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For those who live far away and want to see the progress... this is a little of what's happening at the house this week. :) Lots of changes are starting to take place... fans to be installed today and new outlets and light switches throughout the house. They should be fininshing the sheetrock project this week and next week the floors will be installed and refinished.

SO, this week we will stay busy in the evenings painting the house and getting the kitchen and bathrooms ready. We've re-caulked everything and are trying to get all of the surfaces painted so that when the floors go in we are DONE! The goal is for them to sit for a few weeks and have a REALLY hard finish.

This weekend mom and I stained the kitchen cabinets. I need to take pictures so that you can see them, but they look so different and I'm really pleased with them. We have considered painting them a darker color and re-staining, but I'm not sure we have the time to get that done. So for now, antiqued white will have to do. :)

SO... here are a few pictures to see the progress!

Dining room... patched and ready to prime and paint!

Moved the door from the kitchen to the dining room over a few feet...
Going to give alot more space in the "dining room" and make the long room in the front not feel quite so awkward.

Den looking into the kitchen. This is the room that has the paneling
that we are having sheet rocked in.



Before... gross... (it wouldnt have been bad except it
was just peeling away. The previous owners had covered up the ugly by
wall papering over the mess. Ingenious but not an acceptable fix for me.)



Sheetrock is in, door is moved!

Moved door... from the dining room to the kitchen.

Just need to show you the blue in the guest bedroom
Thanks to the Cutliffs for giving us the paint
for most of the house. WHAT a blessing!!!

This is my bedroom... green. SO excited to change the fixtures (fans, outlets)
and have the floors refinished. Love the color!!!

This is the "office"... the floor had a significant sag, so they have been
cranking it up to get it as level as possible. We think a heavy water bed overloaded the floor for too long and caused
the sag just in this one area. I feel like I've learned so much during this process... easy fix.
Neat to work with the contractor from First Class in Sandy Springs (Jeff Cutliff's business). They have been a HUGE help!

Just wanted to show you I got a new Thermostat!! I've been pretty excited about this. All of our ductwork under the house has been fixed and sealed, the air vents will all be replaced, and they installed this new little night light in
my hallway. :) We've been working with Hagan Heating and Air and they are incredible- if you have HVAC needs, call them!

That's all of the update you get for now. Lots more to come... loooots more! Been pretty exciting- if you're in the area, come by and see! Thanks to everybody who has pitched in to help in the project!!