The Lake House Renovation: Weekend Updates

Time for some more pictures of our latest weekend update!  These rooms are still in progress, but they are starting to come together.  

Guest Bathroom Before

Michael and I debated on what to do about this bathroom.  We considered just removing the wallpaper and painting the walls.  But, I begged and begged to at least consider taking out the tile. Then I begged and begged to at least take the vanity out so they could tile under it.  Then I begged and begged for us to get a new vanity.  Michael agreed, I sold a kidney, and we finally got a new vanity.

We just got it, and they did the tile in February, so for 2 months, we've had nothing in there.  So, guests have to use the bathroom in there and wash their hands in our kitchen.  Can't wait to get it working.  The plumber is coming this week.  Also, it has handles, but they are screwed in on the inside.  I've never seen that before, but seems like smart way to save space in packaging.

I also made a trip to Ikea today and got a shower curtain.  We removed the glass sliding shower door. Unfortunately, there is still damage to the tile bath tile from those, but at least it's covered by the curtain.  If you are ever at my house, you are not allowed to look behind the curtain.  Imagine a perfectly beautiful bathtub.

New Vanity!

Shower Curtain from Ikea

The vanity will not stick out this far.
The back of the vanity needs to be cut for a pipe, so we can't move it any further back right now.  

This was the second bedroom on the main floor.  Presley actually liked the color and was not super happy when she found out her room was changing to a gray color.  She just saw pink.  I saw a shade slightly dimmer than Pepto.  

The room was painted and floored several months ago, but we just now got her a new bed.  

My hope is to paint an old set of chest of drawers a beautiful color to give this room a pop.  Most of her toys are downstairs, so this is more of just the sleeping room.  

This is the color scheme I am thinking might work well.   Something along these lines.  Presley's room will be much more kid friendly, but I like the idea.    

The Lake House Renovation: Emptying the Garage

We had an incredibly productive day.  A great day.  

For the first time in three months, our home has a dining room table.

The table, mirror, and our chairs have been sitting in our garage since the end of November.

I remember the day we moved in how depressed I was that it was going to be sitting in the garage.  The long wait we would have while renovating seemed so daunting.  Now that we are almost done, the excitement for the future and the memories we will make in this house feels like a breath of fresh air.   

The table and mirror were so incredibly difficult to move, but we did it...and I don't think we scratched the floor.  We really couldn't have done it without the Super Sliders.  

Here's what's left...

We still have to purchase some furniture for our living room, bedroom, and Presley's, as our old stuff just won't work.  Most of it is being used downstairs right now anyway.  We are going from a two bedroom house to a four bedroom 2 living area house, so we are going to have to buy more.  

We need some sort of TV to go over our mantle.

The appliances need to be installed.

Granite goes on this week.  

Vanity for guest bathroom needs to be purchased and installed.  

My back is sore.  My eyes are heavy.  My heart is full.  

My partner in crime working with me to move our BAM.  You can guess what the initials mean.  

Ahh.  Finally, we have a dining room.  Light fixture will be changed soon.  

Here's another look at how it will look next to the kitchen.  

Our appliances are set up in the living room now.

Super Sliders saved the day again.  

We also moved this cabinet in.  Not sure if this will be the permanent placement. 

Presley has literally worn this all weekend.  She's been so entertaining and beautiful and perfect.
She could be the sweet little girl in a movie who acts as the comedic pause in a stressful movie.  

The Lake House Renovation: Big Changes

Our kitchen is starting to look like a kitchen for the first time in about two and a half months.

Just a reminder of where we were in November...

Then, we had demo.  Here's where we were in the last week of December.

Things started looking better in early February.  

And here we are today...

One of my favorite parts of the new kitchen is the spice rack!

Next up is granite, lighting, appliance install.  The end of phase one is in sight!

Our faucet also arrived today!  Yay.  Check out which one we chose! (Presley was listening to Lady Gaga in the background!)

The Kraus faucet can be found here.

The Lake House Renovation - Tiny Helpers

Tuesday, my mom, Presley and me had to feverishly empty out our kitchen due to renovation starting the next day.

Thankfully, three year olds are great at getting into tall tiny spots in order to empty cabinets.  

She wasn't even scared.  Love our little #PrestheMess.