Happy Transformation Tuesday! My days are so messed up this week. I was so sure that Sunday was Monday, Monday was Tuesday, and today is Wednesday. I even woke up and did my Wednesday Weigh-In this morning.
Today was Eli's first day of school--he's starting 11th grade. Noah started last week, but his classes are a little odd because they are all college classes now and his schedule is much different. He would normally be starting college this fall with his friends, but because he did a "middle college" program, he's been taking college courses for the last two years. So, it's hard to say what "grade" he's in. But I wanted a picture anyways! So here is a before and "after" of my boys.
OHMYGOSH, I miss that age so much! They were so stinkin' cute. One of these days, I'd like to put together a collage of all of their first days of school.
I'm lucky to have such great kids!
Anyway, I have a couple of readers' transformations to share today as well. Enjoy!
We've been remodeling our basement for 3 months and the end is almost in sight, LOL!
New bathroom- We're adding a second bathroom in the house and decided to upgrade all of the water lines when we had the new plumbing put in, so it's been a pretty major deal in our entire basement all summer. Thankfully breaking up the concrete and re-pouring it only took a few days because I work from home and it was LOUD! And the concrete dust took well over a month to settle, yikes.
Paint- We can't afford to put up drywall, so we had a family friend repaint the cement blocks, the laundry room floor, and even the laundry room ceiling, including all of the pipes, LOL. I had no idea you could just spray everything! Our goal wasn't a finished look, per se, but just something more aesthetic and less dungeon-feeling ;)
Laundry room- We spent hours and hours scraping the old linoleum glue off the floor before it got painted. It's just a plain gray, but I love it. As you can tell, gray is my theme :) We replaced the old cabinet and counter top on the washer/dryer side, added a beautiful rug (that I loved so much I bought 3 more for the other rooms, ha!) and reorganized and added more storage on the other side. I know there are just as many spiders waiting to get me, but it doesn't FEEL like there are just as many spiders because it's so bright and fresh now ;)
Bedroom- We put waterproof vinyl plank flooring in my son's room (which we will carry into the other side of the basement once the bathroom is done), painted it, and got new furniture and bedding. He is a high school senior and this feels a lot more grown up for him. I'm just so happy looking at it!
-Sonja
Karen, I love the new color! I always love it when people paint their furniture something bright and fun. Isn't it awesome to see your hard work pay off in the end? As you know, I adore thrift shopping, and this looks like a fun project piece. What a great find! -Katie
Thank you so much, Karen and Sonja, for sharing your transformations! I'm always in awe when I see before and after photos--so fun. If anyone has a transformation to share, please do so--I always need them! Just send a before photo and an after photo (unedited) to me at: katie (at) runsforcookies (dot) com. Include your name and a description of your transformation. Let's see what you come up with!
Your readers are so talented and energetic! Wow!
ReplyDeleteSonja we have the worst spider population ever! Mosely wolf spiders and they can be huge and gross! We've been using sticky traps for quit some time, and the difference is so amazing. We rarely see them anymore, and when we do, they're on the sticky trap. I read they like dark rooms, and walk along the walls instead of the middle of the room. We put them where a pet can't step on it. You gotta get some. And nice transformations, a lot of rewarding work.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen! But if I thought for ONE second that there was potentially a WOLF spider IN MY HOUSE, I would move immediately. IMMEDIATELY. I cannot even fathom you finding them (even trapped)... it takes me a good 10 minutes of screaming, swearing, crying, and calling my husband and neighbors for help before I can even try to kill the smallest of spiders as the very last resort :( I did just buy a long stick with sticky ends that will grab and squish them from a safe(ish) distance, LOL.
DeleteI read a more recent post saying you were stopping the transformation Tuesdays, which makes me sad because I just bought a new house and have been working on my transformations to submit. :-(
ReplyDeletePlease feel free to send it anyways! I wasn't getting many submissions so I didn't want to count on it anymore. But if I get some, I'd love to post them!
DeleteIt is a work in progress, I am still working on the transforming part. :-)
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