Tired of house stuff yet? I'm getting there. But another big week.
2007 before, 2016 after . . . with a wide angle lens.
You weren't missing anything on the light fixture in 2007. Just a little dome.
Next step: stain the oak bathroom cabinet visible to the same gray on the banister.
I've sat at the top here, admiring my new flooring and fantastic light and stared at the giant white space floating there, waiting. But how do you hang something there?
I'm not terribly confident changing one of these light bulbs is going to be a piece of cake without calling Eric back.
Eric the Electrician swung by yesterday morning to put together my atomic chandelier and hang it with his handy dandy super safe ladder and headlamp.
And suddenly, there was light.
Faith basks in the warmth of our little sun.
This thing is BRIGHT, which, really, what was I expecting when it has 12 bulbs? I may go on the hunt for some lower # LEDs and save these 40W equivalents for around the house in single lamps. Still, it amazes me that they have this warm light and don't heat up the place. If I had 12 40W incandescents we'd be roasting marshmallows with 1020 BTU produced an hour, versus a grand total of 40 BTU with LED. Even better, their lifespan means I shouldn't need to risk my neck to change them out.
So a few more loft area appreciation photos with the real camera that I had been waiting to take until the chandelier was in place.
this is my view sitting in my usual spot
from the very corner, with Bru just out of shot
prior to the chandelier, on Monday, with the new carpet comparison
and with the new light.
You will also see, top left, that there are currently holes in my kitchen ceiling now that Eric got rid of the dastardly fluorescents in the kitchen.
Best photo of the box I have is back from buying the house:
The "box" soffit that held them had to be removed and he put matching "can" LED lights flush into the ceiling throughout.
so, enter my staring again. Yeah, sure I could call the drywall guy and just make it a plain old white ceiling. But I have a crazy idea that is really cost efficient (under $50!) and right up my alley in terms of design interest on order. Stay tuned.
Yes, I know my Disney fridge magnets are out of control. Get over it. Wait'll you see the Disney Room/Office.
The lighting is so warm and cozy now, even though my shot didn't capture it too well. Will have to try again at night minus sunlight interference.
meanwhile . . . outside my lovely new back doors . . .
I started getting going on the deck restain.
Here it was, post stuff removal, pre-wash, slightly warped photo with the panorama:
the space where the grille has been protecting a portion is the only place where it's even slightly the original stain.
Last weekend was the power washer rental, which to my delight, only took two hours and the Home Depot guy refunded half our money when we returned it despite the only options being a 4 hour rental or a 24 hour.
I forgot to get a shot of the deck completely washed but here it is mostly, except for the first portion of the restain ongoing.
So I finish rolling the floor and let it dry only to discover a few spots where the stain wasn't a saturated, so on second pass, I redid those and worked on the outside with the roller to finish out the first gallon of stain. And, now the lighter spots are significantly DARKER. Sigh.
I will have to wait through our good chances of rain through the weekend to open the second gallon and see if I can't get it equaled out. It came pouring last night and this morning the weatherproofing is showing off all the beaded up water it's not letting get through to the wood.
For fun, I went back to the original state of the house when we first bought it almost a decade ago, after I took these this week. A Then and Now set:
Backyard, March 2007:
August 2016:
poor yard. Between the deck interfering with the sprinkler system and some fungus killing off much of the lawn and our little spruce tree, as well as the fierce sun weathering the crap out of the fence, there's still plenty of work to be done.
Front, March 2007
August 2016. The tree! And the Juniper! At least the yard isn't as terrible up front.
By the way, the Juniper in the 2007 photo includes the neighbor's bush that was removed a year or so ago. That giant thing that's overtaking the front porch and spreading down to the drainage split between the houses is just our one hardy little guy above.
Better shot of how little he was:
March 2007
today, awaiting the beautiful blue door that's on order. It takes about a month to come in, plus scheduling for install, so looks like the start of October for that piece of the home makeover.
I already found a rug that I refuse to start getting crudded up until the new door arrives. And the glass should really open up the dark little entrance corner.
Looking from the door inside comparison:
March 2007 at the showing and contract day
April 2007 at closing, when our deal to buy the all downstairs furnishings turned into missing all the lamps, a coffee table, a kitchen hutch, and the big mirror over the dining table that the previous owner took with her despite the contract.
Today:
Loft at showing:
Now
Then
Now
What was first Sam's room, then Bob's, then Nick's, now mine, at showing:
no overhead light or fan, lime green walls
Now
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