The Real Story of Living Through a Remodel

Living in our house through a major remodel was a financial choice.  To move out and pay rent, would have put our remodel out of reach.  This is the "other" side of a remodel.  

 In our current bedroom, the carpet had to be torn up when the roof leaked into the room. No sense in fixing it b/c it is all coming up once we move back to our master bedroom. 

 Sharing my dish closet.  

 The hallway outside the bedroom. 

 The living room

 Waiting to be hauled away.

 The second dishwasher waiting to be installed

 Master bath cabinets with the guest room mattress. 

 Decisions daily.  This is the master bath tile. 

 The old microwave

No counter space anywhere yet

Temporary counter space

Pantry doors waiting to be finished and installed

 Brown paper and cardboard everywhere

 Half finished walls

 Every room is covered in dust

The master bedroom after we moved out  

Open to the heat of the attic space  

This is one of the master bath windows.  They were installed through the floor into the garage below to keep the front of the house symmetrical, then they built a box around them.  

These windows are coming out to be replaced with windows we can actually use!

The old shower drain, open to the garage below

The view from just about every window in the house.

 Open the beautiful front door and this is the view 

 Piles of stuff in every corner

   Dressing mirror that doesn't fit in the guest room

Unfinished walls in our temporary bedroom

The garage

Everything including the kitchen sink on the deck.

I do laundry on the deck

The view from the deck

Doors to the patio

The other side of those doors waiting for the mason

The view from the street

I can't imagine life will ever be normal again.