Saturday, August 31, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Week 6

That’s right, I’ve gone to weekly updates instead of quasi-daily updates.  For the most part, the day-to-day changes have become more glacial in extent.  Also, I’ve become bored with the updates process and a little frustrated that we’re in week six and there’s no end in site.

Such is remodeling.

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New floor is mostly down in both living rooms.

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Cabinets installed and stocked in new kitchen.

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Granite and cooktop installed.

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New microwave.

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New sink.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Area Residents Make Trinity River Free of Tennis ball Scourge

Some friends and I went down to the Trinity to blow up some tennis balls real good.  Please to enjoy the carnage.

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 33

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Large spare bedroom opening textured.

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Fireplace bricks painted.

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Appliances deployed for installation.

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New bedroom door added.

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 32

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Old living room walls painted.

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Any vestige of the old opening her is now gone.

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New utility room is now functional.

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All cabinets installed.

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Adorable Marmot Picture of the Day

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Because it’s been a long time and I haven’t had time to process pictures from my camera.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 30

Sorry about the lack of updates.  I’ve just reinstalled Windows on my laptop, so I’ve spent the past few days reinstalling my apps.

But in better news cabinets are installed!!!

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More updates soon now that Lightroom is finally installed and updated.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 28

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The opening into the back bedroom is now closed, dry walled and textured.

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New living area has a coat of paint.

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Utility room should be ready for washer and dryer by Friday.  Good news since I’m running out of clean clothes.

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Cabinets being situated into their new home.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 27

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Ceilings painted in kitchen and new living area.

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Whoa!!  THE CABINETS ARE HERE!!!!  How are they all going to fit in my kitchen?

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One of the cabinets out of the box.

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The inside.

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The wall has finally been completely demoed.

Monday, August 12, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 24

Not a whole lot of visual changes the past few days, so I’ve skipped some updates.  But things are finally starting to look like the end product.

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The old windows are gone in the kitchen.

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New plumbing and electrical has been covered in drywall.

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The bar is looking like a bar.

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The other side of the bar.

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The old windows from the outside.

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 21

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Mud put on living room drywall.

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Holes in the kitchen wall dry walled and mudded.

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Plumbing and electrical work in the kitchen.

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The bar is starting to form.

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The current state of the powder room.

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And the utility room.

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