Mar 29 2009

Living room before + after

I was at conferences all last week, so I didn’t get a chance to post this earlier.  We were able to finish up the painting in the living room right before I had to leave, which was exciting!  It was nice to come home to a functional living room, that’s for sure.  I still need to paint all the trim at some point, but that’s not a very high priority at the moment.

As a visual reminder, I’m re-posting some of the images from early on, so you can see how much nicer it is now!  Up first is a back to back comparison of then and now.

Ugly carpet, bad color, half-completed moulding

Ugly carpet, bad color, half-completed moulding

Pretty hardwood, pretty color, happy kitties

Pretty hardwood, pretty color, happy kitties

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Feb 6 2009

Living Room - In Progress

Today I decided I couldn’t deal with smelling the carpets anymore so I started ripping them out. I’m not sure my back will forgive me for all the time I spent on the floor taking staples out of the hardwood.

Before:

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