On to house #3! The new challenge: take a 1940, 2700 sq. ft. two-story federal style house in Arlington, VA and turn it into a 4600 sq. ft. house with a modern twist. Back to construction zone living!
House
Monday, April 21, 2014
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Approved! And more progress
Exciting news to report - we passed our final inspection! Brian took the day off from work yesterday anticipating a potentially lengthy inspection but all our work on the punch list paid off and we passed our final inspection with no problem. We were able to finally take our permits off the front windows, where they had been residing for, oh, around three years. Hurrah!
In the meantime, we've been continuing to work on trim and finish projects here and finally have some new pictures to share. First up, the final light fixture in the entire house - the fixture over the bathtub in the master bathroom. I love how it looks and Brian is happy that the electrical work on this house is finally complete.
Next is a slightly more lengthy project - trimming out the fireplace. We'll put up a full set of before and after pictures when this is done but for now, some work in progress photos.
In the meantime, we've been continuing to work on trim and finish projects here and finally have some new pictures to share. First up, the final light fixture in the entire house - the fixture over the bathtub in the master bathroom. I love how it looks and Brian is happy that the electrical work on this house is finally complete.
| Final touch! |
Next is a slightly more lengthy project - trimming out the fireplace. We'll put up a full set of before and after pictures when this is done but for now, some work in progress photos.
| Starting point - the marble tile has been installed for quite some time but no trim up yet |
| Boxing out the frame for the trim |
| Adding the trim on the sides |
| And now repeating the process on the top |
| And trim on top |
| Dry fitting the reclaimed wood beam we'll be using as a mantel |
| Another shot of the mantel |
| Putting a coat of poly on the beam/mantel for s nice finish before we install it permanently |
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Paint, Lights, etc.
We're working through our punch list here of small fixes needed to pass our final inspection (installing many handrails, mostly) and finishing up painting walls and installing light fixtures. We know the blog has been awfully quiet lately...it's just not nearly as much fun to post when the changes around the house are so minor! But here are a few pictures of current small changes below.
| Before picture - handrail being painted on the side, trim in place but unpainted, half-painted wall |
| Another before shot |
| And the after! Trim painted and handrail installed |
| After over a year of living with an unpainted white walls, we finally have a finished looking space. |
| Another shot of the hallway with painted banister and walls and new light fixture installed |
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