Work Weekend 1

 Before: Popcorn Ceilings

 

After: No more popcorn - every room done!

(Also testing paint colors)

Before: Dining Room: Carpet, Linoleum, Plywood Base

 

During: So much dirt beneath the carpet...eew!

 

 After: Down to the subfloor and ready for new flooring

Before: Nasty Bathrooms

During: Kirsten and I scrubbed the walls, counters and sinks.

 

After: Actually, pretty filthy still. This might take a few tries

Two successes: The toilet in the Master Bath is clean enough to use (not the one pictured) and check out the blue sink: Nice and shiny!

Before: Entry

Two layers of Linoleum - What's underneath?

During: 

There's Hardwood! Unfortunately, there is also lots of glue.

The bottom layer comes off in tiny pieces at a time.

 

Dad scraped for hours and hours.

 

After: All ready to be sanded and refinished with the rest of the house

 

Before: Kitchen

During:

After: Removed the pantry and stove unit. I am short enough to walk right underneath. Everyone else hits their head on what's left.

Also, notice no more amber shutters.

Also:

We added new deadbolts to the exterior doors

 Got new garage door remotes for the old system

 

Removed all the baseboards and

Started TSPing the walls and prepping for paint

Finally, we made friends with my new favorite tool: The shopvac!

He was quite a trooper already this weekend vacuming up lots of debris and spider webs.

So overall, I think it was a success!

What did you do this weekend?