Finally every inch of dry wall including ceilings had to be re-shmootzed. (shmootz is bill speak for dry wall compound, caulking and anything that is shmootzy) and then primed.

Next I replaced the floor. All of it. This house had four different flooring materials which along with the wall paper really gave it a boxed in feeling.

All the vanities in the bathrooms were completely replaced and granite tops were added along with new faucets,plumbing, of course, and toilets etc.

In the kitchen, the cabinet boxes were still good. I refaced them with maple wood veneer stained in cherry and new maple doors and hardware, plumbing fixtures and a microwave oven was added. The counter top was replaced with granite and the sink counter extended 12 in. beyond the half wall to create a short bar into the dining area.

The floor was replaced with 20 in. porcelain tile set on a bias throughout the house and is now the only flooring material. This adds to the over all flow of the homes layout, to have a continuous floor. It’s important to use a similar  grout color, like the tile, to prevent ending up with a checker board look. The paint also, is the same neutral color through out the house for the same reason. Ben Moore (OC2) “Pale Almond”

Here’s the result:

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