Cooking in the Kitchen!

I wasn't kidding when I implied that we're taking full advantage of the fabulous new appliances, and the immaculately clean, large kitchen! Just yesterday C used the upper oven to braise a beef roast in red wine and herbs, while I used the lower oven to make lemon souffles. We're getting spoiled! 

Evil Skanky Basement Stairs

They look more inviting, or rather, less uninviting. 

SECOND FLOOR LAUNDRY

Still a work in progress, which will have to be finished by 5:30 tomorrow, which is the moment the house goes on the market. Give or take a few minutes, or maybe a day. Work, work, work!!! 

SECOND FLOOR BATH

Home Despot's vanity selection ain't great. The inexpensive ones look cheap, and frankly, the expensive ones look uninspired. So we were forced to make our own shabby-chic vanity, made from leftover shower tile, the previous bath's sink and a cast-off oak dresser.

FRONT BEDROOM



 

LIVING ROOM
(with the oh-so-attractive air compressor as a decorative accessory!)


 

DINING ROOM


 

MAIN FLOOR BATH


 

KITCHEN and SUNROOM

 

The Home Stretch!

We're signing the papers with a realtor tomorrow. We thought about trying to sell it ourselves, since we've done all the rest of the work ourselves- we're STILL considering selling it ourselves. Hard to part with a chunk of the profit when, at the moment, the largest dollar amount we've parted with was $3,000 for the stairs...Realtor's commission will be more than that. Where's the sweat equity in picking up a pen and signing a contract?

But, we're ready to be done: To move on with our lives. To get a decent neighbor. To pay attention to our own home (yes, still in shambles). To have a Friday night date in a bar with friends on a rather than a date with a laundry list and a shopping cart at Home Despot. To get our garden growing. To have something else to talk about with y'all.

We threw the house a party a few weekends back, and we continue to entertain in the house. Underneath the decades of neglect and after the decades of neglect, we thought it most appropriate to let the old gal step out in style- if only for this brief year, she knows that someone cared.

I'm getting to attached. Letting go is going to be hard.

Finished Stairwell 

Clawfoot Tub Before

&

Clawfoot Tub After

Icicles

We had a brief deep-freeze, which produced some stellar icicles on the next-door neighbor's house. 

Cedar-Lined Bedroom Closet

The wood for this project would've cost $500 bucks. Fortunately, it was all salvaged and donated to us by C's Mom and Dad who removed it during renovation of their home. We thought this upgrade would be one of the many selling points. Smells wonderful! 

Front Porch Swing

Got a nifty li'l swing from craigslist for the front porch. It's quite neighborly to be sittin'and swingin' and greetin' the passersby. 

Another View of the Kitchen

Cabinets are up, appliances are installed, plumbing works...all the conveniences of home!

W.C.

The cabin's little water closet sure has come a long way! Here's what it used to look like... 

Dining Room

Installed the $10 buck chandelier and the $25 full view glass door to the foyer (and cleared a bunch of crap out of the way to take this pretty photo). 

Cabin Kitchen Cabinets

D and J took the route of grabbing some lovely vintage cabinets from the local salvage yard. 

Kitchen Bar

The base cabinet is one of the leftover Ikea cabinets, plus more wood countertop from them, and the leg is part of a newel post from the local salvage yard.