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Progress on the Jackalope House

The regular job has not slowed down, the dogs still demand the same amount of attention, and SOMEHOW I still manage to work on the new house! It has been 12 days since the house has been closed on, and there has been quite of bit of work done on it by myself, with some weekend help from my baby sister and my friend Erin.

Here are some progress pictures:

This is the dining room with the gas heater:



We ripped out the carpet and painted the wall, ceiling and then the floor. The floor was painted because mama is on a budget. I could have put more carpet down and with dogs, no. I could have had the floor refinished but I was told that it was a cheap floor that was unlevel and not worth refinishing - and if I did, it would be a pretty penny. So, I did what they did in the olden days and slapped a couple of coats of paint on the floor!

The living room is also done in these same colors.

This is the smaller of the two bedrooms, which will become my office:



I LOVE the blue! It is my favorite of all of the colors. Blue is supposed to be a productive color, so we will see! The fish tank will also be going into this room. This is also the room that the most crap was left in. There wasn't any carpet in there, but there was a layer of brittle, old vinyl flooring complete with a decimated bird, cause of death unknown but a cat is suspected.

Last but not least, my bedroom:



The color is SUPPOSED to be "High Mesa." It has been dubbed "Pepto Bismol." Ah well. I don't have any motivation to slap another color on top of this one, so Pepto it stays. With furniture and artwork I think that the color will be toned down, and really, it is my bedroom. If you don't like it you don't have to sleep in there!

The trim throughout the house will be white. That is next - taping off and painting the trim! Once the windows have been trimmed I will have to winterize them as they are old and need all the help that they can get. Furniture will be moved in this week as well - and the kitchen will be given a massive cleaning as it is N-A-S-T-Y.

I didn't want to live in a house while the kitchen is being remodeled, but with my tiny budget and lack of time I will have to do it. It will give me time to save up though for a nicer stove and fridge, as well as a decent floor. There isn't much to be done for the tiny bathroom except to clean it, replace the flooring, and put in some storage options.

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