The Kitchen

Dan tore out the cabinets, I patched and primed the walls....

The wet bar remained in place so we would have a sink to clean up the paint equipment...

Cabinets have been installed...

Toe kick cover has been installed,the floor coated with a leveling compound in preparation for installation of the vinyl tiles.

Vinyl tile installed, appliances installed, cabinetry replacing the wet bar installed and awaiting the counter top....stay tuned.

After the initial clean up

The park management company required that the yard be cleaned up before we could get final approval for residency. We discovered 2 hibiscus plants that had been smothered by the junipers. We discovered this brick planter underneath the overgrown succulents.

It took us 1 and a half weeks to get this done. We still had boxes stashed in the sun room and second bedroom to sort through. There was loads of costume jewelery, lotion, body wash, makeup, and miss. duplicated items.

As can bee seen, there are still items in the hutch and kitchen, but these look like interesting or useful items.

Interesting wet bar with wine rack, but it has to go. Maybe to be replaced by a single level counter which would be a nice baking center and buffet counter.

The problem here is how to get rid of the bed.

The closet is nice and the mirrored doors with be nice when it comes time to check my attire before leaving the house.

The master bath is roomy with lots of cabinet space. Do we paint the existing, or install new?

The main bath has a full size shower which was one of the selling points for us. No having to step over the edge of the tub.

Of course, we went through a box of vinyl gloves in this phase.

The paint colors have been selected, and the paint purchased. Now we can get started on covering up the vast amount of wood panelling.

#82 When we took possession

The front of the house was obscured by overgrown juniper shrubs and bougainvillea. The place had been empty for 6 months which accounts for the dry lawn surrounding the spruce tree. At least the tree is established and is doing well. Portion of the back yard - sun room on the right

Living room from the front door

Living room looking toward the front door. It seemed like the resident gave up on packing up her belongings and left a lot of stuff behind.

Dining room viewed from living room. Again, the cabinet was full of stuff.

Kitchen as seen from dining room. There was food in the ref. and cupboards. Dirty dished in the sink and dog food stashed in the dishwasher.

Second bedroom

Main bath: the pile beyond the fan is adult diapers - and more were left in the shower.

The master bedroom and bath. The closet was half full of clothing.

The cabinets were full of stuff

Quite a collection of colognes, many still in unopened packaging, and more stuff inside the cabinet. For some reason we did not get pics of the inside of the sun room which was full of stuff including two bookcases of books.

The place was full of dust, dog hair and spider webs. However, there was a vacuum left behind that came in useful once we purchased the required filter.

The Fixer-upper

We have purchased a larger mobile home in a park very near where we now live. Twice the space and more yard for a vegetable garden. But . . . . it needs loads of work. Well, our modus operndi is "make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" (referring to dwellings of course), and we're at it again.

Just when we thought we had moved into our last house we find another. However, it is a great feeling to see what our hard work can create.

Stay tuned for the photos of progress . . . . . . .