If you've ever done something similar with a baby, you'll know why I feel this is an accomplishment in and of itself. Zoey was quite the champ (most of the time), and was amazing on the drive. All it took was an entire box of cheerios.
After a long stop in Utah, and a brief stop in Michigan, we arrived in Williamsburg late at night about a week and a half ago.
When we walked in the door our hearts sank. The house was a disaster - dead bugs and leaves covered the carpets, huge spiders in every corner, dirt tracked throughout the house, holes and cracks covering the wall and ceiling, mold, cracked blinds, the most disgusting kitchen I've been in, cockroaches.... the list goes on and on. I felt as if we had made a huge mistake. The house was barely livable.
Luckily, my mom was on her way and drove out from Michigan to help me fix it up. In the week she was here we fixed up the kitchen, living room and dining room. I honestly couldn't have done it without her. I actually feel like the place is livable!!
Here are some before and after pictures of the kitchen!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Here's what we did -
- Stripped, sanded, stained and sealed the cabinets back to their original color
- Put in new hardware on all the cabinets
- Stripped the the wallpaper
- Scrubbed all the walls, and floors, including under the stove and dishwasher
- Scrubbed the junk out of the fridge to get rid of all the rust spots
- Spackled and sanded about 50 holes.
- Painted all the walls a grey green color
- Painted the trim a bright white
- Installed new white switch plates
- created a kick board to go under the lower cupboards to cover up the nasty wood/ dishwasher bottom
- brought in rugs to cover sun damage near the sliding door as well as a matching one for the sink
- Replaced missing slats for the kitchen door as well as clean the track, and WD40 the door wheels
I am just so thankful my mom was here to help!!! I couldn't have done HALF of it without her!!
2 comments:
You two did a ton in a short amount of time! It looks awesome!
Cami! That looks awesome! You deserve to be proud. Even just one of the many things you just did was a great accomplishment, but you did it all! I probably would have just had a melt down if I walked in and saw what you said. It looks great now though! We miss you guys. We played greed with Eric's cousins the other night and it just wasn't the same. They didn't get into anywhere near as much as you guys. :( We hope you guys are enjoying your new area!
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