Keely's room updated

Nikki and I made some changes to Keely's room. We painted the trim and windowsills pink. I also removed the nasty baseboard heater. The room looks a bit cleaner and less overpoweringly blue.

Master Bedroom

Nikki and I have been sleeping in a pretty junky bedroom. We decided to go ahead and spruce it up. It's taking a bit more effort than Keely's room, but it's going well.

Here's a photo progress report:


Before




The first (and most painstaking) step was to strip the 4+ layers of wallpaper and paint. Here's what it looked like when we finished (the pictures fuzzy from all the humidity from the water we used to pull down the paper):




One particular challenge was the chimney that started towards the top of the wall. I had to figure out a way to plug and conceal it.


Here's a closer look:



I fashioned a plug out of particle board, then attached it to some thin beadboard paneling. (Sorry, no pic). I then glued/nailed the paneling/plug over the existing atrocity, masked the edges with some drywall joiner and paper tape and majically erased our hole-in-the-wall.

Next, Nikki and I sprayed texture on the walls and textured the ceiling. Thanks to all who lent us equipment.

Here's the chimney prepped for paint:




And some vids

Keely's Bedroom

A few months ago we found out that Nikki and I were expecting our baby Keely. I hadn't had time to fix up our 2nd bedroom before I was deployed to Afghanistan. Our family was nice enough to step in and help us out. They stripped and painted Keely's room. It's really beautiful. Thanks Fam:


Here's the room before they started




And here's the room when they finished




Nikki and I are adding a few more touches. We'll share those when they're done.

This ol' house

I decided to track our home improvement.

Here's a little history if you didn't already know:

We bought out house in November of 2007. When we got it, it was definitely a fixer-upper. The house was built in 1917, and was uninhabited for over a year at the time of purchase. It's a cute house, but it needs some love and attention.

Here are some pics of the house at the time we bought it.

Here's the house from the front




Here's the backyard





Here's the front room




Dining Room




Kitchen




Bathroom




Master Bedroom





Bedroom




Downstairs furnace