Holy Crap, we are almost done

Christmas in Mississippi

Back by popular demand, the 330 N. Humphrey rehab project blog makes a comeback. I know we have been away for a long time but we comeback with a huge amount of progress. Since our last update we have finished putting drywall up, mudding and taping that drywall, trimming out the windows, and have almost finished painting. We decided we needed to speed things up so we hired a contractor and his crew to help us out. While we were in Missississippi for Christmas they drywalled the mudroom and half bath and did the trim work. Although it took longer than expected they did good work and we were able to start the final phases when they left.

The Mud Room

We are still not sure what this room holds for us. We decided to put some wainscoting up around the bottom half of the walls so we could use the room more for the dogs. Right now the idea is home office with some space for the dogs. We think the wainscoting will help us keep the room clean. Here is a picture of Kelly scraping off some of the old paint on the window trim so we can start painting them. As you can see at this point the the room has been primed.

The mud room looking back at what will soon be the new half bath.

Here is the same window but with our paint on it. The ceiling and crown molding has not been painted yet but we are getting there.

Here is a picture of the wainscoting. The chair rail is not painted yet. It will be the same color as the wainscoting below it.

The Kitchen:

We are so excited about this room because it is the largest of the project rooms and without it we have eaten more spaghettios than any adult should be subject to eating. Below is a picture of the new window that is over the sink. The trim isn't painted yet but the rest is. The lights in the soffit make the top look lighter than under the cabinets but it is the same color.

One side of the kitchen. We are ordering the hood for over the range.

The other side of the kitchen.

Sweetness, we have running water in the kitchen, what a concept. In case you don't have it, I recommend it. We had it through the refrigerator a while ago but that still left us without a sink. Over the weekend we had that hooked up and now we can do dishes and everything. It is pretty cool. Kelly did a great job on the whole thing. She designed it all, picked out all the colors and materials, and did a heck of a lot of physical work on the project. And yes those are dirty dishes in the sink. I never thought I would be so proud of having dishes in the sink.

Here is the new window in the back. We put the table under it and were able to eat at it for the first time tonight. Sconces will fill the holes to on each side. It is fun to watch the dogs play through this window.

The countertops.

The living room

This room creates problems because it does not have insulation in its walls, it faces west, and it is where our thermostat resides. In trying to better regulate the heat in the house we got a programmable thermostat. It is doing better but that room is still much cooler than the rest of the house so occasionally the upstairs will be a tropical upper 70s while that room is in the low or mid 60s.

We also painted this room but still have to finish the trim in here as well. The shades are also new. They aren't Kelly's long term preference for the room but we needed something for privacy and to help insulate the old windows. Well, I will try to keep up as we finish up. Hopefully the pictures help.