Today was a day of many emotions. Hey people! When they show videos of the family losing it and crying because they can't stand the reno of their house anymore...its real!!!!
So its been a month. And the worst isn't over. But I can be a little AR about the cleanliness of my home, namely the keeping the sawdust out of everything AR. So when my contractor decided he was going to saw and plane and sand the wood tops to the island and bar today instead of working the electric as I expected, I lost it. Communication is the key. Scott and I will make a better effort.
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| Sanding the top! |
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| Check out all the sawdust!!! |
My oldest, who had stayed home from school today sick, was made to help me move everything out of the family room! I had planned to move out, but it was made a little more urgent by the sawdust flying everywhere. Then I ripped up the carpet and the padding underneath and went around the room prying up all the staples (no fun). I removed some of the nailed boards on the perimeter of the room. Don't know what they are called you carpet experts, but they are no fun to get up.
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| NO more carpet! |
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| rolls of carpet and more staples in the floor |
Prying up all those little staples is hard work and not so easy peasy on the lower back! Ouch!
Always go over the floor 2-3 times as they are ALWAYS stragglers!
And wear hard soled shoes so you don't get a staple or a nail in your foot!
Don't you love my foot attire?
Not really taking my own advice but thinking about going into the
flip flop sock business lol!
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| More Sawdust! |
And the flooring came! All sweet 62 boxes of beautiful dark walnut, five inch boards. Life was ok again and I am in love!!! Then another truck pulled up and the Fed Ex man handed me a huge box with my wonderful redilicious barn lights in it! So exciting!
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| We put a little bit together :-) |
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| Family room holding all the flooring |
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| Its just beautiful! Gonna change the whole space! |
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| Two of these beauties came today! |
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| They will both go over the island. We were checking the length. |
So some big things happened today. 1. Scott got the island top and the bar top cut to the dimensions needed. They are sanded and ready for their first coat of stain. Dark Walnut to match the floor is my choice! 2. The carpet was removed in the family room and the flooring came (still in boxes)! 3. The island lights came!
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| Clamping the bar |
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| Putting the island together |
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| Island top |
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Bar all sawed and sanded
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| Scott posing with part of his masterpiece |
Next week Scott starts on the dry wall and the electric work. 6 recessed lights, one light over the sink and two island lights will be installed. Plus all new outlets in fresh, clean white! Its starting to come together! I hope I can keep it together until then! :-)
I love keeping up with the progress. Is this a flip house or the house you are living in? Keep your updates coming.
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