One year ago today we bought our house. It has been a lot of work and some days it feels as though we have accomplished nothing. So to remind myself of how far we have come I put together some before and after shots of the progress we have made so far.
The Upper Retaining Wall
About 90 railroad ties later we were done!
The Lower Retaining Wall
We used logs left over from the trees that were cut down to create the lower wall.
The Driveway
Notice the quality of sunlight in the second pic? That is because we cut down enough trees to finally get some sunlight! We are currently stalled on the driveway until the weather dries out a bit and we can get 2 stumps removed.
The Staircase
Before it had paint overspray on one side and some sort of dark stain on the other, plus hundreds of nails and staples. We got all the nails and staples out, did a rough sand, patched all the holes from the nails and staples (hence the polka dot appearance). It is now waiting for the fine sanding and lacquering. We also got the walls painted. We will be adding beadboard along the side as well sometime in the future.
The Hallway Light Fixture
I don't miss that previous fixture at all!
The Hallway
I really can't believe what a difference the doors, trim and paint have made!
The Bathroom
We still have so much to do in the bathroom but as you can see it has already come a long way!
Hallway to the Bathroom
I put the handles on the cabinets all by myself! Whoo hoo!
We went to Home Depot today and picked out the crown molding and trims for the walls. My next big project is to get started sanding the kitchen cabinets which we will then trim out and paint white!
The Upper Retaining Wall
About 90 railroad ties later we were done!
The Lower Retaining Wall
We used logs left over from the trees that were cut down to create the lower wall.
The Driveway
Notice the quality of sunlight in the second pic? That is because we cut down enough trees to finally get some sunlight! We are currently stalled on the driveway until the weather dries out a bit and we can get 2 stumps removed.
The Staircase
Before it had paint overspray on one side and some sort of dark stain on the other, plus hundreds of nails and staples. We got all the nails and staples out, did a rough sand, patched all the holes from the nails and staples (hence the polka dot appearance). It is now waiting for the fine sanding and lacquering. We also got the walls painted. We will be adding beadboard along the side as well sometime in the future.
The Hallway Light Fixture
I don't miss that previous fixture at all!
The Hallway
I really can't believe what a difference the doors, trim and paint have made!
The Bathroom
We still have so much to do in the bathroom but as you can see it has already come a long way!
Hallway to the Bathroom
I put the handles on the cabinets all by myself! Whoo hoo!
We went to Home Depot today and picked out the crown molding and trims for the walls. My next big project is to get started sanding the kitchen cabinets which we will then trim out and paint white!
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