We're getting there. . . .

Almost done hall bath. . . New door, vanity, and toilet. Just a few little things needed to do (trim, mirror, towel bars, etc.)

Bedroom 3. Carpet installed, closet added, leak in corner fixed.  Just needs to be painted, a couple electrical things and furniture.

Bedroom 4.  Carpet installed, bought furniture.  Just needs new door and the last bit of ceiling tiles installed.

Another view.

Downstairs Living Room.  Carpet installed, walls and ceiling painted.  Just needs furniture and finish the built-ins in the corner.

Another view.

Kitchen.  Granite and microwave installed.  Painted first coat on walls.  Just needs ceiling paint, backsplash, hardware on cabinets, filler panels on cabinets, and finish pantry.

Another view.  New sliding door installed.

Another View.

Hall.  Painted, new doors, some trim installed.  Just needs door hardware and finish trim.

Foyer.  Painted, trim installed, closet painted.  Just needs outlet covers and door hardware.

Living room.  Walls painted.  Just needs trim and ceiling paint.

Hall Closet.  Painted and ready for shelves.

Master Bathroom vanity.  Our steal at auction. 

Master Bedroom.  Walls and ceiling painted.  Trim installed and painted.  Furniture came in.  Just needs to assemble and set up room and paint window frames.

Master Closet.  Painted and framed for built-ins.

Master Bathroom.  Tiled shower and bench seat.  Just needs paint and installation of toilet and vanity.

Weeks 6 & 7

First things first. .  don't judge our messy living conditions.

Bedroom 4. . .

After we moved in

Painted walls and trim

Painted Ceiling Tiles

More utility room pictures. . .

Finished putting cabinet doors and painted other walls and framed out utility closet

Master Bedroom . . . closet

Bigger master closet

Master Bathroom. . .

Pathetic looking master (half) bath shortly after moving in

New and improved master bathroom!

New master shower

Tile for the master bathroom

Bedroom 2. . .

Our awesome room! :)

New entrance to bedroom 2

 Hall Bath. . .

Tough angle but. . From hallway looking into bathroom looking at linen closet

Tub completely installed and walls sanded. . . Ready for hardy board on floor and tile!

Floor tile for hall bathroom

Downstairs Living Room. . .

Painting the final ceiling tiles. . .

 Upstairs Living Room. . .

Drywalled, spackled, and sanded. Just one more sanding and then paint!

New Hall

New Linen Closet in Hallway

Removed wallpaper in living room

Had to save the best for last. . . drum roll please. . . . . . . .Kitchen!!!!

Remember before. . .?

And now!!!

Just need the door pulls and the granite!

Can't wait to actually cook in here (or for Ryan to cook and me eat the wonderful food)!

Dining area

We also got around to finally ordering some furniture too!  So once the construction zone is cleaned up we will have a kitchen table/chairs, a coffee table, two end tables and a master bedroom set!!

Week 3, 4 and 5 Progress AKA Blog FAIL

Well we have not been doing a good job keeping up with the blog. . . FAIL!  But the good news is that we've gotten a lot done!  Week 3 was little visual progress because it was all plumbing.  Week 4 was electric and framing and Week 5 has been mostly painting.  We've painted 2 rooms and the ceiling tiles to those rooms.  It's looking good but needless to say we are still living in a construction zone.

Utility Room After Painting

Utility Room During Installation of Relocated Kitchen Cabinets

At Top of Stairs After Demo

On Stairs During Framing

New Hallway/Foyer Area

Looking Down New Hallways- Bedroom 2 @ End of Hall, Master Bath on Left @ end, Hall Bath Toward the Front of Hallway on the Left

New Tub in Hall Bathroom!!

Removed Fake Beams in Living Room, Installed Recessed Lights in Ceiling

Removal of Beam Where an Old Wall use to Be

Downstairs Living Room/ Painting Area

Next Week the kitchen cabinets should arrive so our mission this next week is to get the kitchen sanded, and painted so we can install the cabinets as soon as they arrive.  Once they are installed we need to order the granite and get it installed! (ahhh we can't wait for an fully operable kitchen!)

Week 2 Progress

Thursday, September 9:  Banged in all screws to make sure the floor in the kitchen was flush to start laying tile.  Planted some more flowers in front yard.  Put the second coat of spackle on utility room walls. Bought tile cutters.

Utility Room-After 1st Coat of Spackle

Friday, September 10:  Spend all day laying some beautiful  kitchen tile.

Beautiful, right??

After Kitchen Tile was Laid

Saturday, September 11:  Went to the store and picked out all the paint colors for the house and bought a couple gallons.  Cleaned up yard, hard raked it and moved old firewood that was left in the yard to the back yard.  Seeded yard, laid straw and watered yard.

After Seeding and Laying Straw

I feel like we live on a farm now. . .

Sunday, September 12:  Grouted kitchen tile and cleaned the haze off of it as it dried.

After Grouting the Kitchen Floor

Monday, September 13:  Moved toilet from upstairs to downstairs.  Figured out utility room configuration.  Picked up kitchen and bathroom hardware.  Picked up some more paint.  Sanded 2nd coat of spackle in utility room.  
 

Master Half Bath

Tuesday, September 14:  Started to demo bathrooms and hallway to bedrooms.  Sealed grout in kitchen.  Moved our belongings from the bathroom and closets so we can continue demoing,

Before- Hall Bathroom

During Demo-Our Lovely Construction Zone

Wednesday, September 15:  Made a trip to the dump.  Continued to demo bathrooms and hallway to bedrooms.  Appliances and grill arrived.  Put a 3rd coat of spackle on walls in utility room.  Got a quote for paving the driveway.  Bought a propane tank for grill - made a legitimate dinner!

Living Room-Before we Moved in

During Demo of Hall and Bathrooms