Casa de Bailey

We decided on this particular house for the typical reasons; we liked the lay out, it had less stairs, and it was the perfect size.  Moreover, it was important for me to keep my oversized brown couch at all costs (moving it on the other hand).

So our journey begins...

Let me set the stage: After the paperwork was signed and dated, we had three weeks to demo, renovate, pack our current place, and move.  Once, we were allowed to occupy the house we went in and made a list of all the things that needed changing prior to us moving.

List:
Top to bottom paint (including painting the popcorn ceiling).
Remove/replace all molding and doors on the first and second floor.
Re-do the closets.
Tear out the carpet and replace it with Pergo.
Replace the previous, horribly done Pergo in the living room area.

I began tearing down the closets and Jon demo'd the carpet, moulding, door, and ceiling fixtures on the third floor.  It is hard to see in the pictures, but the big thing about this house was that it needed an upgrade.  Essentially, change the theme of the house.  Now this is where I would like to insert the previous theme of the house when we bought it.  I labeled it the "Under the Sea House" in reference to the Little Mermaid.  Why you ask?  Because, of the various 13 shade of green we discovered while demo-ing.  Including, and not limited to Spartan Green in the guest room, and Hunter Green and Gold in the bathroom, oh yeah!

Bottoms Up!

Under the Sea

*insert Sebastian*

Ah yes, the transition zone.  What you see is the whirlpool of green.  Including and not limited to a Pine  Green, Spartan Green, Mint-Pastelish Green, and Olive Green.  Not to mention the two other shades from the picture above

The Vantage Point - ?? shades of green

Live the almighty Spartan - green on green

The House

Center Stage

Before

During

After

Looking up

Looking Down

Looking Down - Lower Level 

After 2

 Guest Bathroom

Before

 

After 1

 

CLOSETS

Closet in Office/Bedroom 2

Before

After

Closet in Guest Room

Before 

(Note 2 more shades of green, and Spartan Green under that) 

During

After

Closet of the Master Bedroom

Before

After

Living/Dining Room

Living Room - Olive/Hunter Green

Before

Dining Room - Demo

During Demo

Painting

 

After Paint (and curtains)

Left Wall 

Right Wall 

 

Office

 Office - Before

After

Bedroom

Before

Demo

During

I know this may sound odd, but to post a picture of my finished bedroom is a little creepy

Basement

 Before

 After

Kitchen

Before

 During the demo

After

Battle Wounds

Post 13 hours of moving.

Before Painting

During

After

 

Finale

While taking on this sweet endeavor, we endured many "ouches", and many of "do'h".  We didn't always measure twice and cut once, but in the end we conquered.  Often times so deliriously tired, we suffered at the hand of exhaustion.  I personally endured a dislocated finger, a small fracture; and at one point had the wonderful experience of knocking myself so hard in the nose, I saw and tasted blood.  However he biggest pleasure of all was when I was given the complementary label of a "Spartan Wife" (thank you Allen, and to my husband for keeping the title alive).  I am extremely proud of our accomplishment, we acquired an everlasting skill set as a result.  Score!