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Raddish's Dining Room Remodeling Project *UPDATE* #138, with a pic! Fresh paint and completed chair rail. Still have to do beauty boxes.
February 7, 2008 at
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This project has been on the Honey-do list since the day we moved into this house back in August of 2005. Our dining room is pretty hideous. The previous owners used it as an office and cut holes in the walls, etc.
The color on the walls is nice, but that's the only good thing to say about it, really.
So far we haven't done much except replace the stupid little light that was in the room with a chandelier we got on Amazon.com for $26. It's stainless and matches the rest of the lights in the house, so we like it. We were considering buying a nearly identical chandelier from Lowe's for like $350, and honestly we like that one a bit better, for for $26 for the one we got we really couldn't be much happier.
So since I got laid off from my job I figured I'd take almost two weeks off before starting the new job and tackle this project. First up is priming the walls and removing the awful head-cap from over the window.
Next is pulling up the carpet and staples and removing the baseboards.
Then I'll either install the hardwood or fix all the holes in the walls, not sure which direction I'll go next, but both will hopefully be done by the end of next week.
Later, I'll be wainscoting the dining room, but I have to pick a pattern first. I'm not sure what I want to do just yet.
I also intend to install an in-wall display case for my wife's butterfly art. This will also include some new lighting to show off her collection. That'll probably happen before the wainscoting, and indeed may even drive the wainscoting design.
I've uploaded a few pictures of what I am starting with. I'll post more as I go along, just like before.
The color on the walls is nice, but that's the only good thing to say about it, really.
So far we haven't done much except replace the stupid little light that was in the room with a chandelier we got on Amazon.com for $26. It's stainless and matches the rest of the lights in the house, so we like it. We were considering buying a nearly identical chandelier from Lowe's for like $350, and honestly we like that one a bit better, for for $26 for the one we got we really couldn't be much happier.
So since I got laid off from my job I figured I'd take almost two weeks off before starting the new job and tackle this project. First up is priming the walls and removing the awful head-cap from over the window.
Next is pulling up the carpet and staples and removing the baseboards.
Then I'll either install the hardwood or fix all the holes in the walls, not sure which direction I'll go next, but both will hopefully be done by the end of next week.
Later, I'll be wainscoting the dining room, but I have to pick a pattern first. I'm not sure what I want to do just yet.
I also intend to install an in-wall display case for my wife's butterfly art. This will also include some new lighting to show off her collection. That'll probably happen before the wainscoting, and indeed may even drive the wainscoting design.
I've uploaded a few pictures of what I am starting with. I'll post more as I go along, just like before.
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First things first.
Tomorrow, I'll remove the carpeting and pad, remove all the staples and carpet tack strip, and prep the floor for hardwood.
If things go like I plan, I'll probably start installing the hardwood itself.
First things first.
Tomorrow, I'll remove the carpeting and pad, remove all the staples and carpet tack strip, and prep the floor for hardwood.
If things go like I plan, I'll probably start installing the hardwood itself.
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I removed the carpeting and padding, and about 400-500 staples from the subfloor. I also removed the carpet tack strips.
Tomorrow I will clean the floor and start installing the hardwood. I have to pick up a few more boxes of hardwood, too, so I might do that tomorrow as well. I'll have to acclimate the new boxes to the house for a few days before installing them, though, so that could put the breaks on a bit.
Anyway, on to the pics of today's progress:
That white piece of wood at the bottom of the wall is the baseboard.
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That white piece of wood at the bottom of the wall is the baseboard.