My sister has a new home for her future.....We started the remodel....It has been fun.

My sister decided she was going to purchase a small second home.  Site unseen!  Yikes.  She knew the area, some of the people that already lived in the complex and had it inspected. 

I met her at the location and when I walked in the door I couldn't believe that it looked as nice as it did for a purchase that was bank owned and well as I said she never saw it. 

We have a great deal of work but we got a great start during the 5 days that we were there. 

Here is a list of items that must be done.  If they are checked they are accomplished. 

• Fill holes in walls and paint. (some holes filled)
• Replace all flooring but kitchen and one bath. (rooms have been measured)
• Replace plumbing in toilets. ^  (Yes, my sister has mad plumbing skills, she did this.)
• Fix kitchen sink leak.  ^ (Yep she did this too)
• Replace kitchen cabinets.  (Measured and ready to be installed)
• Replace master bath.  (Design has been figured)
• Replace other bath sink, paint, change light.  ^ (We did this together and I have    pictures)
• Fix ugly entry shelf into coat hook ^



This is the bathroom before.  Not everything is in here.  Changed sink and vanity.  Painted walls.
 Re-grouted tile and put in a sink back splash.  Cleaned the trim and changed out the light fixture.  The light was another issue because the building is from the early 70's.  Electrical was a bit different than both of us are familiar with when changing out light fixtures. 
The after picture is below.

This is a European sink.  It caused a few challenges as the pipes did not match for our master plumber. What a nightmare.  But over all we were very happy the result and of course it looks better in person.


This is the entry way before.  It had built in shelves right at the door.  I don't get it!  We took them out, filled in the cracks and holes, sanded and painted.  We then painted on of the shelves white put it at the bottom for baskets.  We added hooks on a white board for hanging coats.  Turned out great!  After is below.

 I know it looks like there is a color issue on the wall but it is a light reflection.  We love it.

We have a long way to go but we are excited about the progress and can't wait to get at it again.  We were raised in a household where do it yourself was important for survival.  We are pretty pleased with our skills and appreciate what we were taught. 

This type of work has always been fun for me and teaching housing and interior design was also helpful.  As I watched my sister do some of these plumbing things it makes me think it wouldn't be bad for people to learn these basics just for pure financial survival.  I will let you know about further progress as it happens.

With love from your retired FACS teacher, Jane