So we painted the house!

Also, we have been working on interior trim:

and also clearing brush out so we can see the river!

grout cleaner & wallpaper & brick on the addition!

I tried this product that is supposed to whiten grout. It comes in a small bottle for about $10 (I forgot the name but I bought it at Lowes in the tile area). This is how the tile looked before I used the product:

So the product says to put it on with a toothbrush in the grout lines, but as you can see these tiles are very small so I just put it all over the whole floor:

It looks like thick paint or thin caulk. The directions say to put it on and let it sit for 30-60 minutes then mist it with water, then scrub it off. That was such hard work!!! But I think the result looks pretty good. There are a few areas that need to be done again but overall I am happy - as long as it lasts! I think I may need to seal it.

you can see little piles of the grout cleaner here and there.

Also, the new wallpaper! (Trim will be installed at ceiling and baseboards and around doors and windows).

geometric patterns are difficult when walls are not completely level.

Also, our mason completed the brickwork on the addition!

I will be painting the house white soon! Keep watching!

new windows are in!

The workers got all of the new windows in today!!!

bathroom window from inside

bathroom window from outside

kitchen window from inside

kitchen window from outside

our son's room from inside

our son's room from outside

floors and walls

We put another coat of (oil based) poly on the floor and the fumes almost killed us! Ugh!!! It feels so hard and durable now, though, so I am glad we used oil. We have removed the vertical blinds and have installed window trim which we have painted a with a first coat of black.

We also began hanging the grass cloth.   This will be on the back wall only.

The workers began demo on the front windows, which created a major amount of dust!

Also: REMINDER - the view from our balcony/deck:

Also, I got an awesome cabinet at auction which we put in the entryway.