Before and After Photos 2

[TOMama]

Shannon - Beautiful color and I love the desk idea-- so creative!

Taurus - Beautiful contemporary bathroom. I love those hooks.

[Medako]

We're not totally done yet since there's nothing hanging on the walls just yet, but we're getting there. We didn't do anything major, but it's amazing how much a little paint can change things.

[Medako]

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[jjohm]

Congrats Medako! looks like you had a LOT of wallpaper to tear down! I feel for you, having gone through that myself. We are down to the last one (kids bathroom).
Hilarious that your son is running full speed around that empty room!

[jajacobsen]

It looks so much fresher with all that wallpaper down. I love the paint colors. We had quite a bit of wallpaper to take down and while I hated doing it, it was so worth it!

[mkvh]

Yeah, Medako--props on the wallpaper removal! Mine still is a pasty, ugly unfinished mess staring me in the face Wallpaper removal is NO fun.

[nuhmah]

Our front foyer

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This house was a foreclosure, and a complete disaster when we bought it. We tore up all the carpet, put down cherry hardwood floors, tore down wallpaper, repaired walls, painted, and replaced all light fixtures, outlets, and switches.

[cactus]

Yeah, Medako--props on the wallpaper removal! Mine still is a pasty, ugly unfinished mess staring me in the face Wallpaper removal is NO fun.

Um, me too. We've been working on a bathroom since August.

[pride&prejudice]

Your doing the garage yourselves as well? Do you know what it is costing you? I've heard between $30-$75 a sq foot depending on quality. Seems high to me.....

Sorry, I haven't been back to this thread in awhile. I'll have to take some pictures, as DH started this a few weekends ago. I also have to get his receipts and figure out price per sq ft based of of what he thinks he is going to need, since it will probably be another month till we finish.

Off the top of my head I think the room is going to be apx 22' x 12' but one section will be a little more narrow because of a bump out for a hallway and some built-ins. I know that when I mentioned it to a contractor we were interviewing, he mentioned finishing it off for $18k, so apx $68 a sq ft.

[mkvh]

nuhmah--GORGEOUS work!!! Foreclosures are so worth it if you can do the work yourselves. This is house #2 for you guys rehabbing, right? We're on our 2nd as well.

cactus--The paper in my entry has been down since July!