House
My family bought a house together to fix up and sell. This was very stressful, as we all had different ideas about what needed to be done, how much money should be spent, and what part we wanted to play in it. In the end, I wound up holding the bag. I am still taking input from the family members, but this means that I get the final say so about what gets done.The contractor that I hired seems to be doing a nice quality job. However, due to his personal issues, he has been taking a lot longer than expected to finish the job. I was trying to help as much as possible, and was able to paint two bedrooms and two bathrooms. That took a lot of my time, since I don't have a lot of experience in preparing walls, priming, etc.
There are some beautiful changes that have been made so far:
Dishwasher and counter
In the kitchen, a new sink and a dishwasher has been installed and a nice bigger counter top installed over it. He had to add another cabinet on the other side of the dishwasher, so there is even more cabinet space. The dishwasher and cabinet are where the stove is in the photo. The stove has moved to the right of the cabinets. It is a beautiful big kitchen with two windows and the dishwasher and bigger counter top makes it a much nicer space to work in. The kitchen is much nicer than my tiny kitchen.Doorway
A doorway has been made between the kitchen and the living room so people don't have to go down the narrow hallway and past all the bedrooms just to go from the living room to the kitchen. The doorway is on the left of the photo, where the refrigerator was. I think it really opens up the space and doesn't feel so boxy. It also separates the public spaces from the private spaces. And as I told the contractor, if you are watching the movie, you don't burn your popcorn because you can go straight through the kitchen instead of running all the way around the house.Sliding door
There is a bathroom that is past the back door. There wasn't a door to the bathroom probably because it would keep getting in the way of the backdoor. Instead, there was a broken foldable closet door. It didn't feel very safe to me, even if it wasn't broken. Instead, the contractor put in a pocket door. It is a nice solid door that slides out of the way.Paneling
The house had a lot of old paneling throughout the upstairs, this cape cod had paneling in the bedroom and bathroom. And downstairs, there was paneling in the room between the garage and back door. (They call it a breezeway). All of the paneling has been taken down and is being replaced with drywall.There are many other things that are being done - the list is huge, but we really wanted the house to be a wonderful and comfortable place for the next owner to live in, and to increase the market value of the neighborhood.
2 comments:
Nice to see you again. How nice to have Sushi home with you and working alongside you too!
It is so nice to hear from you!
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