Living Room

Just so you know, I have become the queen of craigslist deals and negotiations. :)

We started adding the furniture and the room magically begins to transform.

We got a sweet lamp to go along with the mid-century aesthetic.

Got an awesome rug. You can also see the record player in the background. Ahh... it is all coming together...

Green Tea On The Walls

I am not afraid of dark, cozy living rooms. Especially ones with a fireplace, comfy wing back chairs and hardwood floors. Add an old record player scratching away at an Echo and the Bunnymen album heard somewhere in the background, a delicious novel and a hot cup of tea... THAT is the kind of living room I envision. Hmm.. well, we are getting there.....

Updates:

• Stove circuit is fixed and stove now works!
• Fridge is still acting up... called an appliance doctor, making a house call on Tuesday to get this sorted out.
• Front room (pictured) is now all painted, ceiling, walls, and trim! Time to bring in that record player....

Kitchen First

After a brief period of feeling overwhelmed and not knowing where to start, I finally came to my senses and tackled the kitchen first. Now I am close to having it done. It actually looks safe enough to cook food in there! Unfortunately I discovered the range circuit breaker is broken, so I'll have replace that. Then when I plugged in the fridge (after letting it "settle" of course) it started shutting off (some auto-protection from overheating?). I don't know what the problem is. Tomorrow I will investigate it further.

Too bad I didn't grab any "before" photos. I am planning to remodel the kitchen in maybe a year... right now there is too much to do so I just need to get things clean and working.

Progress

I'm behind on posting, but here are some updates.

The Basement (AKA former Lower Swamp)
Carpet removed, most of the moldy sheetrock removed. Water is drying up, gutter propped up so it won't overflow onto the side of the house anymore (how the water got into the basement in the first place). Much of the garbage is removed. The water heater was not working properly but I got a new thermostat for it and have not had any problems since! Still smells like mildew, I have a ways to go.

Basement Common Room

Basement Common Room

Basement Bedroom #1

Basement Bedroom #2

Basement Bedroom #2

Main floor (AKA Tolerable with potential)
The wood floors have been scrubbed (to be refinished another time), walls washed, paint bought, wallpaper planned, stove coming in 6 days. A lot still needs to be done, but I'm officially moving in on the 1st of May so I've got about three weeks to get the upstairs livable (and to pass insurance inspections).

Front Room - Soon to be pained a light Sage Green/Green tea on the walls, with Cream trim and a white ceiling

Front Room - I also just bought two wing back chairs in a perfectly matching cream color. Yay craigslist deals!

Lots to do still!