We've had a busy past few weeks! We finally got a chance to test out Cade's pool, since the weather has been so nice lately. We've had 2 days where we've had his friends over to play in the yard & water, and I've been loving it. J doesn't love it so much that the house is still really hot in the evenings, but I like it. Mmm, heat.
In renovation news, I've bought our paint. We've got a mudder coming hopefully next week, after which point I'll be painting like a madwoman. Well, actually, I already am. I painted for about 3 hours last night after Cade went to bed - I'm repainting J's bathroom. I've always hated the bland butter yellow walls, so I'm re-doing it with leftover paint from a few other rooms we've worked on in the past. I'll post a photo when it's done! Tonight I'm hoping to paint the doors so they'll be dry before the mudders come and easy to clean up after. Mudding drywall is a messy business! Our budget won't stretch to carpet anymore (we spent more on vacation than we thought we would), so we might just have to leave the floors for now. I'll have to figure out some way to raise the funds. I'm not working right now, so it's going to be tricky!
I got the new Hanson album (shout it out) in the mail last week. I'm really happy with it, and am heading over to Robyn's tomorrow night with it to give it a spin at her place!
We're also going camping in a few weekens, so here's to looking forward to that!
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
framing in the basement
Well, this has been a busy past couple of weeks! We had a 'free' week after our trip to the States to get everything packed away. And by packed away I mean that not only did we unpack our trip items, but we also packed up, recycled, and did away with the old stuff from our basement to make room for.. the renovation!
It could also be called the finishing, depending on how you look at it. My parents came over for a week. Mom cooked and babysat, while Dad and I started in on the reno. We framed in a storage room, did a bit of wiring (outlets, lights, and switches), and drywalled the hallway and family room. I'm really pleased with how it's coming along, and super excited to see it get finished. We can't afford carpeting for now, but we'll get paint up.. and maybe trim if we're lucky. We'll see how the finances go. But either way, it's exciting exciting! I really love design, art, and visual stuff, so getting our home to be 'ours' in style is really a big thing for me. It's going to be great! We'll have more liveable space, which will be great for those winters where we're stuck indoors for months at a time (minus the 'run to the car and back' for groceries and such). Gotta love living in the north!
It was great to see my parents again. It had been about 5 months or so since we'd had a chance to visit, and I really enjoy spending time with them. We chatted, projected, played dice, cooked, and just hung out in each others' general vicinity. There's nothing like spending time with someone who is comfortable enough with the way you are that you don't need to explain why you do things.. because they understand. It's lovely.
Oh yeah, and if anyone can recommend a mud & taper for our drywall, I'd love to find someone!
It could also be called the finishing, depending on how you look at it. My parents came over for a week. Mom cooked and babysat, while Dad and I started in on the reno. We framed in a storage room, did a bit of wiring (outlets, lights, and switches), and drywalled the hallway and family room. I'm really pleased with how it's coming along, and super excited to see it get finished. We can't afford carpeting for now, but we'll get paint up.. and maybe trim if we're lucky. We'll see how the finances go. But either way, it's exciting exciting! I really love design, art, and visual stuff, so getting our home to be 'ours' in style is really a big thing for me. It's going to be great! We'll have more liveable space, which will be great for those winters where we're stuck indoors for months at a time (minus the 'run to the car and back' for groceries and such). Gotta love living in the north!
It was great to see my parents again. It had been about 5 months or so since we'd had a chance to visit, and I really enjoy spending time with them. We chatted, projected, played dice, cooked, and just hung out in each others' general vicinity. There's nothing like spending time with someone who is comfortable enough with the way you are that you don't need to explain why you do things.. because they understand. It's lovely.
Oh yeah, and if anyone can recommend a mud & taper for our drywall, I'd love to find someone!
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