#fixerupperdetroit: The Beginning is Near

Our contractor ordered appliances today! Here is my reaction:

After a year of searching, paperwork, negotiations, mold infestation, and writing check after check after check, there is finally a time in the foreseeable future when we will live in #fixerupperdetroit.

We picked a kitchen pendant fixture that we hope will bring some 1920s class back to our old girl. Odd Fellows in Berkley gave us a discount because this 1920s Detroit Art Deco fixture needs a good cleaning and rewiring. Thank goodness Rebecca's parents have dealt antiques for years, Rebecca scoped antique shops when we moved to Royal Oak, and that Rebecca took electrical engineering in college.

This is a sneak peak of the newly vaulted ceiling in the sunroom that will become my office. It still needs insulation and drywall, and there will be more details to take care of in the second phase of renovation (when we get some more money together and aesthetic details are manageable). It had a low drop ceiling before, so this change makes the room feel more spacious and inviting.


We've filed our move-out paperwork, so we will be leaving our apartment when the lease ends at the end of April - and we'll need help packing and moving boxes (though many items are still packed from the previous mold infestation move). I'm hoping it will be a gradual process this time instead of a whirlwind weekend. I'm starting to get overwhelmed at the prospect of cleaning and painting, but my work load should lighten in mid-April, and we can do it in pieces instead of all at once.