Little bit of this, little bit of that

Whoever said “it’s going to get worse before it gets better” was not wrong. The good thing is, this is the week where the dust settles as we wrapped up knocking down walls. So with a few more weeks of work, we’ll be able to start putting everything back together again. Eventually we’ll go through room by room, project by project, from start to finish. But for now, here’s another recap of the odds and ends we worked on this week:

Demo Closets

So this was the last of the major demolition. While the master bedroom technically had “his and hers” closets, they were awkwardly set up, so we decided to take them down (and will eventually rebuild).

Throughout all of these projects, we always come across something neat related to the age of the house. In this case, it was the cool stamp on the back of the plaster.

Front yard clean-up

Amidst everything else going on, we haven’t had the chance to address the front “landscaping” yet. I say “landscaping” loosely, as the flowerbeds were mostly weeds. It made a huge difference just ripping everything out, which Dan’s mom so graciously helped with.

Lighting patchwork

Contrary to what it sounds like so far, we really do know how to clean up as we go. Sort of. You saw the great work that my cousin did installing our living room recessed lighting. Now it was time to fill in the long strip of ceiling that was cut to wire everything. Dan’s dad helped with this, helping us to learn as we go.

Sanding and scraping

More sanding and scraping. This time, Dan worked on the garage and back door trim. Of course, he made it look pretty easy, having it smoothed out and repainted in one day.

If only the inside would be that easy. Here I was, still working on the trim upstairs. I told Dan that I’ll scrape everyday until I get cranky. It could be after one hour, or it could be after 10. Only time will tell…