Next Updates

 We will be taking a trailer down to Pioche to live in while we work on the house, it will be left there until we're finished.

We will be rewiring the interior as this is what's there now.

Some of this wire is wrapped in fabric, some is newer but its all gotta go. We've purchased a couple dozen outlets and switches and I've watched several youtube videos to learn how to do these things.

This is the current electrical meter.

This is the inside. I do not know if this is going to be OK for us going forward but Lans dad is a retired electrician and he will be able to tell us a lot.

We have replaced a few things temporarily.

I've found a dozen of these simple illustrations I can print out to use so we don't do it wrong.  

 

 

A Room For A Boy

We finished this room for Soren to use, it's got some toys, his bed & in the drawers there are all new clothes for him. 

I'm going to take down the blinds & put up curtains that are easier to use.

The closet needs dowels that are kid level 

The floor is waterproof so he won't have to worry about spills

We have installed a small fan light in the ceiling and the door is a barn door slider

The Reno Is Almost Finished

 Last January our bedroom looked like this, with blue tape marking an imaginary wall, there was a doorway into the Jack & Jill bathroom and the white carpet was wasted because we knew it was coming out. In early February the work began.

This is what it looks like now. 

The shower has got 6 built in corner shelves.

I love the western style mirror I found at Lowes, on clearance.

We put this light in but its small, it might need to be replaced in the future.

There is another light that's also a fan & heater, works great.

The floor is waterproof click together rubber tiles, it's perfect. 

We found brushed bronze towel holders to match the other items in there.

It's Taking Forever

I just need to remember that we're doing 3 rooms, not just adding a bathroom.

MASTER BATHROOM

This is the old vanity in the Jack & Jill bathroom, photo taken January 1, 2020.

This is that same wall, April 26, 2020.

I had these boards ready to put onto this wall for a month, it took 1 hour to put them up. 

Still needed:

Light replaced

Mirror hung

Mirror frame made

Backsplash

1 Piece of trim on floor

caulk around sink & tub

This was the longest/fastest of all the projects

The tile we got for the side walls & between the backsplash & wood, now that I see them all together I think I want something with more color, this is pretty but drab.

NEW BATHROOM

The shower is in and drywall has been sanded

Today texture was sprayed on the walls, it should be ready for me to paint tomorrow.

FOR SALE

Now that we've gotten our home in absolutely gorgeous shape, 

WE'RE SELLING.

Its got the new hardwood floors and fresh paint 

The kitchen is perfect with the new countertops

I LOVE this backsplash

You know whats funny? I just repainted this 'Silver Charm' wall today and it is now off white

I also painted this wall off white this morning also

Here is  one of my favorite changes made this week, painted the stairs turquoise

Here you can see the new paint below the stairs

I'm going to miss this tack room!!

And this view, waking up to it every morning has been fabulous

Kitchen Reno FINISHED

This is the brand new renovated kitchen. 

New quarts countertops, sink, faucet, Bosch dishwasher, propane stove, 

hood/fan & subway tile back splash.

The floor is new and the island has old fence boards around it now.

This is what it looked like the first time we ever saw it. 

The ovens were original & barely worked. The microwave on the wall was just weird to me. 

The fridge was old and the inside shelves didn't stay up.

The cooktop in the middle of the island was a pain in the butt and the granite, even though pretty, had the hideous dark gray grout that looked like mildew.

This is the view as of 2 years ago. I had painted the red, we removed the ovens & were getting ready to install propane in the kitchen.

Now it looks like this. We left a little of the red, just enough. 

When its all said & done, I think we spend about $11,000 total to renovate the kitchen.

I love it.

Quartz Has Arrived

Old island top. It was temporary for about 2.5 years.

New quartz. Turned out beautiful.

We used the same faucet 

and it works much better with this sink than it did with the old one.

We got the matching quartz in the bathroom & I picked up this faucet for $25.

Great improvement.