Sunday, June 22, 2008

House Update

As many of you know, my parents have been updating the house for the past several years. Just before I was born, they finished quite a bit and have been on a standstill for some time. They had competely gutted the living room, kitchen and dining room, even to the point of removing a wall. New cabinets, new windows, new flooring, new light fixtures and new furniture made it look like a whole new house - or so I'm told. I never saw the "before" with my own eyes. But the living room has a new addition...

You see, Gramps and Grammy one day plan to build a house on some land they own in Southern Missouri. And one day Gramps was out shopping and he came across some leather couches he fell in love with. So he bought them!!! We were all shocked, because 1) Gramps doesn't even own a house! and 2) this is very unlike Gramps! He's the type of person that will research for months before making any purchase! So to go into a store and walk out with couches was a shocker for all of us. Since he doesn't have a house, he asked if he could put them in my living room. I tested them out and said, "Sure, you can keep them here until you build." And then the two bathrooms upstairs have both been in the process of being remodeled over the last six months or so.... The Master Bath so far has only had a new window put in. But the shower and toilet are gone, so it's not usable right now. There is a ton of work to do in there, good thing it's a small bathroom! The next step is getting rid of the green tile that covers the shower, half the walls and the floor. Since Gramps is living with us right now, he's got some spare time, so he has volunteered to help with this task! And now he's almost done tearing down the old tile!
And I'm proud to annouce that the hall bath is done!!!!!!!! Look at how pretty it looks!!!!! We left the green tile in here, but it got a new paint job, a new toilet, new vanity, new upper cabinet above the toilet, new mirror, new window, new light fixtures, new towels, new shower curtain and new toilet paper (that part is my fault - I've recently discovered you can make a pile of toilet paper on the floor really quick by spinning it!!!)
Mom loves the new shower curtain how it incorporates the green tile with the two toned brown walls (left over paint from the living room).
And the new mirror! It looks great!!

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