my home

Front yard landscaping

2009-12-13T19:08:00.000-06:00

Finally got the front yard landscaping mostly done....some has to wait until Spring! Along the front, dwarf yaupons reclaimed from another yard and loriape in the planter box.

at the end, a blue atlas cedar and knockout roses

and a new slice of fence plus grass laid in where a flowerbed used to be.

New entry hall light!!!

2008-10-22T21:41:00.003-05:00

New Screen Door!

2008-10-13T14:34:00.000-05:00

Front porch light

2008-07-31T20:43:00.005-05:00

My most recent (and most challenging) project to date started with this tool:

The old light fixture.....

and down it came!

the pieces and parts of the new fixture (the tool is chain pliers, by the way)

it is up.....but will it work?

success!! (and yes, I did remember to shut off the breaker before I started!)

and the finished product.....

New A/C

2008-07-18T19:43:00.002-05:00

New air conditioner/heater.....installed today!

3.5 ton, 14 SEER R-410A system.

Master Bath - done!!!

2008-06-19T21:43:00.004-05:00

I think a strike plate is ALL that is left. So excited to move back into my master bed/bath!!!

p.s. I LOVE LOVE LOVE furniture on wheels!!!!

Cabana....done!!

2008-06-19T21:40:00.003-05:00

still need to decide if I am going to stain the new wood.....or get a rug.....or what. will watch for sales of dining tables through the summer (and especially at the end of the season....)

Updates

2008-06-18T21:05:00.005-05:00

Furniture is back in place (sorta) and I'm almost ready to move back into my master bedroom! Color in here is Osage Orange by Sherwin-Williams.

And the cabana project is almost done! New floor in today and most of the electrical work is done. Tomorrow, hanging a ceiling fan and the final cleanup! David isn't going to stain the new boards....I'm trying to decide if that is a project I want to tackle, or if I just want to find an outdoor rug to bridge the gap.

I am planning to watch for sales on dining tables as the summer continues and winds down. Until then, I'll just set up my little folding chairs and enjoy a place to be outside, but in the shade and (man-made) breeze!

new decking!

new outlet wired in with conduit for ceiling fan

ready for the fan!

Backyard Cabana Re-do - Day 1

2008-06-17T19:10:00.005-05:00

So, the house also came with a great backyard patio and cabana. Inside the cabana was a hot tub.....which I never used. I think it probably worked, but I wasn't even able to get the cover off. So, I decided to utilize my handyman for a few more days and ditch the hot tub.

Before:

And after a day of demolition:

as with many other things in this house, I always discover interesting things -- like this spoon which was obviously buried under the hot tub. Why would you not clean out before setting a hot tub?!?! There were also various and sundry balls, action figures and toys in the dirt!!!

Master bedroom painting....before & day 1

2008-06-12T22:01:00.001-05:00

Office Painting

2008-06-11T22:27:00.003-05:00

A byproduct of the master bath remodel is painting both my office and master bedroom.....here are pics of the office:

before:

after - the lighting makes it look a little crazy, but it is a deep brown (Grounded by Sherwin-Williams)

Master Bath Remodel - Day 24

2008-06-09T20:17:00.008-05:00

the LAST day!! truthfully, there is still a little bit of work in the bathroom (the light fixture hasn't come in yet and the mirror isn't hung). BUT, the construction mess is cleaned up and the bathroom is quite a marked improvement over the beginning!!

a much improved shower!!

new pedestal sink and towel ring....

a great new window!!

nice, clean, painted cabinets!

same ceiling fan, but raised shower ceiling and new exhaust vent

exhaust vent, up close

new switches and towel ring

new toilet paper holder

nice new floor!!

and the final question....what do you think about a white mirror in the bathroom? I had in my head a darker frame, but couldn't find one I liked, so decided to stick with the regular (boring) no frame, bevel edge mirror. I can't decide if I like the white frame or not -- though it definitely does look better against the wall than the plain mirror does.....so.....any thoughts?!?

Master Bath Remodel - Day 23

2008-06-07T22:12:00.003-05:00

a much cleaner bedroom today.....

the sink fixture is in!

the toilet is back in place....though the flusher still needs to be changed out

and a peek at the (almost) finished product!!

Master Bath Remodel - Day 22

2008-06-05T18:24:00.003-05:00

today, the sink and shower fixtures went in! David said the shower is completely done now - all grout is sealed and ready to go! the wall tile seems a little gray-er than I thought it would be, but at this point I don't care anymore.....the overall impression is SO much better than that nasty pink and white!!

the sink isn't completely set yet, but it is out of the boxes and put together..... next to install the sink fixture and re-seat the toilet.

the light still needs to be ordered (guess I wasn't specific enough that you couldn't buy the light in the store!), but with the painting in my bedroom and office still to be done, there is plenty of time for it to come in.

Master Bath Remodel - Day 21

2008-06-04T17:12:00.004-05:00

Yesterday was primer or paint.....nothing much too look at.

Today, however! I came in the house and saw this in the hall:

my new shower door!!!! I am so excited. A frameless shower door that actually latches!! It is actually almost difficult to open, the magnet catches so tightly! Maybe all the shower water will stay in the shower now!!

and the beginnings of painting the bathroom door:

we're getting so closer to being done! the estimate is that construction will end this week and then I'm having two rooms painted. then I can focus on re-decorating my bedroom!

Master Bath Remodel - Day 19

2008-06-02T20:44:00.003-05:00

Looks like sealed grout and paint today.....

and the purchase of my new pedestal sink!!

