Verhuizen

Wij zijn verhuizd!

It’s been a tough couple of weeks, but the move into the new house is finally complete. Well, “complete” might be a bit of a strong word. It’s still a bit of a mess and the trim is not yet back up in the living room and the hallways are not yet painted and some of the lights are not yet up and the pictures are not yet hung and you get the idea. But the beds are in and the kitchen is functional so we are now sleeping and eating meals here.

We have already done quite a bit of work to the place. The biggest job was ripping out the old hardwood flooring. The old owner had added on to the house in the back and had not done a very good job of matching up the old flooring inside. The new stuff came out pretty easily, but the old stuff that was probably laid back in the 1930’s was a complete bitch. I had to borrow a saw from a friend and start cutting grid patterns into the wood to get it to even consider budging in small chunks. There is still a large pile of scrap in the back yard. But the new hardwood turned out really good and we are happy that we put in the effort.

Here are a few pictures of the work in progress.

















The kitchen/dining area with the old floor and before any painting.


















Removing the old wood-burner. Damn! That stove pipe wasn’t attached!

















The living room. You can see the line in the old floor where he added on. Yes, we know that the awning is kind of ugly, but it is electric and can go in and out as needed. On a hot summer day with this sunny south-facing garden, it is a blessing…so we’re going to keep it.

















The newer hardwood came out in huge chunks (leaning against the wall), the older hardwood had to be cut out and stacked in the back garden.

















Lovely red walls with white trim and blue carpet. We couldn’t change the bedrooms fast enough.

















New hardwood floor and a fresh coat of paint can do wonders. The new kitchen goes in this fall.