^I just used regular semi-gloss spray paint that I picked up at Home Depot.

The borders that you saw were wallpaper borders. What a PITA....I used warm water with soap, soaked them a few times, let them sit and then went in with a scraper and got it all off. It takes some time, but well worth it. I didn't have to do any kind of texture repair, underneath it all, it was just like the wall.

 

Moved in this weekend - haven't had time to set up my router yet

Here are some preliminary pics, will have more to follow as we unpack/set up/etc....

I can't move.

By the way...this is the...most....comfortable....couch....EVAR


I'm going to be mounting the TV once I find a shelf that I want for underneath it...for now, using my TV stand.



There's still a ton of work left to do but at least we are out of the apartment and there isn't going to be any more running around back and forth.

 

Nice. It looks really great.

 

Your place looks great!

Do you notice any echo with the hard flooring? I've been debating doing pergo/laminate flooring in my living room. I have vaulted ceilings so it's already sort-of echo-ey. I'm afraid non-carpet flooring will make the room echo even more!

 

^thanks guys.

I actually just noticed echo last night when we sat down to eat dinner....I think once the place is filled in with decorations, window treatments, etc it should go away.

I'm not the biggest fan of carpet, especially in high traffic areas like the living room and dining room. I had carpet installed Friday in the bedrooms.

 

I just finally hooked up my router, back to the real world, my Pre can rest now.

Here are some updated pictures:








The tempurpedic LOVE THIS BED!









I just put in the new medicine cabinet, need to mount the mirror still and still have a lot of finishing touches.

New carpet on the steps into the basement




Still need to put another layer of paint on the walls, then the floor is getting painted.

 

looks great, you've made a ton of progress.

You'll get to the point where I'm at where you cant find much else to do, then you feel kinda worthless about it

 

You've done an awesome job! It's a night and day difference in the place.

 

Looks great!!

 

Damn! That is a ton of nice work you did - not even considering this was your first time with this stuff. Great job!

I also like the idea of the nails on the edges of the doors. Neat trick that I'm going to have to use.

Congrats again on the place, all the work and getting moved.

 

lots of potential... good luck with that place

 

Thanks! It's fun when people come over now that have seen it prior to all the remodeling

Thanks!

Got that idea from my uncle, just screw in screws and you're set

Thanks, I can't wait till it's all finished...

 

But usually at that point i start over or manage to find ways of redoing stuff.


Looks great!

 

Floor in the unfinished part of the basement is drying and the shelves/extra closets are going in this week. The closet doors are up and the bathroom mirror is FINALLY hung after it found its place. I'll update with some pics later this week.

 

Some pictures:
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I love the white doors

 

Remember this?

 

The LCD for the basement is coming on Friday so hopefully I'll be mounting the TV this weekend and the stand is going in the basement.

 

Awesome! You've brought that 70s condo into the 21st century!

 

Looks very nice!

 

Today, I'm going to be hanging the LCD in the living room and taking the big TV stand in the basement along with the xbox 360. I will be making the basement more of a gaming (I play 1-2 times a month)/movie room and trying to keep the living room clean with just the LCD and just the cable box and possibly a DVD player. I'll update with some pics of the install later.

 

Bery Bery Niceeee

 

How are you going to hang the tv? And run the wires? I have to do the same thing (at some point) and was curious how others are setting everything up

 

I got a mount on Amazon, a Sanus. It had 5/5 after 161 reviews, cost $69.99; very happy with the product.

I am not going to have many electronics, just a DVD player and a Cable box so there aren't too many wires. My outlet is directly under the tv shelf, so I'm leaving that as is. I am contemplating moving the cable outlet to behind the TV; as it sits right now, it's not finished, I still need to conceal a few things.

I have seen people more the outlets up so they are behind the TV and you just kind of stuff the surge protector back there.

 

Now on for the pictures:
Before:

After:

(Not quite finished yet but done for this weekend)






The basement LCD came Sat morning

Basement with new set-up, and we finally have lights

 

Damn that looks nice.

 

^Thanks!

Allright, I got some stuff from the hardware store that conceals wires. I don't really want to put in any more outlets/holes so here's what it ended up looking like.

 

Looks like I need to clean the TV

 

too bad ur not in nyc i would of hook u up with a new kitchen and bathroom cabinets and granite countertop for very good price i own a shop here in ny

 

Have any of your refinished cheap kitchen cabinets before?

I'm thinking of doing mine. I read a few things up on it, shouldn't be too difficult. Just debating waiting until spring time so that it'll have better temp to dry in...I could run fans though and heat the kitchen a little more.

I think this would make a big impact on the condo. I changed out all the handles, but it's still very outdated and dark in the kitchen.

 

Are you planning on sanding them down and restaining or just painting them? Restaining would be a fairly major task since you would need to strip them all the way down to bare wood. Painting should be too bad, just scuff sand, prime then paint. Now sure if you were planning on doing the inside of the cabinets, but that is a bit more of a pain.

We did the cabinets in the condo kitchen, but I didn't prep it right (sanded too smooth) so the paint is peeling. Will have to fix them before renting it out.

 

congratulation on ur new place , u did awsome job and good luck to both of u guys
PS i have the same tv in my living room (46"samsung) good choice

 

I don't think I want to restain them, the quality of the cabinets is actually quite cheap and I don't think they'd look good either way

I think I'll paint them. Some lighter color, not white but something a little more modern to brighten up the place. I was reading a Handyman issue last night on how to do it, they have a DIY posted with a 3 step process. Clean, sand and paint.

Thanks!

I love the Samsung

 

My recommendation is to go either bright white or nothing close to white. We went slightly off-white and it just looks kind of dingy. The repaint will be bright white.

 

I like white, or something close to white, unless you have the paint that will allow a cream color.

 

I'm a big fan of white also (can you tell by the doors, moldings and windows? )

 

Haven't done much to the condo lately other than hang some cabinets in the garage.

I made a purchase I'm pretty about. We have some friends moving to NYC so they're trying to sell off as much of their possessions as possible.

They bought a Costantini Pietro table & chairs a couple years ago for $16,000 and we got it from them for $1K. Picked it up today





It came with 6 chairs and 2 leafs extending it by quite a bit. We don't have a very large dining room so the leafs will be put in the basement.

 

That is a sick dining room set

Nice man congrats

 

I'm not really a fan of the table legs but you can spot right away it's a quality piece of furniture. The table top and chairs are amazing. Good buy!

 

+1

 

Damn....some really nice work.