Living Room Updates

Got the wall units installed. Missing 3 doors, but I'll finish those later. By cutting 2" holes between the cabinets, and adding grommets behind the speakers, all the cables are hidden. I figure when I put the in-wall speakers in, the grommets can be used to route anything from inside the cabinet to outside. Here's a pic:

Right now I'm playing with some LED rope lights above the upper cabinets, so I have a power cable strung up to them. I like the effect, though the quality of the lights I'm using now is poor. But I like the overall look. I also added a painting from the bedroom:

However I'll have to get a spot light to accent the painting. I'm still not loving the pot that palm is in, or the palm itself. It will do for now, but I'll put some other kind of plant and pot in that spot. Other than a few tweeks here and there, I might go ahead and call this done for now. Too many other parts of the house need more attention, so I'll focus more on those.

And here is the obligatory $240 Pudding picture:

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Craigslist Find

I'm still using a lot of old Ikea Expedit stuff for storage. It works, and is flexible, but not fancy. Been on the lookout for something better. Ran across this on CL for only $300, and got them to deliver. Right now it's just staged in the open area of the basement. I should be able to finish the framing and drywall in the old theater, and I'll move these in there.

Basement Bathroom Progress

Just for reference, here is the original, claustrophobic, non-code-compliant basement bathroom. And here is progress on the much larger bathroom, even though to overall footprint is the same size. The shower has been expanded to fill the entire width, and the ceiling raised in the shower area. The original was a generic shower stall, and was very dark and cramped. This will be much brighter and while the dimensions are small, won't feel nearly as cramped.

Kitchen Progress

Backsplash tile almost done, just need to install the outlets and faceplates.

Normandy Park Restoration

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