cleaning and unpacking - what fun

WOW it's been too long since I've updated this... Only yesterday we got internet service set up so I've been doing these and basically anything online from a coffee shop down the street. And of course it's late, so pictures will have to come sometime tomorrow.

So on to progress. The floors are clean anyway, and everything else like showers and other stuff you use on a daily basis. At this point we're still solidly in the first part of the project - sort of getting the place more liveable so we can kind of get a feel for the house and what would work out best. I've also been spending a huge amount of time unpacking and writing up the claim for damaged and lost items.

The walls were way beyond cleaning so we've been priming all of them. So far the entry way, most of the kitchen, living room and family room are some shade of white. The dark purple is taking two coats to hide of course, and there's loads of damage to the walls to repair. The family room will be a shade of blue that works with the rug... while the entry, dining, living room and kitchen will be some kind of off white that matches the upholstery on the couch. Neither of these two colors have been figured out yet.

I've also been playing around with the oven. It smells bad when it's turned on because it's probably never been cleaned, so right now it's in a half-assembled state on the kitchen floor. Sad thing is, that's just the door. Scrubbing it led to wanting to get out a lot of nastiness behind the glass, which led to the paint behind the glass coming off because it was no good anymore and now the door is taken apart so it can be cleaned and repaired completely. With any luck it'll be back together tomorrow. It's probably more effort than anyone else has put into a 35 year old Jenn Air but at least it won't be a huge filthy thing in the center of the kitchen.

Future plans are starting to form. I'm thinking bigger/more windows, and maybe a vaulted ceiling in the den (but something would have to be done with the fireplace). Not sure, but I still have plenty of time.