Spot

Tux got into some wet paint today, and we have now re-named him Spot. Here he is showing off a spot on his rear, his right front elbow, and a stripe on his right ear.

"This is embarrassing! Stop taking my picture!"

"No really, I'll show you my new spots, but please stop taking my picture."

More Framing

The framing of the new roof section is coming along on the outside. Messy looking, but coming along.

The framing inside is really cool looking though, and you can start to visualize the rooms.

Mulched!

There once stood this old tree.

It was chopped down and the smaller limbs made up this giant brush pile.

After a weekend of chipping, this is all that's left of the limbs.

Plus this mulch pile!

Now to just get rid of the pesky root system. These roots are huge!!

More Sheetrock

There used to be an air conditioning unit under this window, but my dad took it out and rebuilt the wall before installing the new window. Plans for this room include running HVAC ducts to provide central heat and air!

Appliances...4th Time's the Charm

After 4 separate delivery attempts, I finally have all 4 of the correct appliances that I ordered!

Big Windows with Big Problems

I ordered 5 of these giant windows after much research to find the best price. One broke upon arrival and we are waiting for the replacement parts to come. We installed the other 4 and were surprised at how well it went - we were worried about installing windows this big! After opening and closing them a few times, 2 of them stopped opening and closing. So now we are waiting for the repairman as well as the replacement parts!

New Walls

The left side of the white wall used to be a doorway, and the rest of the wall and the opening used to be a pass through/bar.

The white part also used to be a door to the kitchen. Because you know, people need 2 doorways adjacent to each other into the kitchen. Well, it turns out they don't, so the kitchen designer suggested framing them in, in favor of more wall space for cabinets.

Wordless Wednesday: Granite!

Roof In Progress

This is the last section of roof that needs to be re-framed and roofed!

Bathroom Tile

I had cut out all of the old grout in this tub/shower, but the tile guy put in the nice, new, clean grout!

He also put in new floor tile

View of the "new" bathtub tiles and floor tile.

Floored

Kitchen tiling in progress....

Close Up

Cabinets and new tile

Finished!

I wish I could say this was our handiwork, but I had professionals install the cabinets and do the tiling : )

Tux

Watching the work going on in the backyard

Keeping cool under the swingset

Kitchen Cabinets

View of the Kitchen

Pantry, Space for Fridge, Cabinets

Close Up of the Cabinets in the Corner

Space for Dishwasher, Sink Cabinet under Window, Cabinets, Space for Oven/Stove/Microwave

Built-In Hutch/Breakfast Nook/Etc.

Close Up of Cabinets and Hardware

Close Up of Crown Molding

Filthy Grime to Filmy Green

When I bought my house, the hallway was covered in a filthy grime. After a lot of chlorox and primer, I finally painted it today. The color is Filmy Green, and it looks darker in person.

More like this, but a little darker.

Squeaky Clean

My dad took the sink and toilet out of the Jack and Jill bathroom so that the tile guy can put in the floor tile. Doing so revealed this problem on the tile:

After much scrubbing, the tile looks much better!

Full-Sized Windows

I ordered 5 of these gigantic windows a few weeks ago and they came in yesterday!

Old Window

New Window!

We have 4 more to install, but it is already a huge improvement in the look of the house, not to mention draftiness!

U-Haul

I bought this shelving unit to use as a room divider in my long front room at Habitat ReStore. Unfortunately, it suffered a small mishap while loading it into my dad's trailer...and one of the shelves became detached.

My dad posing proudly after a "new" shelving unit had been safely loaded and strapped down in the trailer.

It might look redneck, but it made it safely to my house after a treacherous trek on I-20, I-75/85, and GA 400 during Good Friday/Beginning of Spring Break/Friday afternoon rush hour.