{"id":6315,"date":"2015-05-22T20:47:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T01:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=6315"},"modified":"2015-05-22T20:47:27","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T01:47:27","slug":"the-old-the-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2015\/05\/the-old-the-new\/","title":{"rendered":"The old &#038; the new"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am fried. Toast. Dog tired. Another day with only virtually no weaving. Why? Continuing to work my butt off with my contractor to finish things up for the showing tomorrow. I promised you photos, and here they are, comparing the old and the new. <\/p>\n<p>First, the upstairs hallway. OLD: pressed board flooring that&#8217;s been in place for 3 decades, no trim.  Ugly, dirty.  NEW: laminate flooring, molding.  Bright, clean, attractive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hallway-comps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6316\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hallway-comps.jpg\" alt=\"hallway comparison\" width=\"550\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hallway-comps.jpg 550w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hallway-comps-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hallway-comps-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hallway-comps-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Next up &#8211; the room that was the playroom turned storage room turned office. OLD: rough cut floor boards, not even sub floor, rough cut lumber around the window (which isn&#8217;t in this photo).  A real eyesore.  NEW: laminate flooring, molding, trim around the window.  Bright &#038; ready for a home office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/office-comps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/office-comps.jpg\" alt=\"office comparison\" width=\"550\" height=\"251\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/office-comps.jpg 550w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/office-comps-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/office-comps-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/office-comps-400x183.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From dark &#038; outdated to bright &#038; clean.  OLD: sponge painted walls in dark colors, unattractive from the day I did it.  NEW: light blue walls that are bright &#038; add a watery look to the bathroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bathroom-comps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bathroom-comps.jpg\" alt=\"bathroom comparison\" width=\"550\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bathroom-comps.jpg 550w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bathroom-comps-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bathroom-comps-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bathroom-comps-400x262.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Less impressive but still important, a small bit of electrical work.  OLD: outlet that is chipped &#038; looks scary to someone who hasn&#8217;t used it for 35 years.  NEW: a professionally installed box mounted to my chimney.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Outlet-comps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Outlet-comps.jpg\" alt=\"outlet comparison\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Outlet-comps.jpg 400w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Outlet-comps-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Outlet-comps-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Final inside shot: I forgot to take a before picture, but I&#8217;ll tell you that until this morning this area was covered with a combination of a stained, old piece of unfinished plywood, a piece of laminated plywood, and, believe it or not, a piece of corrugated cardboard.  I still need to finish that angle cut in the front, but I can&#8217;t get it done by tomorrow &#8212; I need to find the right material.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/new-counter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/new-counter.jpg\" alt=\"new counter\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/new-counter.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/new-counter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/new-counter-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/new-counter-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And outside &#8211; here you can see the difference between where the new opaque stain was applied on the right and where it hasn&#8217;t yet been done on the left. It&#8217;s so bright &#038; clean!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/unpainted-vs-painted.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/unpainted-vs-painted.jpg\" alt=\"unpainted vs. painted wall\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/unpainted-vs-painted.jpg 338w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/unpainted-vs-painted-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/unpainted-vs-painted-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The back wall of my house was never painted.  It used to be an inside wall when I had a (really poor) greenhouse there.  Now it&#8217;s painted with the same opaque stain as the rest of the house.  I took this photo before we installed the painted trim around this window &#8212; it&#8217;s a dark red, just like all the rest of my trim.  I have one wall that&#8217;s not yet painted, but it&#8217;s obvious that we&#8217;re in process, what with ladders, paint, etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/back-wall-comps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/back-wall-comps.jpg\" alt=\"back wall comparison\" width=\"450\" height=\"231\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/back-wall-comps.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/back-wall-comps-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/back-wall-comps-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/back-wall-comps-400x205.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are there still plenty of things that aren&#8217;t trimmed out and won&#8217;t be?  Yep. But that&#8217;s why my asking price is so reasonable.<\/p>\n<p>If the potential buyer who&#8217;s looking at my house tomorrow isn&#8217;t impressed, well, he&#8217;s just not my buyer.  But someone will be, I&#8217;m sure.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am fried. Toast. Dog tired. Another day with only virtually no weaving. Why? Continuing to work my butt off with my contractor to finish things up for the showing tomorrow. I promised you photos, and here they are, comparing the old and the new. <\/p>\n<p>First, the upstairs hallway. 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