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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

House Update: Nearing the Finish Line

I've been quiet lately, and this will be a quick post. I just want my readers to know that we are, in fact, making progress on #fixerupperdetroit - you can see photos on Instagram (@fixerupperdetroit).

1. Brand new tiny bathroom lavatory on the ground floor is DONE!

(Well, except for painting the secondhand pocket door, which I'm telling myself is really part of the hallway so I can say the bathroom is done.)

2. Kitchen WOULD be 95% done if Olympic hadn't sold us a bad batch of paint.

I have a color-matched paint from Sherwin Williams, but I haven't applied it. I unpacked most of the kitchen boxes today and have set dishes out, but some dishes are missing and I'm sure we'll re-arrange things at some point.

3. We still haven't gotten our water tested.

It didn't seem hard, but then it turned out to be harder than we thought, and we just haven't gotten to it. We're still buying gallon jugs of distilled water from the grocery store.

4. Basement mold is DEAD.

Between replacing the packed earth (yes, dirt) floor in the basement with concrete and running a good dehumidifier, the mold in the basement died!

5. Dining room is 90% done.

Still need something done with the light fixture, and we haven't gotten the final furniture in there. Soon, I hope.

6. Master bedroom is 90% done.

We're waiting for some hardware to fix the light fixture, and then we have to redistribute furniture and get pictures on the walls.

7. Someone is sanding down/prepping the living room for painting as we speak!

I hope it will be done and beautiful soon, as that will allow us to redistribute furniture from a few different places and live a normal life.

8. Entry hallway, attic, sunroom office, full bathroom, and guest bedroom have made little to no progress in weeks.

But hey, baby steps, right?