But all things should be done decently and in order
1 Corinthians 14:40
Hello! I'm still here, but in case you've been wondering where I've been…
Surprise! The floors are on a diagonal in the house and to say that I LOVE them is a gross understatement. I am obsessed. I think they are gorgeous. Magnificent. Stunning. Beautiful. Do you understand how I feel about them?!
The floors in the master bedroom will be done once this small area and the two closets gets floors down in them. The baseboards are down and have already been painted 'Swiss Coffee' by Valspar. It's hard for me to even remember what all the wood looked like when it was stained in a 90s version of honey oak.
Oh wait, just kidding! This is what it looked like! I still can't believe how far we have come considering the state that the house is still in (We also updated the closets with a Rubbermaid system to optimize storage in the small spaces. I'll share more on that later, too!)
This is the entrance to the master bedroom from the hall. I, I mean we, chose 'Blue Arrow' (also by Valspar).
Looking into the master from the hall, the laundry room is on the left and got a much needed makeover with a little paint. I can't wait to share the final transformation of that tiny little room!
Ground Zero.
This is where every box of hardwood floors gets opened and sorted before we start arranging and nailing them down.
Welcome to our living room! Why yes, that is our new queen mattress brand new that we've had for 6 months and haven't slept on yet because we are waiting to get everything finished before we take of the protective covering. And yes, there is no 'living' going on in this room, only renovating and working.
Yes, we do have a drying rack in our living room to hang up our towels because the bathroom that isn't ripped down to the studs doesn't have towel racks in it. I must admit, I may have been hasty in the 'demolition' phase of the remodel.
The struggle is real, people. Our cabinet doors still aren't back up after being refinished, but here is a peek into the kitchen after updating cabinets. And yes, that is a tub of spackling on our kitchen counter. I told you the struggle was real!
I feel like we've been working on putting down our floors for months (well actually, we have), but we were able to save THOUSANDS of dollars by purchasing 'imperfect' floors. This translates to us having to sort each of the forty something boxes of flooring that we got, literally, board by board. Once we got a good system for sorting and organizing them, it became much easier to keep up with. Now, when we are working, I know where to go for exactly what we need. The time investment has been much more significant than if we had gotten 1st quality flooring, but the $8-10,000 savings was worth a few more months of construction, at least in my eyes. Don't ask Charlie, I don't think he'll share my sentiment. I will share more of our adventure in installing our own hardwoods floors later, but I wanted to give an update of the progress that we've made since I've been slacking on the blog front.
These pictures aren't perfect. Neither is life. Or the condition of our house at the moment. Or moving into a house and renovating with your spouse during your first year of marriage. When all is said and done, I know that we will love our little house even more knowing how much we did ourselves and all the bumps and bruises along the way.
xoxo
PS. I've also gotten busy working on refinishing a dining room table that was given to us from Charlie's parents. Not only is it the perfect size for our little kitchen, it's solid wood. I made sure to snap pictures along the way of this project and will share a little DIY when it's all finished!
