Days 28 - 33

The Challenge is still ongoing! I punked out the past few days as far as the blog goes - but gotten so much done at our Sugar Pine Challenge! Instead of going into extreme detail about everythinggggg we've done (which could get tedious...and boring!), here's a few pics of our progress.

What a difference the new windows made...all 9 of 'em! They not only look beautiful, they add value. Can you imagine having all brand new windows in your home? I can't...and would love it!

 

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New front door

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The "so-so" tile that we kept in the kitchen actually doesn't look bad since painting the god-awful wallpaper and border (Yes, you CAN paint over both! Definite time saver!) and re-doing the cabinetry. And, I absolutely love the chandelier ($25.00 marked down from $99.99!). The scale is perfect for the space and the round shade adds a bit of coziness to the eat-in-kitchen. The new granite counter tops definitely add value and a bit of contrast in the kitchen...overall, pretty happy with the transformation!

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Love this chandelier!

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The bathrooms aren't scary, nasty dungeons any longer! David framed out the existing mirrors ($$$ saver!) and I painted the vanities. More granite installed as well as beadboard (more added value!). Dave put a fresh coat of epoxy in the showers, making them look better than new, so the bathroom revivals are a-coming along nicely!

 

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So happy with the carpet a well as the installer. Probably gonna be giving him more work in the future...gotta love adding more contractors to our list!

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We've decided to hire out the small amount of tiling we need done in the bathroom so we can finish sooner...plus it's not a big budget buster on this house. Tiling is pretty time intensive so it will be worth it to spend a couple hundred bucks on labor and materials rather than push our list date back any farther.

Today was our monthly Port City REIA event! We met a few more peeps and were really encouraged and uplifted by some that saw The Beauty. It's nice to hear that people see the value in your work...even down to the small details. Yayyyy for THAT!

Made a final list of To-Do's...very excited to get all these marked off and know another one is done! Well, until it sells at least... :)

Oh, before I forget! We are up to 8 showings at The Beauty...any day now that offer will arriveeeeee...

And another thing - the Deerwood partnership is a no-go. We couldn't make it work...that's okay though, we will just push on through to get it on the market as soon as Sugar Pine is complete!

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."

- Bill Cosby