A demolition mission

 Like I said last time- "See you in a few days". A week later, and here we are.


 For the few months leading up to actually owning the house, Greg and I were literally dreaming about ripping wallpaper down, and getting rid of the lovely carpet that adorned the entire house. So as soon as we closed, that's just what we did (among a ton of other things). Here are the first of our countless projects...
 


Front hallway BEFORE

  

Front hallway DURING (it's certainly not AFTER)

 Notice how the door frame is now dark? I took it upon myself to strip the paint off of the woodwork in the hallway. Turns out, stripping woodwork is absolute misery. Also turns out, my husband was correct. They'll be white again soon. 

These next photos show the first coat of primer. Most of our walls are horse hair plaster (excellent). There were tons of bumps and holes. The first coat of primer acted as a highlighter to the areas that needed extra attention when filling with plaster. The job was made much easier this way.

Notice the cracks? Well, of course you can! We primed the walls first!


Kitchen BEFORE

Kitchen DURING

Cool heat vent that was covered by the tiled ceiling.Is that a birdcage on the wallpaper? How fitting!

 Trim down, new walls up in the kitchen.

Living Room and Dining Room BEFORE

Living Room and Dining Room DURING

Hey, there. 

Bradford and his flippies.
 
Bedrooms BEFORE

Bedrooms DURING

Scared?

Porch BEFORE

Porch DURING

I went and saved the best for last
Bathroom BEFORE

Yikes!

Bathroom DURING

These plastic tiles came down quite easily.

The Green Monster is actually our former tub.

Our original plan with the one and only bathroom, was to extend the wall a few feet behind the tub (which we would replace) and move the tub to the back wall. That would have at least made it easier to move around. 

What ended up happening was a great suggestion from a friend of ours...

We eliminated the hallway to the back door, and made what would be the entrance into our large bathroom.

 We also added much needed insulation before putting up the drywall.
Of course we had to leave the original beams exposed. 

 Why the door in the bathroom? That won't be there much longer...


Not only were these projects started, but the electrical and plumbing in the entire house was redone. We didn't have any overhead lighting in our upstairs bedrooms or closets. We also lacked a ton of overhead lighting and switches downstairs. Our very skilled electrician and plumber are to thank. 


Next up....my first few before and afters. Stay tuned!