So we're settled into the new house. woohoo! Spent the entire weekend cleaning, painting, scraping, painting....etc.. did i mention the painting? wooo. here's what i've learned about a new house:
1). moving the CATS into the house will be a difficult transition. Georgie woke me up at 4am on saturday, because she was BANGING THE KITCHN CABINET DOORS. i guess she was opening them, to see what was inside. very clever, isn't she? well...we have metal cabinets, so the sound was very loud. i guess we won't be keeping catfood in those cabinets.
2). The size of the doors in your new house and the size of your favorite couch will always be different. My big brown couch is gonna get stuck in the shed, because it won't fit through the doors into the office. whoops. better keep that in mind if i decide to buy a new futon.
3). If you have to take the door off the bathroom, it's important to have a backup plan. we took th door off to paint, then realized that was a problem. we had to make everyone go into the other room while someone wanted to use the bathroom, because there's NO privacy without a door.
4). Don't get the cable TV connected until you're finished with remodeling. as soon as i got the tv hooked up, i felt myself being drawn to the couch to watch the NCAA tournament.
5). Got old wallpaper? Paint over it. don't even bother taking it down. we tried to strip the walls in the small hallway...and it took us three days to get the crap off the walls. you can STILL see a few small spots. However, in the living room, we primed and painted 'em. Yep...right over the wallpaper. looks great, no problems.
1). moving the CATS into the house will be a difficult transition. Georgie woke me up at 4am on saturday, because she was BANGING THE KITCHN CABINET DOORS. i guess she was opening them, to see what was inside. very clever, isn't she? well...we have metal cabinets, so the sound was very loud. i guess we won't be keeping catfood in those cabinets.
2). The size of the doors in your new house and the size of your favorite couch will always be different. My big brown couch is gonna get stuck in the shed, because it won't fit through the doors into the office. whoops. better keep that in mind if i decide to buy a new futon.
3). If you have to take the door off the bathroom, it's important to have a backup plan. we took th door off to paint, then realized that was a problem. we had to make everyone go into the other room while someone wanted to use the bathroom, because there's NO privacy without a door.
4). Don't get the cable TV connected until you're finished with remodeling. as soon as i got the tv hooked up, i felt myself being drawn to the couch to watch the NCAA tournament.
5). Got old wallpaper? Paint over it. don't even bother taking it down. we tried to strip the walls in the small hallway...and it took us three days to get the crap off the walls. you can STILL see a few small spots. However, in the living room, we primed and painted 'em. Yep...right over the wallpaper. looks great, no problems.
posted by Hurley at
3:17 PM
