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.

Paint

Had to get a coat of paint on before the rains hit. Not completely sold on the blue trim, may due a dark brown or grey there instead, but a huge improvement over what it was. Right now I only have one coat on, and haven't done the edging right, so it's a rough paint job, but it will tide the house over until I get a patch of good weather and can finish the job.

Patio Demo

Wanted to get a good exposure to the foundation so I could verify the seal (think I found a leak in the planter box where the foundation meets), so I decided to tackle getting the rear concrete pad broken up. Quotes to do the job were in the $5k range, so I decided I'd break it up and move it myself. Removal then is only $650. Rented a breaker from HomeDepot. Took about 6-7hrs of work, and a lot of Ibuprofin. Went from this: To this: I am planning on taking at least a week of picking at it to move everything.

Normandy Park Restoration

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