Before and After - Kitchen

And you thought the kitchen was done? We finally added our sexy, orange, glass tile back splash and it...is....stunning!

For the last year it's looked like this:


Now this:


As a reminder, this is what it was when we purchased:


And here's the work in progress:






Thanks to Page Construction Service and my husband's exquisite taste.

Still to come - Scott's porch project!

Before and After - Bathroom

The guest bath is now complete thanks to the hard work of my husband and Page Construction Services.

Before:


After:



The photos of the final steps:




(see below for the tear out and the beginning of the restore).

Bathroom is Closer

Scott spent a weekend stripping wall paper....the textured fabric kind. Ick.
But, he did it:


Our disgusting bathtub was reglazed.
Before:


After (the photo has some shadow. It really does look great!):

(The tile was touched up and is drying)

New dry wall was added in some places:


and painted (Thanks Annie!):


And a new sub-floor went down (Thanks Ryan!):


Really putting it back together begins tomorrow! Meanwhile, Scott began a porch project which I'll blog about when I have more photos.

Bathroom #3

I spent almost all of the month of January away for work. What's the perfect cure for Scott's boredom? A bathroom project. The final bathroom has been stripped, only leaving the tub and tile around the tub. A new sub floor and toilet flange will begin to go in very soon.

In the beginning:


The demo begins:












Down to the studs once again: