We finished the last ceiling that needed to be fixed this week
The hot water radiators on the second floor had leaked and left cracked and stained ceilings on the first floor. I hate working over my head so it was a great relief to get the last one done. The truth is I had forgotten about this one until Sharon pointed it out last week. I think Matthew was ignoring it, maybe hoping it would fix itself.
This is the best picture I have of the kitchen when we purchased the house. There were no upper cabinets and that strange cut back into the wall to recess the fridge. They might have done that because the island was too close to the fridge. We are shortening the island, moving the stove out of the corner, and moving the fridge over as well.
We added a lot of cabinets. This is the best picture I had. The cabinets stretch another 5 feet to the right of this picture. I do love the new floor in the kitchen "work" area. The kitchen is huge. There will be seating by the island, room for a table on the tile floor and a table on the oak floor. I wish we had this kind of room in our kitchen.
One of our remaining big projects is the countertops.
The original shower upstairs needed a little help.
We have it tiled, grouted, and sealed. It was a double shower when we bought the house and the boys were adamant that we keep the double shower. We showed the house to a prospective buyer yesterday and they loved the shower.
Matthew built all the bathroom storage and vanities for both bathrooms.
Solid wood construction
We have been working on this old house for a long time. Micah asked on Friday if we had owned it for a year already. Nope we bought it in August and remodeled 2 other houses after we purchased this one.
It has been, and still is a big project. We are used to houses 1000 square feet or less, this one is 3300 square feet. More than 3 times larger than our normal projects.
We hope to wrap it up in the next month and move on to a couple of other houses we have purchased that need major work.
When I look at this house at the end of any week it feels like we have made no progress. Every week it looks like we have only made small improvements, but those small improvements are adding up over time. That's a lot like life. Small changes in attitude and behavior add up over time and make life a lot more enjoyable. Those small changes in my life might make life more enjoyable for those around me as well. Some think they want to relive their youth. I don't. I don't think I would approve of the person I was at 20 years old any more. I would tell that guy to be kinder and more thoughtful of the people around him. I do hope 10 years from now I don't look back and think the same thing about the person am now.