I think we are about 4 days away from finishing the bathroom....add another couple of days for painting my office and master bedroom and we will be done! I'm so excited, I can't even wait!!!!!

Master Bath Remodel - Day 18

2008-05-30T21:44:00.000-05:00

looks like paint!

Master Bath Remodel - Day 17

2008-05-29T20:22:00.002-05:00

Looks like primer and possibly paint today......

Master Bath Remodel - Day 16

2008-05-28T21:18:00.001-05:00

we have a new window, painted? cabinet doors, and base boards....

Master Bath Remodel - Day 15

2008-05-27T19:19:00.001-05:00

today we have floor grout and a painted cabinet.....

Master Bath Remodel - Day 14

2008-05-23T19:32:00.001-05:00

and we have GROUT! at least in the shower......

Master Bath Remodel - Day 13

2008-05-22T18:15:00.006-05:00

More tile! I think we are finished with the tiling - all the edge pieces are in place, all the cuts around the pipes, and the inset shelf are finished. Looks like all we need is grout to finish all the tile work!

What I think is left: grout; installing sink, light fixture, and toilet; new window; painting. Seems to be getting close!!!

Then of course, there is the painting of the office (where the vent was moved) and the painting of my bedroom!

Master Bath Remodel - Day 12

2008-05-21T18:37:00.001-05:00

More tile today.....along the step into the shower and behind the sink....

Master Bath Remodel - Day 10 & 11

2008-05-20T20:22:00.003-05:00

I was out of town for a couple of days, so I don't know exactly what happened when.....but I have a shower now!!!

Master Bath Remodel - Day 9

2008-05-16T20:56:00.003-05:00

We have tile! Still much more to go, but it is starting to look more and more like a bathroom!

Now I also have to pick out grout.....

Master Bath Remodel - Day 8

2008-05-15T19:13:00.005-05:00

Lots of doings today! Green board in the shower, place prepared for inset shelf, tile laid out in floor of shower and on bathroom floor! It's beginning to look more like a bathroom!

Master Bath Remodel - Day 7

2008-05-14T22:01:00.002-05:00

Looks like I have a shower floor! Got home late tonight and it was dark, so it was hard to tell much else..... also have a pile of tile and rotating stacks of wall board in the garage!

Master Bath Remodel - Day 6

2008-05-13T21:09:00.002-05:00

Hard to tell what progress was made today.....just plumbing work, I think! Only a couple of photos:

Master Bath Remodel - Day 5

2008-05-12T20:26:00.007-05:00

new exhaust fan in the ceiling

switches!

David & Alfonso hard at work

I've decided to expand the job just a little bit......I'm also going to paint my bedroom while it's all torn up. Don't know yet if David will be painting for me, just depends on how much he wants to charge me to do it!

So, no more crazy random light bar in my bedroom!

I was home this afternoon waiting on my TV repairman and was able to catch David and Alfonso at lunch on my back porch....

Master Bath Remodel - Day 4

2008-05-11T21:00:00.003-05:00

Not so much to see today.....looks like some final prep work on the walls and floors before paint and tile.....

Master Bath Remodel - Day 3

2008-05-08T17:48:00.006-05:00

More work today! Looks like we got new wallboard behind the sink and on the wall with the electrical outlet. Also, a new vent in my guest room -- I think that explains the hole I saw in the shower yesterday!

and a view of all the crazy mess and chaos that has taken over my bedroom to make this beautiful renovation happen!

Master Bath Remodel - Day 2

2008-05-07T18:20:00.005-05:00

It was not quite as easy to discern the work that happened today......looks like the beginnings of the light in the shower, some other electrical work and stripping all the texture off the walls. I also signed the inside of the shower wall today when I got home.....

Master Bath Remodel - Day 1

2008-05-06T19:38:00.006-05:00

Wow. What a difference a day makes. No going back now....

Master Bath Remodel - Before

2008-05-05T19:25:00.004-05:00

Begonias

2008-04-19T18:55:00.000-05:00

Flowers! In my yard!!

Garage Organization!

2008-03-08T18:54:00.000-06:00

Finally......an organized garage.

Kitchen Cabinet Updates

2008-02-26T18:53:00.000-06:00

I finally pulled out that non-working ice machine....check out the replacement!

My New Piano

2008-01-12T18:52:00.000-06:00

I got a piano.....for free! Check it out!

BooMama's Christmas Tour of Homes

2007-12-17T18:51:00.000-06:00

Boo Mama hosted a Christmas Tour of Homes.....check out my post here.....

Garage Floor!

2007-11-18T18:50:00.000-06:00

My garage floor finally needed some work.....jump over here to see what happened!!

Another Quote Art Project

2007-10-29T18:49:00.000-05:00

Look at my Christmas canvas here!!

Hedge Removal!

2007-10-01T18:47:00.000-05:00

I pulled out hedges! Look over here for photos!!

Moving -- Before and After

2007-09-23T18:46:00.000-05:00

Jump over here to see before and after photos on the one year anniversary of me being a homeowner!!

Craft Closet & Quote Art

2007-09-09T18:45:00.000-05:00

Jump over here to see an organization project of my craft closet and my first ever Quote Art project!!

Building a Headboard!

2007-03-31T18:43:00.000-05:00

The first real entire bedroom design.....go here to see the construction project!

New Bookshelves

2007-02-13T18:42:00.000-06:00

Jump over here to see my new bookshelves!!

IKEA Construction

2005-09-10T18:32:00.002-05:00

Building bookcases and wardrobes!

Post # 1 is here

Post # 2 is here