What we have been up to

 Last week Edward cut the carpet on the stairs to see what we would be dealing with once we started the make over. Of course it was what we had thought it was going to be-ugly lumber.

We were hoping that we would uncover really nice wood stairs so we wouldn’t have to put out the extra expense of replacing the wood treads and risers. So we went out and bought 13 oak treads and 14 oak risers.

Friday night we were wondering about the bottom 3 steps. They extend out on each side and are finished on the ends. We had no idea how we were going to match the new risers up with them or if we even needed to do that. Edward said he felt like cutting into that area to see what was there and I told him to go for it. We were pleasantly surprised to find nice wood stairs under that disgusting carpet!

Just look at that carpet! I am really worried about what is under the carpet in the rest of the house. Ick. I can’t wait till we get to rip it ALL out and put down wood.

After a light sanding and some wood filler here is what the steps look like now. They still need work before they can be primed and painted.

We took back 3 treads and 3 risers and that saved us $102! The stair project is costing us less than we had thought so that means more money for other stuff! Yay!!!

Oh and I changed the color of the railing upstairs. Something about the other color just bugged me. I am much happier with the new color which is Kona from Rustoleum.

   

This is the exact color I was trying to find and had no luck. I am so happy I finally found it!

Yesterday I started painting the library and the shelving for the library. It took 7 hours to get two coats of primer on all of it. It is taking longer than I thought it would but I am hopeful that I will be done with the painting by Friday.

Have a great week y’all!