Hey Pearl, I am gutting my basement, walled it off to make the bedroom it should have had when it was built - all the stuff there but not the wall... when thats done I'll be able to get a roommate if I need to. I painted all the trim in the house white - to update. Painted all the walls. Painted the kitchen cabinets white - new countertops go in next week... I will re-tile my bathroom to finish a tiling project started 2 years ago by H but I won't start that until its warmer here so we can cut tile outside with the water saw I installed new carpet everywhere, New light fixtures, bought a new dining room set and I'm swapping living room furniture with my sister - she's going to put mine in her den because she got new stuff for her living room. I'm taking her old living room stuff because it matches my new paint. I re-ran the wiring in most of the rooms to the cable outlets are on the the proper walls and then re-arranged the rooms properly for Fung Shu. I still need to make curtains for every room since I took down the old yucky mini blinds...
I think thats everything. I'm still in the middle of it and there's ALOT to do - but its been my life saver the last few months. Kept me busy and distracted. It looks amazing!!!!! I've named the project "excising demons" - its a big joke now in my family. So many of the house issues before stemmed around some poor choices of mine and it feels REALLY good to right that wrong for myself.
It looks nothing like it did when H lived here - all my design now. The last time he was here I was sleeping the in the dining room and everything I owned was in the living room , the bedroom area was platic-ed off and we were spraying primer everywhere. The basement was gutted to the concrete and there were holes in the walls where we were pulling electrical wires everywhere. I don't know if he would like it or not - someone asked me that the other day. I know he hates white woodwork... I can honestly say I made every decision on what to do with the house based on what I like and want - without considering him. Its going to be my home for a while - so its what I like!!!
I'm on the fence about letting him see it. I'm afraid if he does he will want to fight me for it because its all fixed up nicely now and also because I don't want to listen to him criticize it. Thats all he did before he left - criticize - nothing was ever good enough for him. I don't want to listen to him do that to something that I've put my heart into for the last 4 months and something I am extremely proud of!
Well anyway... I'm rambling. Now I'm off to work to complete what will end up being a 60 hour week. No rest for the wicked I guess, not when H won't help with the bills anyway!!!
Have a great day everyone!
Talia
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I installed new carpet everywhere, New light fixtures, bought a new dining room set and I'm swapping living room furniture with my sister - she's going to put mine in her den because she got new stuff for her living room. I'm taking her old living room stuff because it matches my new paint. I re-ran the wiring in most of the rooms to the cable outlets are on the the proper walls and then re-arranged the rooms properly for Fung Shu. I still need to make curtains for every room since I took down the old yucky mini blinds...
I can honestly say I made every decision on what to do with the house based on what I like and want - without considering him. Its going to be my home for a while - so its what I like!!! 
