This blog is about the renovation of our home in California. I'm not anti-Bob Vila, I just thought the title was funny. Also, I remember watching him while growing up and how he'd help out for all of 30 seconds only to return 10 minutes later and the deck would be complete/home would be repainted/new roof would be installed/second floor would be built, etc. In the real world, that's not how it works. This house is not the first renovation project we've undertaken but it is the first one we've done together and the most extensive (expensive). Unfortunately, we watched too much HGTV while in temporary housing and now every room (apparently referred to as a "space") in the house is full of overwhelming possibilities. We moved into the house feeling it was good to go and less than 1 week later, tore up all the flooring. I'll include before and after pics to show our progress (and to motivate us to get stuff done). Enjoy!
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Part 1: Ripping up carpeting in Family Rm
(Time this takes on TV = 2 minutes, time in real life = 4 hrs) |
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Part 2: Ripping up Vinyl Flooring in Kitchen = nightmare
(Again, time on TV = 5 minutes, Time in Real Life = 1-2 hours) |
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| Before shot of dining room and living room. |
Another before shot of living and dining room - who carpets a dining room? with white?
Goodbye dining room carpeting!
Wunderbar = the greatest invention ever!
Yes, there is still paper under the vinyl but better, right? RIGHT?
Filthy carpeting removed from stairs!
2,000 Sq Ft of Flooring out in 6 hours!
(with cat supervising)
Stay tuned for tiling demolition!
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