Afraid of Bugs – Tales from the Homestead of Casa Chihuahua

The windows will be here on the 31st of July.  Demo begins right after. It’s going to get really really dusty and dirty in the house.

I think I’m ready for this….?

We’re back on the remodel track!

Well, after a few months of research, hurry up & wait, and mixed information – we finally ordered our windows!! Now mind you its only 6 – but it’s a start.  4 of them are for the soon to be fabulous TV room, 1 is for the landing and one if for the guest room.  All of these windows, except for 2, are the original windows – and while it makes me a wee bit sad to remove them – they are soooo old, so damaged and so beyond reasonable repair.  I’m going to see if they can remove them without too much additional damage and maybe down the road i can re-purpose them for a greenhouse or something.

We were operating under the notion that it would take 6-8 weeks to get the windows, but it turns out it will only be about 3 weeks – so guess what!? yep, thats right! time for a fresh list!!!!

Here goes

• layout the wiring schematic for the room and order necc. cable
• plan out storage and cabinet footprint and placement
• pick out and order 4 sconces (just need to point out we still haven’t ordered the sconces for the other rooms yet…yes, its been since february)
  
• start researching black out shade options
• pick out a stain color for wood trim
• pick out a paint color for the walls and for the ceiling & beams
• book the floor refinisher
  
• order CD storage cabinets
• find a cabinet maker
• order the switch plates (like the sconces, the oil rubbed bronze plates for the rest of the house are still not ordered…maybe this will inspire me to just do it!)
  
• order the projector screen

The final results of repainting the pine paneled room….

Its been awhile since we finished the “fix” on this room – but hadn’t shared photos of the outcome.

looking into the room from the old french doors that separated the LR from what used to be the porch

no sign of notty pine or dirty chipped linoleum

our little kitchen table from SF trying its best to fill up the space…..

the other end of the long skinny room…..

looking back out the other way – bob’s standing in the entry way looking for intruders

pulling up the tape and plastic after the paint had dryed