My Canadian Couch

There are quite a few canadian staples that I enjoy, one of those being the furniture company EQ3. Pictured below is the couch of my dreams. I was fully willing to purchase this couch but they are no longer shipping to the U.S.

Behold, y'all, the Byrd Sofa. Isn't it delicious?

So I have compromised with this sad looking thing below:

It is also by EQ3 but lacks the mid century style of the Byrd sofa.

It is, however, much much better than 99% percent of the used

couches up for sale in the past few months.

The other very exciting progression is that the popcorn ceiling is gone! I ended up paying someone to do it (you know the price was right since I am super cheap) but I still had to prime and put 2 coats of paint on the new ceiling which is much harder for me than for a regular-sized person. (what's that you say? I need my own reality show on TLC?)

I thought I'd show you what my bedroom is doing right now, since nothing else is happening. It is pretty much finished!

this green looks totally ugly in pictures, but more of a jade color in reality.

Hurrah for spring!

floors look awesome, right?

nothing special about the closet except for the fact that it is twice as big as my last one. look at the space between clothes!

Kind of quaint.

I just realized that I didn't get any baseboards in these pictures...they are magnificent actually, but maybe next time!

Refinishing floors/Painting

Hooray, it's me! Welcome to the first renovation post. I have now owned the house for three weeks and I think that we are making some quantifiable progress. Even better, I now know how to refinish hardwood floors.

This is Jeff. He's doing a lot of work free of charge.

Remember, this is the master bedroom before.

Wow so green! What was I thinking? This is only the first coat, it gets better.
(don't know what those spots are incidentally)

Pretty sunset outside! Not so pretty inside.

The initial sanding of the floors. We rented this from home depot and Jeff did most of the work.

So it turns out that refinishing floors requires a lot of vacuuming.

Putting a coat of varnish on the floor. I decided to go with the risky choice of a matte finish and no stain because I love the look of the natural floor. I wish I also would have chosen a flat paint not a semi-gloss but oh well, maybe next remodel.

BEFORE

Disclaimer: some of these photos contain graphic images of kitschy linoleum and other horrific crimes. also, if this is what your house looks like this may not be the blog for you.

Look at my cute house key!

Hardwood floors

View of back of house
(pardon the ghost)

Scary bathroom

Detail of wallpaper in guest bedroom

Guest bedroom

Bedroom #1

Sweet butterfly wallpaper survives!

You ask why? I ask why not?

View of the backyard from inside a window
(pardon the crack)

"patio room"
boasts not one but FIVE different types of wood paneling

the scene from the laundry room looking out into the "patio room"

Perhaps it will look better in the summer?

!

Weird but wonderfully retro cut out above wall between kitchen and living room.

Of course the wood paneling covers paint which covers wallpaper.

The Kitchen.
eh.

So there you have it! Let the renovations begin!

HOUSE...........roadhouse

Welcome to my blog of remodeling my house! It's going to be so fun and I'm doing it as cheaply as possible so that will be fun too!

Background:

Built 1951 ( so mid-century - yes, modern - no )

Roughly 1200 sq. ft. ( and I do mean rough )

Presently decorated with a delightful mix of materials!

Pics to follow.......