Market Ready

We are slowly fixing our current house up for market. As of last week I was not moving at lightning speed pace, but then an email came in on Friday.  We had been asked to do a one time showing to an interested family.  EEK...let's just say things were moved into overdrive as much needed to get accomplished in 1 week.  There were some unexpected delays due to on our part...

Delay 1

The staircase right off our front door needed some touch-up...yep this blessed staircase was one of the things I touched-up with ceiling paint...oops.  I then found matching paint and proceed to paint but soon found out that the staircase and trim does not all match.  Today I can proudly boast that the entire downstairs and stair have all their trim repainted along with the outsides of all of the doors. WHEW...just keep swimming...just keep swimming.  That's what was running through my head at 1AM last night!

Delay 2 and Miracle #1

Our master shower was looking rough so we decided to have it cleaned by the tile guys.  Well, apparently, the last owner decided to caulk over the grout to hide the mildew.  This led to us removing the grout and accidentally breaking two of the tiles. All was fun and games until Lowe's told us that our tiles, 14 years old, had been discontinued.  This was a costly mistake that we tried to work around.  We talked about using a accent row of tiles in a different color, but that was dangerous because we could damage more in the process and ultimately have to redo the entire tile work with also surrounds the tub.  So by the grace of GOD we ended up talking to a hole in the wall place that had our tiles...not only had, but gave them too us for free.  If that's not a miracle then I sure don't know what one is.

Craig "The TROWELER"

Craig thinks the name sounds a little creepy, but I think it is fitting.  He has done a great job working with a shower that was not a great gift to begin with.  The spacers didn't work, the grout color was a gamble, the tiles were discontinued, the mildew was epic...and tomorrow we shall see the final product!

Finished Kitchen

Next up.....frame for the master bathroom mirror.