So I decided to sell…

I did all this work to my house and now my city is booming. It is time to hit the road Jack. I decided to take advantage of the booming market and sell my place. It is worth more than double what I paid for it. I first started packing up boxes galore and taking … Continue reading →

My duck tape alternative…

Not wanting to bust my budget on my sink, yet, also wanting to wash dishes without something catching the water, I decided to wrap my pipes. I got this stuff from Walmart for $5. I am sure this is not meant to be a permanent fix but for now it is working. I taped the … Continue reading →

HomeTalk

Hey everyone…I just wanted to let you know I am now featured on Hometalk and I will be posting my new projects on there.  If you would like to follow me please check me out at http://www.hometalk.com/citygirlrajan1/posts What is Hometalk?   It’s pinterest on steroids!! I am transferring my projects from this blog over to that site … Continue reading →

My Thrift Store Trip

I went to my favorite TROSA Thrift store a couple of weeks ago and spied these couches. Yes they are red.  They are both pull out couches and when I removed the cushions I found that they were also sleepers and the beds look brand new still in the plastic.  The cushions and the arms, … Continue reading →

My New Year Resolution…Just One

This year I said I was not going to make New Year resolutions because I never check at the end of the year to see if I kept them.  Since it is snowy I should be working on projects in the house but instead I have been studying my blog, which has brought many questions … Continue reading →

Drywall is Nearly Done (Day 7?)

Today we are having snow and icy rain but they called for a blizzard.  We got about 2″ and around these parts that qualifies as a blizzard so my job is closed down for the day.  You won’t hear me complaining. I woke up at 5 as usual and pandered around the house a bit, took … Continue reading →

Close to the Finish Line!!

I been sick as a dog and I am not sure with what.  I have these dreadful headaches and nothing is making them go away.  And I am sooooo tired all the time.  All these days I had off and I just been lounging around supervising the workers.  I tried working from home a couple … Continue reading →

My bathroom Storage Solution

I had stuff in my bathroom everywhere. (ignore the junk in the mirror…I have major construction going on).  There’s junk under the sink,  on the shower rods,  in the shower stall, hanging in baskets, a basket on the back of the toilet and my vitamins on the sink in the kitchen.  It was getting out … Continue reading →

Day Five!

The guys have not been here for a few days and the weather was perfect: cold but not too cold, and most importantly no rain.  Yesterday morning they returned.  Not three like normal but 9. Oh Lordy all of this El Salvadore eye candy lurking around my yard.  LOL. Anywho… They were determined to put … Continue reading →

The Problem…

I went back to work and not being here means the guys show up when they want to.  Work has been slow but not so slow because the dining room is nearly finished.  The outside is up, the electricity is in, the insulation is in and part of the sheet rock is done.    Good news right? (sidenote: … Continue reading →

My Vacation Was Productive

I am still not finished yet but I accomplished a few things while on vacation: I fixed the leak under the sink.  It kicked my ass but I fixed it Painted my kitchen white.  Remember one of the colors of the year 2016 was named as simply white.  I used bright while base with mo … Continue reading →

Still Going Slow

This morning I woke up at 7 AM but then I decided  to sleep in because my legs are freaking sore from lifting those sub floors and siding panels yesterday. I could barely make it to the bathroom this morning. My hands are all cut up, swollen and hurting as well. I took two Advil … Continue reading →

A Little Progress Everyday!

So I showed you this morning the contractor started with a deck and by the time I woke up and made coffee they had gotten this far. I was still working on my cabinet in the bathroom. What started out as a between the studs shelf turned into a shallow shelf because I would have … Continue reading →

I Declare War

Well my house is officially a war zone again.  At least it looks like that. The yard has building materials all over the place and the inside of the house is a wreck.  Last night I was trying to get the drywall off the wall in the bathroom and I used a grinder.  I had … Continue reading →

Thoughts on the Closet in G’pa’s Room

SO I am still planning on making a wide deep closet and not having any doors on it.  Something like this. Code requires that I have a window in the closet and that has been bugging the hell out of me.  What to do.  I did not want a window because I did not want … Continue reading →

The Porch- Still a Rough draft

I am not sure what I am going to call this room.  I originally thought it would be a dining room, then I thought dining room/den, then den.  It will look like a normal room but will not have heat and air in it.  My mind has been all over the place on it.  I … Continue reading →

The foundation, The Possible Guerrilla to My Plan!

I don’t go in the basement too often as it is creepy as hell down there.  I do know that it is leaking though.  I was down there a few months ago and saw it is getting worse.  I asked the contractors to look at it.  We went down stairs to check the leak and … Continue reading →

The Sunroom Planning

I changed the uses of each room in my house.  The bedroom is the kids room (which is where I am planning on making the master), The livingroom is being used as the master bedroom, the diningroom is being used as the livingroom and the porch is being used as the kids game room.  And … Continue reading →

The Closet Planning

While I was waiting for the contractor to come over to give me an estimate I went online for some ideas on how to get a  bump out for my closet on a budget.   I found cantilevered additions.  OMG this is PERFECT!!! Ever heard of it before?  I never had, although being in a … Continue reading →

My House is my pimp!!

This house is still driving me crazy, that has not changed a bit.  I am still planning on selling it one day and planning to add onto it the next day.  Loving the charm of my house one day and hating the inefficiency of it the next day.  Loving my big yard one day and … Continue reading →