Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Pictures!

Friends and family, here are pictures of the sheet rock that was put up yesterday. It looks so good! You can start to see how it will all look now. The crew is starting the finishing process today, which will take a couple of days. This Friday the man who will be making our cabinets will be coming by the house to show us samples. It turns out that the flat panel doors of the cabinets that we want are cheaper than the others, so that's great! After the sheet rock is completely finished (tape, mud, and sanding) in a couple of days, Jerod will be spraying all the walls and ceilings with Kilz. Then comes sanding and filling in all the holes the previous owners left us. I can hardly wait to see the walls WHITE! A slight off-white is the color that we will use the most in the house to give it that modern feel. We might throw another color or two in here and there, but, for the most part, the house will all be a slight off-white. My style for the house is vintage-modern. It will be mostly modern, but will incorporate some vintage items and warm woods; the floor will help alot. After painting, the foyer, dining room, and kitchen will have grade 1 hardwood floors put down. All of the floors will then be sanded down and stained with "dark walnut." Something similar to the image below.

On to the pictures!

Foyer ceiling

Living room ceiling







Dining room walls



Kitchen walls/pantry



Pantry walls

Kitchen walls






Guest bedroom #2 wall


Guest bedroom #2 closet

Master bathroom walls and ceiling 
(the green board is mold and mildew resistant)




Shower

Toilet room

Master bedroom/bathroom closet and ceiling






 We are getting closer and closer to the finish line! Thank you all for your prayers and support! God has given us favor and blessings all the way!

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Progress!

I am so excited about today, because sheet rock is going up! Below are some pictures showing where the sheet rock will go.

Master Bathroom New Layout
Shower is now on the left and toilet room on the right

2 Vanities will be on this outside wall. On the left, the new and larger master bedroom/bathroom closet

Guest bedroom #2 closet

Guest bedroom #2 wall/master closet on other side/master bathroom walls

Pantry/kitchen/dining room walls

Not shown, because I did not take a picture, is the living room ceiling which Jerod tore down. It will all be replaced with new sheet rock and a smooth finish. No more popcorn!
I will try to remember to post pictures of the fresh sheet rocked walls ASAP. Thanks!

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Great finds

I have forgotten to post pictures of things that I find at thrift stores, yard sales, and estate sales that I plan on using in our house. For these items, I will have to either clean or fix up in order to use them. A few months ago, at a local thrift store, which happens to be one of my favorites, I found a small vintage table lamp. It's all glass.
I will buy a lamp rewiring kit to make it look new again, although I really like these wires with plugs from VintageWire on Etsy. Also, their sockets are nice looking too.

I will try to remember to post more of what I'm finding! 
Thanks for reading today!

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Dining Room Chairs! SCORE!

Yesterday, Jerod and I found 6 mid-century modern chairs, probably from the 1930's, made from either alder or cherry wood at Scavenger's Emporium in Oxford, Alabama. We were so excited to find these pieces! We now have our first set of unique and genuine furniture that all the stores are copying. We got them for $20 a piece!!! Even Ikea has mid-century modern chairs and they are well over $100 and not even made out of 100% real wood. We're hoping that all they will need is some tung oil. They also need seats made for them. This will be the fun part; getting to pick out the material to go on them! I think we should try to get into Dwell...maybe one day. 


Friday, November 15, 2013

New House Pictures!

Here are some new photos of the house. We recently had floor replacement on several rotted boards that were under the front door and back and also in the laundry room. New front door and side lite that was special ordered and made just for us and new French doors in the back that are by Anderson; $2,800 doors for only $500! God has been SO good to us! Also completed was the framing up for the master bedroom closet, middle bedroom closet, and the kitchen pantry. Up next is having the plumber come and rearrange some pipes, Jerod will finish the electrical, we'll have new hardwood laid in the kitchen/dining room, living room, and foyer instead of the tile that we had originally chosen, have cabinets custom made (we'll most likely do this, just not set in stone yet), have sheetrock put up on the wood framing, ceilings touched up with broque patterns, and that's most of all the big stuff. Next comes all the fun! We'll paint, buy light fixtures and ceiling fans for the whole house, move in...decorate, etc. :) I can hardly wait to move in to this beautiful house!

BEFORE

AFTER
New Mahogany front door and tongue and groove which replaced the old, fake wood siding. Door and siding will be stained a brown color.


Outside-New door handle                                                                                                       Inside                     



Before-Inside                                                                                                                After-Inside



Outside-New Anderson French doors

All of the fake wood siding will be replaced with the same tongue and groove as on the front porch.

Patio will eventually be stuccoed and painted and new rails put up;
Probably next year.

Pantry framed in the kitchen

Closet framed in middle bedroom

Master bedroom closet framed;
It's gonna be big!

New LED lighting chosen for the Kitchen, dining room accents, and living room

Night views of the front porch




 New Samsung appliances: Refrigerator, oven, and dishwasher (not pictured, its in a box)


 Thanks so much for stopping by and checking in on our progress! Please check back later for more photos and updates!


Wednesday, October 9, 2013

SIGH

Organize. Just the sound of that word can send people to an unknown, unfriendly place in their minds. But, with my help, I will help you make sense of the word and show you that it doesn't have to be scary or a long and drawn out process that takes weeks to finish. Shoot me an e-mail today and let's talk about it. hannahtheorganizer@gmail.com is where to send your cry for help. We can either work together as a team to finish the jobs you have, or if you are unable to, I can work alone and accomplish it rather quickly.