This room is the 'man cave.'
3! Count 'em, 3! Different types of vinyl tiles!
It is much more finished now, but it is a mess since Will has started claiming it. Thats why there is not a picture of a fully finished room yet. But with furniture and stuff on the walls it definitely looks like a room that is functional.
The half bath off of the man cave.
There was only one layer of wallpaper on these walls but it was really glued on. But now it looks like this.
The laundry room didn't need a whole lot of work, just paint, floors and organization. And a washer and dryer, but that's not a whole lot of elbow grease.
It definitely has become a whole lot more functional and lived in in the last week. And there's plenty more to do. Add baskets for organization and some pretties on the wall to soften the blankness.
The kitchen is by far my most favorite transformation. We decided to keep the existing cabinets but update them with a coat or two or four of paint. We changed out the laminate countertops and backsplash for granite and tile. Luckily, the three layers of wall paper up top can off without any effort at all. We literally just tugged and the whole thing came down.
The den or family room whatever you want to call it also had a drastic makeover. It took elbow grease that's for sure and time. We even had to hunt down an AC vent that got covered with drywall and cut it out after the fact, but it was surprisingly easier than expected.
With all the wood paneling gone, the brass fireplace insert doesn't bother me as much. Still want to do something about it but its not an eyesore any longer. And the red brick balances all the blue instead of having overpowering reddish browns in a main living space.
The formal living room and dining room didn't have too many before pictures, because well they didn't require a lot of work. Carpets, up and paint on the walls. But my what a difference it makes.
The hallway to the bedrooms doesn't require much, but pulling up carpet, paint and flooring. Only two of which are done. But we did change out the light fixture which changed the look and we figured out how to work the switches. Old houses are wired so weird.
The guest bathroom has been the headache from hell!!! Plumbing problems, half assed jobs before us and some of our free labor. But look, a dark, dingy bathroom that should be complete one week from today. This room wasn't demo'd properly, so the reno was patching a half assed job in the first place. We put the tile up ourselves in the bathroom and it looked horrible. We did all the other tile in the house and it looked great, but in this tub, we would've had trouble reselling the house later down the road.
After all the trouble and headaches this room caused we broke down and hired a guy to redo the bathrooms completely. It is definitely more than I want to pay, but then I always only ever want to pay $50 for anything. But what we are paying is an extremely good price for what we are getting.
Things are progressing and like I said, in one week we will have a fully functional bathroom while the master bath is being done. That one I can't wait for.
The office is not close at all to being done but is getting there. First person to label that color correctly will win a high five!!
Like I said, still needs a lot of work.
This the before of our bedroom but all three bedrooms are the same. So when we get to the guest room imagine the same boring as below.
Now we just need floors and I need to refinish the nightstands and then DONE!
Guest bedroom:
The master bath looks basically the same just in a bit of disarray. But it is definitely being changed by the end of the month.
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