Remodel After Photos (Finally)

Many, many moons ago, I made a promise to my faithful readers that I would post After Photos of the remodel on my house as soon as it was finished.

The problem with making a statement like that?  I don’t think it will be truly finished until my kids go off to college, and by then I’ll probably be remodeling it again.

This weekend I took some photos so that I could kinda-sorta make good on my promise.  Just pretend that the baseboards have all been caulked and touched up with paint, the little half wall is finished, the front door surround has been stained, the head dining room chairs have been recovered, the closet door is painted and none of the walls are bare… also, I move the furniture around constantly because I feel like I can’t get the placement quite right – suggestions? 

Obviously, my to-do list is very, very long… anyone want to come visit me for awhile and help me get all of that accomplished?  I will pay you in wine and fresh vegetables.

So.

The After Photos (Kinda-Sorta with Lots of Pretending it’s Finished):

Living Room:

I used to have rugs.  Until my darling Joy decided that they were a great place to pee.  Labradors, I can house train.  American Bulldogs, apparently, not so much. 

No more rugs.

Sitting Room:

Dining Room:

While you’re here visiting, you can help me finish sanding and staining the absolutely gorgeous table that Jeremy hand-made out of century-old reclaimed wood so that I can take off that damn table cloth. 

Also, yes, those are Christmas tree decorations and yes, it is only October.  My kids insist that they stay in the house year-round. 

Entry: 

This door is my favorite thing in the entire house.  Other than the people living in it, of course.

Kitchen, where all the corn-free magic happens: 

We added the wall on the left, which Maura helped me paint on one of her visits (thank you, again, my wonderful friend), and the retro-fitted cabinet that doesn’t have a proper top.  One of these days I’ll choose a granite I like and the counter tops will all be replaced. 

I’ll post the After Photos of Alison and Blythe’s room another time… in a year or so, based on my track record.

In case you’d like to see photos of the project in progress, the  last update  was from August 2009 and the one before that was from July 2009.  All of the updates can be found in my Home and Garden section if you truly have nothing better to do with your time.  (Warning: If you click those links and then try to click the links in those posts, they won’t take you anywhere, just so you know.  Such is the price of moving blogs – broken links.)