A look back at 2012

We did a lot of work to our house in 2012. It is amazing to see the before and after photos and to think how much more we have planned to accomplish!

Bathroom Renovation Complete

Prior to moving, we hired contractors to rewire and replumb the house, drywall installers to install walls and ceilings, and a floor expert to spruce up our hardwood floor. In between contractors, The Mister painted walls and ceilings in the living room, dining room, kitchen, office, guest bedroom, and master bedroom and installed tile in the bathroom and laundry room.

Kitchen/Dining In Progress

So between December 2011 and March 2012, this is what happened:

• Rewire entire house
• Install new fixtures in both baths including new lighting in all closets and new fixtures in living room, kitchen, bedroom #1, and laundry rooms
• Add 2 outlets outside
• Replumb supply and waste lines throughout
• Remove rotten subfloor and replace with new plywood in bath #2, water heater closet, and laundry rooms
• Remove and replace rotten girders under bath #2, water heater closet, and laundry rooms
• Eliminate one closet to expand bathroom #2
• Remodel 3/4 bath to a full bath in bath #2
• Remove and install new ceilings in office, bedroom #1, bedroom #2, laundry, bathroom #2, water heater closet, kitchen, and dining rooms
• Remove wall between kitchen and dining room
• Add support/header to load bearing wall in living room
• Temporarily fix door to utility room that blew away in a strong wind
• Remove carpet throughout
• Tile bathroom #2, water heater closet, and laundry rooms
• Install trim for cased openings in living, dining, and kitchen
• Install baseboards in living, dining, and bathroom #2
• Paint ceilings in kitchen, dining, bedroom #1, bedroom #2, office, bathroom #2, laundry, and water heater closet
• Paint walls in living, dining, kitchen, bedroom #1, bedroom #2, office, bathroom #1, bathroom #2, and water heater closet
• Remove old linoleum and stick on tiles in kitchen and office
• Refinish hardwood throughout and patch hardwood in kitchen, hall and bedroom closet

Laundry Room In progress

Laundry Room In Progress

We moved in March 2012. After moving in March through December 2012, we have tackled:

• Paint the existing vanity black
• Install crown molding in the Bathroom
• Install crown and shoe molding in the Office
• Remove overgrown and dead shrubs in the front flowerbed
• Install crown molding in bedroom #2
• Install crown molding in bedroom #1
• Install crown molding in the kitchen and dining areas
• Drive in nails, putty, sand, caulk, prime, paint. Repeat in each room.
• Sand baseboards, doors, windows.
• Install trim around kitchen window
• Install crown and shoe molding in the living room
• Install crown and shoe molding in the laundry room
• Prime and paint laundry room
• Prime and paint bookcases
• Buy a rug for the master bedroom
• Trim Hedge along perimeter of property
• Remove 200 LF of bushes and trees
• Begin building a fence (Completed in mid-January 2013)

As always, the list seems to continue to grow, but we are so proud and thankful of our accomplishments in 2012 and very thankful to the contractors, friends, and family who were available to help.