Laundry Room

We have finally finished the laundry room. We still need to replace the window and the flooring at some point, but that is farther down the line. It took me almost 6 months to complete. I started it shortly after Owen was born, so I blame it on him ;). Here is what we did:

• Painted all the cabinets, inside and out.
• Removed the one cabinet above the washer.
• Moved the washer connections to a lower spot so that they are out of sight.
• Painted the bulletin board and added new pictures.
• Painted all the trim.
• Painted the ceiling.  
• Replaced the light fixture. We ended up using one of the lights that was in the front room by the fire place.
• Painted the walls a dark navy gray color.
• Hung a floating shelf.
• Installed an Ikea rod for storage. This is one of my favorite things just because it gets everything off of the counter.

Porch is complete!

After a year of hard work, we finished the front porch in March. It has been so nice to have that project done. The problem with house projects, it always seems easier in your mind. You think "Oh, it just will be some sheetrock, and some paint. That's it! It will be done in no time".


Some of the things we did:

• Ripped off old paneling.
• Exposed one of the original windows to the right of the door.
• Exposed the other second door and removed it.
• Replaced the screen front door with the original second door.
• Painted the front door green.
• Wired a second light
• Wired the lamp post for the yard.
• Sheet rocked over old tongue and groove
• Installed trim around windows and door.
• Puttied and sanded what felt like a million holes.
• Caulked all the grooves in the ceiling.
• Painted the ceiling.
• Installed flooring. Most of the wood flooring was from old shelves down in the basement.
• Caulked, painted, and put poly on the floor.
• Painted the walls...a couple of times...with different paint. We couldn't quite agree on the color of the paint.
• Painted the front house door white.
• Spray painted the screen door.
• Sanded the glue off of the old walls below the windows.
• Installed the base boards.
• Painted the windows.

We still need to hang some more pictures and a couple of hooks for coats and of course replace all the windows some day, but other than that, this baby is done!

Here are some before pictures:

 

Stew worked on the porch in freezing weather!

 

 

 

After:

 

 

 The day we bought the house 9/6/2012:

 

7/27/2014: