This is just a place for me to post remodel photos

I had the idea in starting this blog to post ideas for houses I like and I still mean to do that, I just never do it when I pass houses I like. I do have more of my own remodels though to update so I will just post those.

I have spent the last two months renovating the kids room. My initial intention was to just smooth out the walls with a little skim coat and then put in flooring. When I started doing prep on the walls for the skim coating I discovered there was no insulation inside my walls. I decided I better just pull down all of the walls and put in insulation. We have had problems in the past with walls sweating from condensation when the interior tempurature was greater than the exterior (think cold glass of your favorite beverage on a hot day and all the water that forms on the outside of the glass, that was our bedroom wall at times in the winter).

I'm terrible with the before shots. I wish I had more of how the room looked pre-work. The work shots will have to suffice.

Putting in insulation (R19, nice and insulating)

Hanging the sheetrock

Taping and mudding

Painting the room yellow


Then Heather decided the room was too yellow and we painted two walls a lighter color to tone it down.

We put in some natural color Bamboo flooring

New projects means new tools, notice the compressor and floor nailer I purchased (it was cheaper than renting especially since I am going to use them for the front room soon too)

Heather doing her inspection for approval of my work


I forgot to take pictures of the finished product once the moldings were in and final touch-ups made. We have the crib set up in there and Ethan's bed and it is starting to look like a livable kids room again. I will take some more pictures once drapes and final bedding is put in and it is all officially done.

On to the next project for now though. Last November right before it snowed I got busy on ripping out my parking strip. I tilled up all the grass and put in a brick pathway and left it for spring to plant. I finally got around to finishing it this week and I am pleasantly pleased with myself. Everything I have ever planted before has died and I know nothing about gardening. I got some help from a landscaper friend and my dad who loves gardening so here are the results.

Something I forgot the name of

Some Utah native grass that I don't know the name of that will get bigger and taller

Some Hyssop, which I discovered from wikipedia was the plant the Hebrews were instructed to use to paint their doors with lamb's blood at the passover.

Some Chives from my neighbor's park strip. They remind me of the flower from Horton Hears a Who.

and some Ice plant for some ground cover

I plan on getting sme fire chalice and maybe some thyme to fill in the strip a bit more.

Here's the parking strip from two angles

Here is the view straight on the house from the street

Next up will be ripping out the grass in the front yard and putting in more brick pathway and remodeling the front foom of the house.