Tuesday, May 28, 2013

So...I lied.

We were not done yet.

After around 10 people or so came through our house, we knew what we needed to change still. Everyone seemed to like the house in general, they liked how bright and open it is, and they said it was staged well, looked great and was priced just right. Problem??

THE basement. I was afraid it would be a problem, but it was just soooo much better than before that I thought maybe it would be okay. Not that everyone said the basement was horrible, but basically the only negative feedback we got at all was the basement, mainly the ceiling tiles. So, we thought we might as well just fix it. Took us 3 days and $300 and it turned out great. I painted all the hanging track white, and we replaced all the ceiling tiles and put in new lighting. We absolutely hated the big old florescent lights down there, so we changed it to can lighting in the main room and regular fixtures in the bedrooms.







There ya go. We also staged it a bit more, as you can see, because it was...well, empty. Now I'm pretty sad, because we had tons of showings, and now the basement is nice, but we haven't had any showings since we fixed it. :( Crossing our fingers that we get some showings and an offer soon!

Saturday, May 11, 2013

It is finished.

Well, the day finally came. After 1 1/2 years of remodeling things here and there, and then 5 straight weeks of hardcore remodeling, our house is done. Okay, mostly. There are still a few hinges I want to replace and little things like that, but that's no big deal. We are beyond exhausted and SO happy to be done!!

In the last 5 weeks, we took several hundred square feet of tile out and then replaced it with new tile, tiled two shower/bath surrounds, had 700+ square feet of carpet replaced, painted almost the entire house top to bottom, did two major bathroom remodels, replaced the front door, got the landscaping done, updated light fixtures, painted the kitchen cabinets, got a couple of window replacements...that barely covers it, but I'll stop now. You get the point.

I uploaded all the pictures to a before/after album for your enjoyment. There are FAR too many to upload into a blog post, so go ahead and check them out!!

Official Before/After Pictures