We did all the usual things. We painted. We staged the house. We put new knobs on the kitchen cabinets. But before we were able to do any of that fun stuff....we had to clean! So much cleaning that it took us 3 months to complete the project. You see, the owners had divorced and just up and walked out of the house more than a year prior. They left everything: furniture, clothes, boxes, tools, and piles of garbage. So much stuff that you couldn't see the floors.
Anyway, over the course of the project we learned a lot: how to refinish a hardwood floor, how to lay laminate flooring, how to restore cabinet hardware, and how to patch drywall among other things. Three months after starting the project, the house sold over one weekend for several thousand above the asking price.
These pictures were taken with a cell phone, so I apologize for the low-resolution. I'm just thrilled I found them!
In the kitchen (above) Michael relaid an entire new laminate floor. We agonizingly scraped layers of paint off the cabinet hinges so they would match the new knobs we bought. We painted the cabinets. And - though you can't see it in this picture - I replaced the heinous fluorescent lighting fixture with a contemporary incandescent one.
In the bedroom (above) Michael built a platform bed out of laminate wood flooring. He is so darn creative, that guy! The bedding I found for a steal at Value Village. And the baskets were free. Michael found them abandoned in an alley.
In the front room (above) I spent 2 days on my hands and knees refinishing this floor.
We're very proud of our first project together!
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