit... if he had given it. Good grief.
In the end, it all worked out and we have a nice toasty attic. Well, okay. The attic itself isn't toasty, but the upstairs sure is! I would have been happier if some of the insulation mess hadn't crept down (and continue to creep down) through cracks in the ceiling and cracks between the boards in the hall closet, but in our house, that would be pretty picky of me. So, I vaccuum.
Last weekend, Jeff and Randy picked up the flooring from Colonial Pine Floors in Madison. We were very pleased with the quality of the flooring for such a good price! They put some of the flooring down already. The supports that you see will be taken out and replaced with something else... hopefully the front of our house won't fall off in the process...
Friday, January 02, 2009
Light in the Attic
No, I'm no Shel Silverstein, but we do indeed have a light in the attic. After the push to finish the living room came to a happy conclusion... with stockings and surround sound speakers hung with care... we have focused our attention upward. The attic has been a project that has seen a little bit of action here and there, but now, I believe it will have its day. This area is going to ROCK. I mean, all the cool kids are going to want to come play video games at our house!
Because it's been a while since this area has been given any thought, I will rehash what will be going on up there. This will be Asa and Addison's final destination. They will each have their own rooms, with a central living area and bathroom with shower. It will be a little funky with the knee walls and lowish ceilings, but it will no doubt be the a space that my inner child will envy! We won't want to put a lot of weight up there, so we're thinking beadboard or other panels for the walls. Like the rest of the house, it will have wood floors (Jeff began that process a while back). I envision a futon in the living area and futon-bunk beds in the rooms. Ikea, here we come!
Flooring - Lumber Liquidators
Tin Ceiling Tiles - TheTinMan.com
Crown Moulding & Marble Tiles - Souther Surplus (Athens, GA)
Built-In Entertainment Center - Custom Cabinets by Design (Monroe, GA)
Because it's been a while since this area has been given any thought, I will rehash what will be going on up there. This will be Asa and Addison's final destination. They will each have their own rooms, with a central living area and bathroom with shower. It will be a little funky with the knee walls and lowish ceilings, but it will no doubt be the a space that my inner child will envy! We won't want to put a lot of weight up there, so we're thinking beadboard or other panels for the walls. Like the rest of the house, it will have wood floors (Jeff began that process a while back). I envision a futon in the living area and futon-bunk beds in the rooms. Ikea, here we come!
Flooring - Lumber Liquidators
Tin Ceiling Tiles - TheTinMan.com
Crown Moulding & Marble Tiles - Souther Surplus (Athens, GA)
Built-In Entertainment Center - Custom Cabinets by Design (Monroe, GA)
Monday, November 24, 2008
We have SOUND!
After the boys' violin recital last weekend, we had lots of help to move furniture around the house. It was a major feat, but we have a complete living room, our bedroom is moved downstairs, and the baby's stuff is out of the upstairs foyer and stacked all over her room-to-be. I have TONS of work to do, but at least now I can go ahead and be stressed trying to get it done as opposed to being stressed about how stressed I will be when I do get to try to get it done.
Jeff and I decided to wait on buying a flat screen tv until the prices come down on them. But, we did end up going ahead and getting a nice new 7.1 surround system for each other for Christmas. Oh, and a DVD Recorder. We may not have that new tv yet, but the old one never sounded so good!
Jeff and I decided to wait on buying a flat screen tv until the prices come down on them. But, we did end up going ahead and getting a nice new 7.1 surround system for each other for Christmas. Oh, and a DVD Recorder. We may not have that new tv yet, but the old one never sounded so good!
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