Basement – During

Nolan estimated that we spent over 30 hours getting all the wallpaper down, see the before and during here and here. On the large areas a wallpaper steamer worked best and in the areas that the steamer couldn’t reach I used WP Chomp Wallpaper Stripper. I’d spray it on, sort of mop the liquid around…

Master bedroom – During

We’ve crossed off lots of big things on the master bedroom list and here is the evidence. The closet doors went from brown with brass-y knobs to white with big old silver knobs. Next is the new medicine cabinet, light fixture and the counter top.  You guys had a sneak peek here, but this is…

Basement – During

The basement started as: We should take the wallpaper down and paint. That turned into: While we’re at it we should paint the trim. It ended with new carpet, replace the linoleum with heated tile (so we can remove the baseboard heaters), install a bar complete with kegerator and wine fridge, fireplace, new TV. Where…

Basement – Before

When we first moved in we lived with nol-dogs parents for awhile before they found a new home. During that time the basement was our home and this is what the living room looked like. We set up our couch, dining table and a couple of bookcases, everything else was shoved in “the hot tub…