Tuesday, November 3, 2015

A Change of Mind and Another Before and After


It's another beautiful fall day in mid-MO with sunny skies and warm temps.  A great day for the Royal Celebration Parade in KC.  My son and his girlfriend will be there to cheer the 2015 World Series Champions.  I requested some photos since I couldn't go.  


The bathroom project is still ongoing at my house.  This carpenter seems to be slow, but he's particular and that's all good.  The table and floor is covered with boxes of tile and various stuff for this project.  Stormy likes to keep on top of everything.  :)  


Why do there have to be so many paint samples to choose from?  It's just mind-boggling!  I've about decided against the light aqua for the bathroom.  The teal blue color pictured above was in the condo we stayed in at Branson a couple of years ago.  I fell in love with the color.  If I can find something close to this, I think this will look good in my bathroom.  The color just below and right of the clock around the light switch is the closest to the true color.


When I can sit down without a couple of kitties on my lap, I get online and look for things we need such as the polyurethane for the floors at The Project.  I found what we wanted at Menards and their online site said they had 5 gallons left.  Just what we needed.  It sure saves some steps to know which home center has what and if it is in stock.


The floors at The Project were sanded over the weekend.  This is a before shot of the hardwood floor in the kitchen.  This is also before the gas cook stove was removed and the ceiling fan was replaced with a simple light fixture.  Also, the wall on the left side was repaired and everything is almost ready for paint in that room.  


This is the same floor looking in from the deck with one coat of polyurethane on it.  I was amazed at how the sander made the wood look like brand new.  The floors have gotten 2 coats of polyurethane and will get a couple more.  We wanted to get the painting done before the floors were finished, but it didn't work out.  They can be covered with some good drop cloths. 

Hubby still has some wiring to do at that house.  There is one situation that is really bugging him.  A switch in the living room that operates the ceiling fan stays hot even when the main breaker is turned off.  He hasn't solved that mystery yet.  

That's all for now folks.  Have a lovely day!

xo Cheryl

24 comments:

  1. the project is looking really good, i love the floors and i know you are ready for this to be DONE... but it is worth doing after all the work is gone. I love the kitchen... and the kitties are so sweet

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  2. Cheryl, Your cats are so cute. They sure look soft. I love the new floor...it does look so nice. We need to do our floors here. Before we moved in we did one floor. Then we took up carpet and the floors don't match and they are side by side. But I feel like that is one of those things I seem to have to live with...I think some times I am at the bottom of any lists here. LOL. Blessings, xoxo,Susie

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  3. Hello, I love the Teal color. The floor is looking beautiful. You are lucky you do not have to hire someone to do all these renovation, your hubby is talented. Cute kitties, enjoy your new week!

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  4. Love that floor!!! Isn't it amazing how a little bit of work (OK redoing hardwood floors is hard work LOL) can make such a huge difference! Gorgeous!!!

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  5. Looks like things are coming along nicely!
    Enjoy your week!
    Cheers!
    Linda :o)
    ps...cute kitty cats♥️

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  6. Looks like everything is coming along,Cheryl, I too would like for someone to take their time and do it right, rather than rush through, as we experienced when we had our wall leak in 2012,and didn't find out until it was to late, so I have to tell myself, "Oh well, it just adding character!" love the blue shade, I so relate to trying to find the right color for our walls! I think you have made some great choices!
    Have a great evening,
    Blessings,
    Sue

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  7. Those are some beautiful floors. Home improvement is always a challenge!

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  8. Hi Kimberly, loving the flooring, so beautiful love those kitties!!! Blessings Francine.

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  9. Hey there... Looks like the project is nearing the end.. I can't wait to see all of the finished rooms!! Going to be beautiful I am sure!! Lots of hard work and it will pay off!!! Hugs

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  10. What a beautiful refinished floor! I like you color too for your bathroom...it will be very pretty! :)

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  11. love the kitty cat paperweights. :)

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  12. It will be so nice to have things nice and new again. We stood in Lowe's today trying to decide on light fixtures and kitchen sinks. I was overwhelmed! lol Hugs, Diane

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  13. Great job with that floor. Also love those flowers. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. Looks great. I like those painted toes in the, Kitty's on the Lap photo. :-)
    Carla

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  15. Hi Cheryl!

    Those beautiful cats!! I love the blue, it will look beautiful in a bathroom!

    The floors turned out just beautiful, that's the beauty of hardwood, it just seems like you can't mess it up! I can't wait to see it the project when it's all done . . . :0)

    Enjoy those beautiful Autumn days!

    Hugs,
    Barb

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  16. That is a very nice shade of teal. Hope that you can easily find something suitable. Can't wait to see the finished project...it is going to be just wonderful for your daughter. Hope that your hubby can figure out the dilemma...it isn't always easy. I remember a day when John and his electrician pal chased a dilemma all over the place before figuring it out.

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  17. The work is coming on grand and I love the way the floor turned out. Love the kitties as well

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  18. You know we have been there and back. It will be well worth it in the end. The floors look so pretty. I go crazy picking out paint. Why can't there just be a few colors of each paint. I think I went through about 25 different ivory color paint samples on their brochures before I picked out the one I liked for the kitchen.

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  19. I love the paint color...and what a lovely transformation on the wood floor!

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  20. That "hot switch" is kind of worrisome! Hope he can get it figured out. I think the aqua would be pretty in your bathroom. There are a lot of choices out there now..confusing to say the least!

    The floor looks GREAT...amazing what poly does to a plain old floor, isn't it? Hope you have a great night- xo Diana

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  21. The darker color looks so rich and luxurious.. I think it would look really nice in your bathroom!
    The wood floors look great; glad you were able to save them.

    Have a lovely weekend,

    ~K.

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  22. What beautiful kitties! I look forward to see the completed project! Love the color of blues....it's always good to have a project isn't it? Have a lovely weekend!!!

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  23. I would love to know how the one wire is hot with the main off! What a puzzle. Love that first shot!

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  24. I really love your pictures today and Stormy is so photogenic. I love the blue color you are looking at; it is a favorite of mine. I am sure you will be happy then your bathroom is completed. We had to gut a bathroom in our last home and it seemed like forever before we got to use it again. I love the floors at the project. I wish we had wood floors in our home. I have allergies and that would help them a bit.
    Hope our husband solves the electrical problem. I enjoy these updates. Hugs~.

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