Remodeled...

Well, it's not done yet, but we are getting there! Ever since we moved into our house ten years ago, we have hated the white berber carpet that was throughout the house. So we decided to replace it...but with what? I wasn't crazy about Pergo, but the family room is on a concrete slab, so hardwood was out, or so we thought. Turns out, there is a new click-lock hardwood that can be installed as a floating floor. So...out with the crappy carpet....

(Let me mention right here and now that good help is hard to find in Elmo! This guy was cheap but really, really slow...in fact, he hasn't left yet! )

And in with gunstock oak hardwood!

Joe has decided we need to replace all the stair treads with oak. There are about 22 stairs...I will be staining and varnishing stair treads for a long, long time. We'll replace the carpet in the upstairs hallway and the master bedroom with oak hardwood, too. There will not be one scrap of carpet in the house when we are done!

We (well, I) had to paint, too. I love the new wall color "Spice Cake". You can see it on the walls in the following picture. The accent is dark chocolate brown.

We also had lighting installed. There was no lighting in the living room, and the bar area of the kitchen has always been dark. Not any more!

And here's a shot of my new window bench...isn't it cute??

We'll get a new sofa (RED!!) and flat screen TV to round out the furniture in the living room.

And of course, a new longarm in the family quilt room!