around the house

So our house has been on the market for a little over 2 weeks now. Last week was great, the phone was ringing everyday with people wanting to see it. So far this week....NOTHING. Such is real estate in a bad market. The feedback we have gotten from people who have seen it has been positive. 2 different people said it was their top 2 but no offers yet.

Here are some of the projects I've been working on for the past few weeks.

Master Bath BEFORE

Master Bath AFTER: Total cost $40 for floor



Kitchen before (WARNING NOT FOR THOSE WITH STRONG GAG REFLEX)
The floor in our kitchen was just plain nasty. No matter how many times it was swept, mopped, and scrubbed by hand it always looked dirty. We were going to change it out when we first moved in but never did. Although I wish we did it earlier, I still am glad I did it and love being able to clean my floor and have it stay clean.

this picture below is what I found when I took off the transition strip. ICKY!!!! 2 layers of vinyl near the back entry, neither one properly installed.

Kitchen floor after, Ahhhhh, much better.

My new bed! I finally have a real bed and I love it. I sewed a couple throw pillows from leftover fabric from the curtains I sewed for the room. Oh, and I got a new lamp with birthday money. Love it!

Another little yucky before and after, someone who owned the house before us apparently never watched HGTV of YouTube videos and did not know how to caulk. Look at this poor caulk job over the grey grout. I found this strip at Lowes to go over it. Looks much nicer, I love a clean line.

Painted the front door with left over paint in the basement. It is just a little thing but overall I think the front door makes an impression so might as well take a couple minutes to make it look nice.