Crazy at 70
Yesterday I spent the day working at a house we own. It was a rental but we are planning on selling it. At first, all I was going to do was clean it, put it on the market and sell it as quick as possible, but our realtor gave me a low-ball price at which to list it and I think I was seriously insulted! So I told we would list it for $15,000.00 more! Although I figured he would say that was dumb, he said okay.
I went through the house and looked at it with a critical eye. I thought of what I would do if I were going to move into this house. I knew I was going to clean carpets, floors, bathrooms, kitchen cabinets and perhaps wash some walls, but after I looked at things more closely a longer list emerged.
In addition to the list, we painted the entire upstairs, painted the front and back entry ways, painted the entire front room, touched up and/or repainted trim. Late yesterday I "revived" the hardwood floors.
I was determined to clean the rest of the kitchen cabinets before I left yesterday but found it a bit daunting. There happened to be some trim paint in a tray with a roller on the counter, so I brushed out the cabinets and painted the insides. Looks fabulous and it was not near as labor intensive!
I went through the house and looked at it with a critical eye. I thought of what I would do if I were going to move into this house. I knew I was going to clean carpets, floors, bathrooms, kitchen cabinets and perhaps wash some walls, but after I looked at things more closely a longer list emerged.
In addition to the list, we painted the entire upstairs, painted the front and back entry ways, painted the entire front room, touched up and/or repainted trim. Late yesterday I "revived" the hardwood floors.
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| Painting the front entryway |
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| A much cleaner color! |
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| Revived floor - front entryway. (I think I need better curtains lol) |
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| Main floor bed/den floor- I used a different product and I don't think I like it! |
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| This is a den/bedroom on the first floor. I had them change the light from the dining room to this room. It's so much brighter. |
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| Living room floor "revived". I hope it dries a little less glossy! |
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| This light had to be repaired. The globe was cracked and it was loose on the wall. Seemed like a quick fix but... |
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| This is the kind of thing I hate especially on new carpet! I have vacuumed and shampooed these spots a few times. It will eventually come out but it's hard labor if the machine can't take care of it!
I actually like a day of hard labor but the details of the project itself, make me lose sleep. I was up VERY early this morning because I was making lists in my head about all the things I needed to do today! It has to get finished TODAY!
Stay tuned! It goes on the market soon!
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