Of course we really (really really) need to get those ceilings painted once all of these little finishing touches are done on the room!
baby Jack’s bedroom.Still, there always seems to be a reason to delay progress, isn’t there?
I’m sure there are enough of you in these same shoes.Every time we think we’ve found our next big project, it’s either not really a convenient time (like tearing down a bathroom with a tiny baby in the house), or we think “Well if we’re going to do that project, then we might as well do this one, and that one, and that one over there too.” And then there are those that just sit there for no good reason.Eek.. Well earlier this Spring, I started really getting the itch to make this living room not make me shudder.
So I’ve been slowly tackling it in 10 minute increments when I can get Jack to be happy enough in the Jolly Jumper for a little bit.It took a long time, but it got the job done!
Here’s how the room used to look..
This was just a little while after we moved in three years ago.There were so many switches and extra thermostats and gadgets that were just taped over when we moved in here.
Our house didn’t even have electricity or running water when it was built, so these things were added in over time and there have been a lot of different ways of doing electrical throughout the years.We’re lucky to have a couple of rooms (like the kitchen and master bedroom) that are completely modernized and up to code, and the rest of the house is only a little outdated, mostly.
One of the houses we looked at had all kinds of crazy things going on, like knob and tube wiring mixed with other things, and it was just a little too much for us to deal with at the time.We do have some pretty ridiculous looking outlets though.
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