house improvements

[kismet09]

The view at the left is the house when we moved in - wood panelling, beige, textured wallpaper, very soft, but already aging carpeting that only got older once the dogs moved in.  The right shows off our newly-finished floors and paint updates.  Hopefully this will help with the resale value!  Our POD arrives some time today, so I can start loading boxes.  My house is feeling claustrophobic with all the box piles.

Comments

[sharkycharming.livejournal.com]

Really, really pretty! It's a 1000% improvement. I hope the real estate gods will smile favorably upon you this summer.

I wish I could come help you guys pack your things this weekend. That's a big job!

[kismet09.livejournal.com]

yeah - some of the other rooms are similarly much, much better. i'll post more pictures as i get to it :) plus our realtor has some professional person come and shoot pics, which i'm sure will be even better than mine!

[goingdriftless.livejournal.com]

Did you do the floors yourselves?

[kismet09.livejournal.com]

no, we hired people - the hardwood was already there under the carpet, but we had to have the carpet pulled, floors sanded and refinished. if we had had the time, we might've tried. we're having laminate put into the kitchen, which we could totally do ourselves if we could afford the labor hours, but things are too insane with our jobs to be able to make time for it...

[goingdriftless.livejournal.com]

That's kind of how I feel. I eventually want to put hardwood in most of my condo. And I'm sure I could do it. But working two jobs? There's just no way. I haven't even been able to find the time to paint my living room... have even been thinking about hiring someone to do that...

[rmfleming.livejournal.com]

It looks awesome. I'd buy it.

[kismet09.livejournal.com]

we'd give you a really good deal, but it'd probably still be cost-prohibitive to commute from Waltham to Iowa.

[wisemonkey.livejournal.com]

wow i love it! you're going to be our home-buying and improvement mentor when we get to that point.

[maratcal.livejournal.com]

i'm just sad for you guys that you don't get to enjoy the new floors. although i'm sure the dogs are excited to potentially not live on hardwood again.

[aibretty.livejournal.com]

I agree with the "1000% better" comment. I mean, wood paneling? Who ever thought that was cool? I'm excited to move into a house at the end of the year and be able to (hopefully) make a place my own for once in my life. Good luck with all the packing. You seem to be less stressed about that most people in similar situations. Do you already have a new house lined up?

[(Anonymous)]

hey! thats the same red that I just painted our dining room! :) Nice color!

mary