On Saturday, with the help of Nicole’s sister and mom, we were able to paint two of the rooms downstairs. In the room that will be the baby’s play room, there was a wildflower-themed mural on the wall. There were also several imprints of framed and previously hung objects. Not anymore. Now it’s all a blank canvas in a warm shade of white.
We also pulled up all the old stinky carpeting downstairs. What’s left is original, albeit filthy, vinyl composition tile. Thankfully they’re all intact. We don’t plan to remove them so as not to crack the tile and disturb the mastic, which would release asbestos into the air. A floating floor is in our immediate future.
Photos after the jump.
The first of the before and after pics:
room 1 - before
room 1 - after
room 2 - before
room 2 - after
room 2 - office nook
so long, carpet
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Comments ( 2 )
What!? not keeping the lighting fixture? or is it just the dirty shade?
what happened to the other site design ?
Ashley added these words on Sep 21 09 at 8:03 pm That’s just a dirty shade. We’re definitely keeping the light fixture. It could be as old as the house, Swedish design and made of teak. I’ll write a post about it soon. I’m hoping to find the something like the original bulb cover, which I think was made of glass instead of this paper lamp. Anyway, took the design of the site offline for a day. had some upgrade issues. should be back to normal now.
Paulo added these words on Sep 21 09 at 10:08 pm 
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