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<\/a><\/p>\nBefore we headed to Lowes I stopped by the house to measure the hinges we are replacing.<\/p>\n
This is how we take notes. A picture of\u00a0the item, with the measurement, and how many we need. Don’t say we aren’t high tech around here!<\/p>\n I also purchased replacement recessed lighting which was on sale. I’ve been looking at lights for several weeks, but each light was $24 each. Today the LED retrofit downlights<\/a> were on sale with Lowes for $30 for two. I bought four packs which will replace all but a few lights in the house.<\/p>\n I LOVE the fan I found for the family room. We are installing\u00a0dark hardware on the barn door and I purchased dark knobs for the built in cabinets.<\/p>\n It’s the\u00a0Harbor Breeze\u00a0Lake Placido 52-in Aged Iron\u00a0fan<\/a>. We installed it with the darker blades showing. It took about an hour to install it, so it wasn’t the easiest fan we ever installed, but it wasn’t too bad.<\/p>\n I love this room even though\u00a0we don’t have floors and everything is still taped off.<\/p>\n Here’s my brother, who arrived as the last screw was being installed in the fan.<\/p>\n He has a knack for showing up right when we are FINiSHING the job. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n I started working on the bathroom vanities tonight. The house has four and a half bathrooms. We completely gutted the half bath. Two other bathrooms are getting a cheap makeover and two bathrooms will be upgraded at a later date.<\/p>\n I’m hoping to upgrade both bathrooms for a few hundred dollars which means keeping the vanities and painting them.<\/p>\n The current vanity in the master bath was painted black with a very glossy paint. It might even be oil based paint. I wasn’t sure how the chalk paint would cover the black paint.<\/p>\n I’ll be posting a tutorial once I’m finished or perhaps a what not to do depending on how it turns out. I lightly sanded the doors before painting.<\/p>\n This is after one\u00a0coat of Annie Sloan Pure White chalk paint. It will definitely need a second coat, but I’m pleased with how it covered the door.<\/p>\n The hardwood floor is getting delivered tomorrow, since it has to sit in the house for a few days before it is installed. (Monday- woohooo!!!!)<\/p>\n We cleaned the office floor (it was so dirty) so that the wood wouldn’t be sitting in a pile of construction dust.<\/p>\n We are changing out receptacles, lights, fans, and switches tomorrow so it should be a busy day. The painting is almost done and I love\u00a0how it looks. Only a few more days until the floors are installed and we get closer to moving in!<\/p>\n Don\u2019t miss a renovation update! Subscribe here<\/a> and get daily updates delivered to your inbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n