Thank you! It's real hardwood. I have nothing against laminate, in fact a lot of the new stuff looks just as nice as hardwood and is more durable, but since there was already a hardwood entry the contractor suggested matching it and I agreed. Resale value for hardwood is more so we should get most of what we put in back if not more. Since we don't have any dogs (two cats) we don't have to worry about the wear and tear from a pet, but the floors have a 15 year warranty anyway.

 

Here's an update to the mirrors in the formal living room...

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^ Nice! Now repair and paint...

 

Yep, I'll have photos of that, too. He seems confident that a skim coat on the entire wall and a fresh coat of paint will make it look like it was never there. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

^Depending on how deep those glue spots are, it shouldn't be a problem at all.

 

That would be great. Much better then having to rip the whole thing down and re-sheetrocking. Keep updating us!!

 

Nice Much better.

 

Well we're officially moved in. Excuse the messy random items, but here's the final results with the removed mirrors, drywall repair and paint.

Formal Living Room
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Office (new desk, chair and lighting fixure coming soon)
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Living Room (Eventually the TV will be mounted above the fireplace and the ceiling fan will be replaced with a hugger type)
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Color comparison between origional hardwood entry and new hardwood floors
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Looks good. Nicely done.

 

Very nice man, congrats on the new place. That contractor is gonna have a lot more than 7 years bad luck breaking all those mirrors

 

He did a great job. Beautiful house. More pics please.

 

Very nice. I LOVE accent walls. I have them in a couple rooms in my place.

 

Came out awesome! Glad it didn't need a total rip out of all the sheetrock, etc.

Looking forward to more pics as you get the rest of the place in order...

 

Looks great!!

 

 

 

Thanks for the positive feedback y'all!

Here's some more random photos since there was a request for more pix.

Front
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Looking from the front porch at the park across the street
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Back yard toward house
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Deck


Den looking toward kitchen
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Kitchen
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Master Bedroom
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Master Bath (going to update some fixtures/shower/tub eventually)




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That's a really nice house! Congrats! Hmm...a room of my own would be nice.

 

I like that master bedroom! I think my favorite part is that the bathroom walls dont go all the way to the celing. Even though the walls still exist, they kind of give you a feeling of openness.

 

Very nice, congrats and good call on the mirrors. Too bad they couldn't be saved for the bedroom...

 

Update on the progress of our new-to-us house. We finally got our new 55" Vizio mounted above the fireplace where the huge mirror once resided. I need to pick up a new surrond sound to have installed and take down the hanging fan before it chops my head off. I'm going to replace it with a recessed light. A before and after to show the changes.

Before & After
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Vast improvement in the room!

 

I KNOW! Very nice trooper!

 

Thanks!

 

Beautiful home and luv the lamp. Where did u get it?

 

Thanks so much! The lamp is from Ikea. I really miss having one near us.

Bought and hung a new ceiling fan. No more worry about the fan hitting my head and this new one is a little more our style. We can now see the entire screen from the kitchen table which is nice.

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We're still trying to figure out what to do with the front formal living room. Originally I was thinking pool table, but I've since decided it's not worth it taking up that much space. We're now considering getting a really comfy sleeper sofa so if we decide to have another child it can become a place for guests to stay away from a crying baby upstairs, but if we go that route we'd probably never use the room for anything else. Not sure what to do here yet. Right now it's just the junk collecting room lol.

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at the junk collecting room. It could be my room!

 

^ You really need a room huh?

 

Maybe...lol

BTW i like the changes you've made to the home. One thing that I've always thought about is why are most of the homes in the North 2/3 story? Just something I've always thought about.

Your deck is the entertaining spot for the summer btw. Great place to grill and turn the kiddos/pets aloose in the backyard.

 

It's been a while since I've updated my thread. I finally made a decision on what to do with our formal living room since we're just not formal people. Newly installed today.

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Working dilligently all day is going to be hard with this new view from my office.

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Very nice.

 

In for the nudez wallpaper?

Looks great man! I'd love to have a pool table. Lol

 

It's my 5 year old nephew. You sure you want that pedo?

 

I tease, I tease.

I usually just ask myself before posting "What would Maker/Maj say?" and then post what I come up with...

 

That's a terrible habit to start forming lol.

 

Very nice!!

 

Love the progress...especially the pool table!

 

Love it man!

 

wow..very nice!