The removal of the previous owners’ “personality” has finally begun! The master bedroom has been stripped and painted (a nice sage green/gray color), with only touch-up remaining, and wallpaper is being removed from the living room! In the next few days, we’ll get the new curtains hung up and things in the bedroom put away. Right now, we’re shopping for curtain rods we like and a nice ceiling fan. Once all that’s done, I’ll post some pictures!
I’ve also gotten the new lawn tractor, lawn mower and string trimmer (all Cub Cadet products), and they’re all parked in the garage awaiting their first use. Then, they’ll all be transferred down to the shed.
Since I’m off all of next week, I’m also planning to start in the basement, doing the demo work on one wall, and putting up a couple of new ones.
Well, we’ve moved out of the hotel, and into the house (that was actually yesterday). Haven’t got a clue where any thing is — there are boxes everywhere. We’ll start with some more regular updates as things get saner around here. But, today, in no particular order …
- The Big Screen Store delivered the new flat screen TV.
- Comcast came and hooked up the cable, internet and phones.
- We ordered the new fridge.
- The painters came by to do a survey to quote the wallpaper removal and painting.
- The birds came home.
Tomorrow is back to work — first day with the new commute. And, the cats come home (yes, I realize that out here in the country, it’s more appropriate for the cows to come home). Stay tuned for more adventures….
We seem to have managed to come to an agreement with the sellers on the items found in the home inspection. Compromises were made, but we were able to have the most important items addressed — some damage caused by leaky seals on the circulating pump for the heating system (damage is purely superficial, but I want the seals redone), and a certification of the chimneys, flues and fireplaces. The seller had the chimney work done recently, and supplied appropriate paperwork showing the results of the inspections, and I had a telephone conversation with someone at the company that performed the work, and they were happy to answer any and all of the questions I had.
There were a couple of other items on the inspection report that will need to be dealt with at some point, but they’re not structural issues or safety related, so I can get to them when I get around to it.
In other positive news, the house appraised for more than what we’re paying for it, and all of our loan paperwork has been moved along to the underwriters. Our final confirmation on the financing should arrive on Monday.
Now, if the sellers would just stop yelling at the folks from the title company….
After a couple of false starts, we finally closed the sale on our Columbia town home last night. There were still a couple of minor hiccups, but in the end, we walked out with our check and the buyers walked out with the keys. Now, we can set our sites on the purchase of our new home. In the mean time, we’re “camping out” in an efficiency at an extended-stay hotel.
We know that there are going to be a few challenges with the purchase — we’ve already opted to pay a little more than we had originally intended. Now, there are some items that came up in the home inspection that we would like done, and the seller is balking. Time for negotiations. I’m sure it will all work out in the end.
The full bath in the new house (our! new house!) is on lilac overload. I’m sure it’s quite lovely, but we’re just not purple people. Unfortunately, we won’t have money for a complete re-do right away.
In the meantime, thanks to retrorenovation.com, I’ve found an acceptable fabric that’s got purple in it but isn’t floral. Check this out from Melinamade. It’s mostly teals & white, with just enough purple to make it and the lilac tiles look “on-purpose” while being vintage-looking so it fits the age of the house. A pinch-pleat valance atop a set of blinds will look great. Paired with a simple white shower curtain (or a s.c. made of the fabric again!), the room will have new look that helps us live with the lilac tiles until we are able to replace them.
