The Jerome Project: April 2011

The Downsizing:

The Downsizing: Follow our adventure as we prepare to send one child to college, the other to kindergarten and attempt to renovate a tiny, circa 1950 farmhouse of just under 1200 s.f. The house has been sitting vacant for several years following a past renovation attempt that went awry by a previous owner. Our goal is to accomodate an active family of 4 (plus Mulligan the Westie) in a much smaller (yet stylish) space which will hopefully free up more of our time and financial resources. In addition to renovating the house and half acre of land, we'll be doing some serious editing of our possessions since we're coming from a home twice the size. The property borders an up and coming development featuring new homes along with a town center, shopping, and schools all set in a rural farm village setting.

Monday, April 4, 2011

New Garage

The old garage is finally gone and the new one emerges.

Really taking shape now. More pictures soon.

Rain, rain go away!

Wood Floors Get New Life

You may remember this mess of a kitchen floor. This room was the worst after we pulled up engineered floor that was installed over the original pine floors with linoleum on top of them.

Here is the same floor after sanding.

Here is the front room sanded down to bare pine. Good-bye dark orange toned stained floors.

Here they are finished with most matte poly they offered (ultimate satin). We went with water-based to avoid the "yellowing" that occurs over time with oil-based.

Needless to say we are thrilled with the results.

These folks were great. They completed the job in 2 days... which was 2 days ahead of schedule.

Bill coordinated the job for us and on very short notice. (didn't work out with Stanley Steemer) If you need floors refinished we would definately recommend them.