{Insert Wood Joke Here}

{Every title I tried to come up with sounded like an innuendo...} We've got mouldings and refinished furniture and all sorts of word working going on here, so let's get on with the photos, shall we?

First off we have a bathroom with perrrrty pine mouldings... all ready to be stained a nice espresso to match the vanity (up next)

mmmmm that's some nice wood grain...

Now, for a dresser-turned-bath-vanity...

 Mr. Moneypit doin' a bang-up job of staining those drawers...

And oh, don't worry pretty bedroom moulding, you'll have your turn too... 

 There are rumors going around that my bathroom might get done today... I am skeptical, but you will know as soon as I do. :)

Color Me Happy

So we actually got to paint this weekend... YES PAINT!

NOTE: Yes... I'm still taking pictures with my iphone because I cannot find the cable to my real camera... yes it probably makes the colors suck... which therefore makes the blog suck. Sadface.

Bedroom

Bathroom

Family Room

(this room is getting original wood wainscoting that came with the house, hence the halfway paint job!)

Hallway:

Its definitely not perfect... and we're not completely done...

And there are tons of corners to paint around!

But we're just glad to be painting finally. This week is the wrapup... doors, floors, and moulding... I can practically see the finish line...

We Might Actually Pull This Off...

We have.... drywall.

**Clouds part, rays of sun shine down**
**Choir singing**
**Angels playing harps and trumpets**
**Puppies and kittens, living together in harmony**

Lets do some remembering, shall we?

Bedroom

 

Bathroom

 

Stairwell

Studio

Attic

It'll probably be another few days (ok maybe a week) until its all taped and sanded and such, but then it's on the fun parts!!! In the words of Peter Griffin, this house is [gonna be] freakin' sweet...

Pink is My New Favorite Color

Oh, to not see those bare outside walls anymore... 

Our furnace guy said just with the insulation alone [not running any heaters] the temperature went up from 51° to 58° up there... 

Oh my goodness, could it be... drywall this week?? EEEK!

Psssst!

{we have tile}

 !!!!!!

Door No More

When giving the Money Pit tour, I always felt a little like Willy Wonka opening the door to the factory when we would get to the door at the top of the front stairs... Except instead of a colorful, magical room full of candy, it was a dilapidated war zone with boarded up windows and bare wall studs... But it was still a pretty interesting juxtaposition of demolition next to the relatively finished first floor...

(just realized this was the best pic I had of it... lame.)

Well, in our grand attempt to convert the house BACK into a one family home (as it originally was) this doorway had to go. And the wall enclosing the stairwell at the top of the stairs. 

Which luckily was only that horrible MDF panelling...

Bye bye paneling...

Thankfully this was done circa the 1960's, so it was all drywall, panelling, and easier-to-cut-through "2x4s" that are actually only 1.5" thick... not like our 1900 old growth redwood forest over 2" thick studs the rest of the house is built with...

I love you '60s construction materials for your easy cleanup, if nothing else... 

Yeaaaaaah reciprocating saw...

And there you have it... a... railing? Ok it's only temporary, for OSHA, but look how open that is! Hooray!! It's actually starting to look like a real house!

Holy Guts, Batman!

So... renovating newsflash... the most important thing to spend money on in your house is the stuff that nobody sees. Furnaces aren't sexy. Tankless water heaters aren't sexy. (Though once Nick saw the computer in ours, he may disagree...) Ductless heater/AC units aren't sexy. But they're necessary. And smart buys. And more important than (le sigh) marble floors or fancy light fixtures. A tough lesson learned... but that is where we are at this week as our furnace, plumbing, and utility work is being finished up...

Ok, sexy it is not, but I'd be lying if I said having water upstairs didn't make me a little giddy...

Holy crap is that drywall?? And...

 Laundry hookups!?? BE STILL MY HEART!

 The aforementioned tankless water heater... see that little silver foily thing inside... near the bottom...

 This... this little smaller-than-a-loaf-of-bread "tank" is all the water this sucka holds... as it flash heats it... Goodbye waiting 5 minutes for the shower to heat up... ahhhhhhhhh....

But... I assure you my lovelies, this week has not gone by without it's "sexy" purchases...

Oh, hello gorgeous...