lisaf ([info]lisaf) wrote,
@ 2008-08-24 22:47:00
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So. Tired.
I am finally done with painting. And home improvement repairs. At least until after I move.

The kitchen has been sanded, primed and painted, and is now just awaiting cabinets.

I've made some change to almost every room in the house. The walls are all patched and touched up. The light fixtures are in. About 50% of the walls of the house have been painted. The wallpaper is mostly gone. The painting debris has been cleaned up and packed away.

The half-bath downstairs still needs to be redone. I'd like to have that done before my housewarming. But it's functional, and in acceptable shape for moving in.

And now, I go pass out.



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[info]wuduaelfen
2008-08-25 03:21 pm UTC (link)
Yay yay yay! Isn't it wonderful to make a place yours?

I'd love to see pictures when you have a chance.

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[info]lisaf
2008-08-25 04:59 pm UTC (link)
I will absolutely go sometime this week and take pictures, to post the final 'after' pics before I move.

I *hope* the cabinets will be in sometime this week.

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[info]webbnh
2008-08-25 07:17 pm UTC (link)
Ya hoo! (I'm so impressed, by your willingness as well as your effectiveness. :-)

Can't wait to see the pix.

As for the bathroom, yeah, it's good to have firm goals (like "before housewarming"), otherwise things fade in importance as you grow used to seeing them. :-/

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[info]lisaf
2008-08-25 09:42 pm UTC (link)
Willingness? You mean to throw myself at things I have no clue about and push through with brute force and ignorance?
That's my specialty. ;-)

Honestly, I'm kind of looking forward to having things fade in importance - right now, all I see are things that have to get done...

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[info]webbnh
2008-08-25 10:39 pm UTC (link)
I'd rather think of it as optimism and perseverance. ;-)

And, fade they will: when I moved into my previous house, I went around with a notebook and wrote down all the things that needed fixing -- I think the list ran to two-and-a-half pages, college-ruled -- I doubt a third of them were ever addressed. :-}

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[info]lisaf
2008-08-25 10:52 pm UTC (link)
Really, I'm just aiming for a basic level of 'acceptable' before moving. I think I've achieved that now, with the exception of the downstairs bathroom. That... can be done after I move.

There's also the problem that the improvements I *want* to make will cost a LOT more money... :-)

In the meanwhile, I'm pleased with the changes I've made.

I just don't want people to actually *see* the downstairs bathroom in its current state. ;-)

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[info]webbnh
2008-08-25 11:41 pm UTC (link)
Well, it certainly is better to be making the improvements before you move in -- it's so much easier without your stuff around, you save the extra shifting around of stuff, etc.

As for the bathroom, if you make it worse (i.e., get it started), then to anyone who sees it it will clearly be a "work in progress", which excuses whatever it's current state is. ;-)

I'm pleased that you're pleased! Yay!

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