Subfloor and Hardwood Sample

Got part of the subfloor installed in the laundry room. Yesterday I also picked up a 20sqft sample of the hardwood flooring I plan to use in the kitchen. The laundry room will actually be tiled, but this is a good spot to do a color test. It's a locally-sourced zebrawood. I looked at some of the engineered woods and just didn't care for them. This is solid, tongue and groove hardwood, so it can be refinished and restained any number of times. I will probably stain it just a hair darker than it looks now. I'll do some stain tests as I get closer to doing the flooring.

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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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