Upstairs -- Painting, Tearing out the Desk & New Carpet
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Candy (Abby's mom) hard at work
Candy (Abby's mom) hard at work
Judy (Jake's mom) hard at work, too
Judy (Jake's mom) hard at work, too
Abby doing the edge work
Abby doing the edge work
It's getting there!
It's getting there!
Doing touch ups
Doing touch ups
Finally finishing up the 2nd coat (at about midnight)
Finally finishing up the 2nd coat (at about midnight)
Yay, all done!
Yay, all done!
Yay, all done!
Yay, all done!
Yay, all done!
Yay, all done!
The built-in desk -- before the destruction
The built-in desk -- before the destruction
Just getting started...
Just getting started...
We didn't like that wood floor anyway...
We didn't like that wood floor anyway...
Hmmm... (the desk isn't coming out as easily as they'd hoped)
Hmmm... (the desk isn't coming out as easily as they'd hoped)
The desk goes to pieces...
The desk goes to pieces...
The first piece is gone!
The first piece is gone!
Moving right along...
Moving right along...
Halfway there!
Halfway there!
The last piece is coming out!
The last piece is coming out!
Oops -- Joe got into the wet paint!
Oops -- Joe got into the wet paint!
Two last pieces...
Two last pieces...
Almost there!
Almost there!
Whew, the last piece!
Whew, the last piece!
The desk is gone! (And the mess is amazing!)
The desk is gone! (And the mess is amazing!)
Mostly cleaned up and all painted! We're calling it done!
Mostly cleaned up and all painted! We're calling it done!
The carpet guys strip the upstairs down to the linoleum...
The carpet guys strip the upstairs down to the linoleum...
The carpet pad goes down...
The carpet pad goes down...
Another angle of the pad work...
Another angle of the pad work...
Laying the carpet...
Laying the carpet...
Laying the carpet...
Laying the carpet...
Laying the carpet...
Laying the carpet...
Laying the carpet...
Laying the carpet...
The stairs are done!
The stairs are done!
Carpet's done! (Just need to clean up the mess now!)
Carpet's done! (Just need to clean up the mess now!)