My Biggest Project So Far



Nicotine covered wall in sitting room



In May, Kyle and I purchased our first home. The house had been foreclosed upon, went to sheriff's sale, and bought by the bank. Our bid won. The house had sat empty for over a year and needed a lot of cleaning and work. I could really see the potential though and couldn't wait to get started. When we bought it the house was covered in dirt inside and out and reeked of stale cigarette smoke/nicotine. The walls were yellow from the nicotine and you could see where pictures had hung because there were squares of white amidst the yellow. The whole house other than the master bathroom and foyer were covered in carpet and some of the carpet was damp. Also two of the rooms had crazy texture on the walls. We worked so hard in the first month so we could move in the middle of June. My family was a huge help. We started by ripping up the carpet, pulling up tack strips, and staples. Sanded the textured walls for over ten hours, sprayed off all the vents, spray painted vents, took out old appliances, aired out the house, scrubbed all the walls with heavy industrial cleaner, primed all the rooms with kilz (one room took two coats), painted all of the rooms, painted some trim, put down new flooring, and painted all the rooms. As we lived in the house we put in some new light fixtures and hung new bathroom mirrors, hung new blinds, and continue to work on fixtures. It's a work in progress but it has improved by a lot. I will discuss our projects in other posts but for now will show pictures of what has been done.





Dining Room Before



Dining Room After

Kitchen Before



Kitchen After



 More Pictures to Come.....