Prepping the house for painting

And the HVAC prep work

After work on Monday - Check out the Bathroom!

Remember that window from the bathroom to the porch, the window in the only bathroom in our house? The one that people were embarrassed to use when over at our house, b/c they were worried others could see them? The one that was filled with bricks where our TV will be, in the den/former porch area? Well, he filled it in with some BEAUTIFUL shelving!!

We encountered an unforeseen issue: the floor in the den/porch is about 1/2" higher than the floor of the house. So Jeremy put this oak floor piece down as a transition piece. He also framed the doorway leading from the dining room to the den. It looks pretty great, don't ya think?

 

Back from our weekend in Northern Virginia... The doorway is open!

There is a hallway where there used to be a window! The room is much brighter than either of us imagined it would be. It really looks great. And that back room is very sunny and DELIGHTFUL! (Austin, you were right all along.)

 

 

 

Next step: picking carpet colors!

Picking color schemes is TOUGH! Here is the board of samples for carpets that we were given.

At first, we were given "builder grade," but they were not what we were looking for.

The brand shown before is Southern Style Carpets by Southern Tile Distributors.

Which color do you think we chose?

 

... We chose "Flax Seed," which is the top right option shown above.

End of day 8... Taking down the window opening

We came home from work to find the doorway almost cleared! 

The window is still there, but the  area below is GONE and so is the framing around the window. Phew!

Starting to take down the window, cutting the AC returns (end of day 8)

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Windows and doors are framed! (end of day 7)

Check this out too!

The windows and doors are in! (Day 6 of work)

Check em out!

End of Day 5 of work

Our bathroom window is filled with bricks!

Mid Day 7 (Day 5 of work)

At lunch time today, the guy was working on filling in the bathroom window with bricks, so as to match the new den's bricks when we paint over them. For anyone who has visited our house for a gathering, it will probably be a welcome change to be able to use the rest room without having people sitting on the other side of the tempered-glass bathroom window.

Mid day 6 (day 4 of work)

Came home on my lunch break on Monday to find... Sheet rock up!

I guess we have to pick colors soon?

I didn't take photos of the end of this day, as it looked exactly the same, but with a pile of bricks on the porch... ready for tomorrow's project. Stay tuned....!

End of day 5 (day 3 of work)

We returned from our weekend trip to Lynchburg for Abigail and Greg's wedding (!!!) to find the weather stuff up and the electricity almost done.

Day 5 (but Day 3 of work) lunchtime break

We weren't able to do anything yesterday, because it was raining and the next step was electricity. These photos are from the halfway mark. The electric lines had begun to be run. We had to leave at this point to head to Lynchburg for Greg and Abigail's wedding. (yay!)

Day 3 Completion

We came home from work today to find the walls framed and boarded.

Thehuge window you can see is the 54"x90" triple window (!!!)

that Jeremy is putting in. Woot!

 

This view is pretty much the same.

 

Outside view

If I sit here long enough, will the wall turn back into my exit door?

Mom, how do I get back inside if there's no door at the top of these stairs?

Day 3 Lunch Break

Big changes do far! First round of demo is complete. Those awful awnings are GONE. (Yes!!!)







Davis guarding the newly nude porch



We expect to return from work to find the wall all framed up.

Day 2... Not much to show yet.

Day 1 was a no-go due to the rain. Therefore, we are starting 1 day behind. This photo is from Day 2, which is really the first day of work... Get it?

Day 1 of Construction

We are about to begin our (second?) home renovation large project: converting the screened-in porch into a den. It was a tough decision, considering how much we love the porch.

I'm hoping to take photos after each day to track the progress. So, without further adieu, the BEFORE photos...

We have a fence!!!!!

When we bought our house, Austin had a dream that we would get a fence and cookout for football games. We had no idea our fence would turn out this totally AMAZING! This entry will be all photos of the process...

And of course the final photo...