Living Room is Almost Done!

The living room is just about complete.  The only thing remaining is trim-- just a few more baseboards and the trim around the windows.  It's so nice having a functioning living room... with a couch and a tv, and bookshelves.... 

A bit of history...

The only photo of the living room on the MLS listing (it looked like this when we first viewed the house):

At least 2 huge couches in here, lots of tapestries pinned on the ceiling.

The photo we took during our final walk-through, on the day we bought the house:

Blank slate - popcorn ceiling, vertical blind, floors and walls that needed love

In between, it was mostly a storage room.  For years, just boxes and bins and stuff waiting to move into other rooms. 

And now....!!

Just needs the trim on the windows!

And the wall of shelves:

The shelves are pretty bare right now.  I gotta get some more BOOKS on there soon.

Hardwood Floor Progress

As of today, there is PROGRESS on our floors!  Our hardwood floors were sanded today, and they're already looking fantastic!  Tomorrow, the floor guys will start the staining and sealing process.  We've picked a nice dark color for the stain, that will really show off the grain of the maple. 

It looks like there are 2 burns in the living room floor that didn't sand out-- they're just too deep.  (Honestly, I thought there would be so many more burns and scratches that were too deep!)  They'll fill those in, and I think once the floor is stained they will just look like knots in the wood.  I don't think they'll be terribly noticeable.

Living room

Our bedroom

Baby's room