Sunroom Before/After - Veranda Avant/Après

Here also the work we've done was mostly cosmetic: carpet removal, wallpaper removal, windows treatment removal, cleaning and painting. The book shelves were a long work but here we are! We are finally using it temporarily as a playroom; it is a wonderful, bright room, surrounded, for now, by bushes ...

Ici aussi, les travaux étaient principalement esthétiques: enlever la moquette, le papier peint, enlever les gros coffrages de rideaux, nettoyage et peinture. La bibliothèque a été un gros morceau mais nous y sommes! Nous l'utilisons de façon temporaire comme salle de jeux; c'est une superbe pièce, très claire et ensoleillée, entourée pour el moment d'arbustes!

Main living areas - Pièces principales

Finally got time to take pictures!!!! a lot of work has be done over the past days as we have been using the extra help we have (and who leaves tomorrow :( )!!! 1 week on the windows and the big built-in book shelving in the sunroom then 2 days on the walls and the kid closets!!! and our part is coming to an end or almost!!!

The result is just so good! we were able to have some clean windows; even if white paint on stained wood is not the easiest thing to do despite the time we spent sanding last month. But the color on the wall is bringing this house to the new millennium!!!

(I will post before and after pictures later...)

Sanding, Patching ... Ponçage, Rebouchage...

We are, for our part, working on the office, again. On the menu of the last 2 weekends: hole patching and cracking repair and furthermore sanding; our new toy: power sanding machine! a first! finally a bit loud but not so difficult to use! and finally, after 2 weekends and 3 vacuum sacks full of dust, the room is ready for the paint! yes finally!

De notre coté on continue a préparer le bureau à la peinture. Au programme, rebouchage des fissures et des trous mais surtout ponçage; on s'essaye à la ponceuse électrique, instrument très magniable quoique un peu bruyant ! petit a petit ca prend forme! Après 2 weekends, 3 aspirateurs remplis de poussière, la pièce est prete pour la peinture! je n'ose dire enfin!

Office part 1- Bureau 1ère partie

We have to start with one room, the sunroom/office it will be. Why? Because it maybe the one which needs the most work. The target is to transform this dusty, dark sunroom into an office/media room. 

Nous devons commencer par quelque part: ce sera donc la veranda/bureau. Pourquoi? Et bien parce que c'est la pièce qui demande le plus de travaux je pense. L'objectif est de transformer cette poussiérieuse, sombre véranda (ancien porche, fermé) en bureau/salle mutimedia!