Creature of habit. Obviously, I prefer the mobility and flexibility of working from the laptop where I want and when I want with broadband access. Whether it be out on the sun porch or while winding down in bed, prior to going to sleep.
The laptop has been hooked up to an external flat screen monitor in the upstairs office. I just need to get into the mode of not being mobile.
The library project or what has extended into the basement project has been underway for a couple of months. Eight hundred square feet of porcelain tile to be laid. So, far the large "library" room and the bedroom are completed, as far as tile work. This AM, the men began to pull up the brittle and crumbling synthetic stick down tile from the laundry/utility room floor.
The bedroom is essentially completed in terms of renovations: Tile, new baseboard and door handles, dry wall repair, painting of the ceiling, trim and walls. Coaxial cable was rerouted through the stairwell and along the channel behind the baseboard into the room. Electrical and lighting fixtures were all replaced.
A friend just re-did a room in their basement, new from the studs, and he had all of the electrical outlets upgraded to four gang outlets. Took his lead on that and did the same with all but one outlet in the bedroom. Also, I had them install a new dimmer switch up to control the overhead light fixture.
For those of you who smoke or have a loved one that smokes. Take note: It should not take two gallons of white Berh paint to cover a ceiling. I think that they had to paint the rectangular area where the long florescent light was installed four times in order to cover the smoke discoloration.
I knew that I wanted:
- Bright white for ceiling
- Bright white for trim in a high gloss
- Semi gloss wall paint in a shade of green to match the Chinese Oriental carpet
- I ended up with Berh bright white flat for the ceilings. (Note: $ _ Rep. at Home Depot advised me to get the 2 gallon plastic pails, as they cost less per gallon than the 5 gallon pails. (Good tip.)
- Glidden white-on-white gloss for the trim work and doors.
- Benjamin Moore, Ben paint in an Apple Blossom (light green) for the walls.
- Rustolium Appliance White Paint (Air vents cleaned in the dishwasher (I know....OCD)).
Task this evening is to get down on the floor and remove the paint that got onto the new tile from around the perimeter and splashes here and there. Plus, give the floor a good wash before the new area rug pad is put down and the clean Oriental carpet.
Workers will be back tomorrow to move the furniture back in and then move items out of the laundry/utility room to commence the tile work within that space.
I will start trying to post photos in a short period of time. Not sure if my camera; which I have a couple of places that I normally place it has been misplaced or if the first couple of workers might have walked with it. Let's hope it is just misplaced.
You might wonder what one does if they don't watch TV in the evening. How about replace the toilet seat!
Seriously, that was my little project last night and I am so happy with it. Master bedroom toilet had a padded seat that wasn't the proper size for the toilet basin. It has been replaced with a new American Standard, Williamsburg toilet seat (new in the box from ReBuild, cost $5.).
What a difference it makes in the appearance of the bathroom.
FYI: The knobs, electrical plates and switches, along with the clean, padded toilet seat will be headed to ReBuild for donation. I don't care if they give them away, as long as they do not go into land fill.
Stay tuned family and friends.
