Hick House Makeover: Living Room 06-11-19

The next three days will conclude our Hick House journey. Seems like the longer Hick worked, the fewer pictures he took. I'll go back and piece together the transformation of the living room today. Tuesday we'll do the bathroom, and Wednesday a review of the kitchen, which I think I pretty much showed as it was updated.

The living room was in rough shape. Of course it needed a good scrubbing, and some paint.

There was originally a large opening from the living room to the master bedroom. Hick was going to make it a two-sided bookshelf, but instead opted for a plain door, which he already had.

Here's the doorway to the kitchen, which they hadn't really worked on yet.

There's the proud owner (at the time, having forked over $5000 cash, but having no deed) Hick standing in the kitchen doorway.

A window needed replacing. HOS had started painting the ceiling.

Hick replaced and trimmed around the window that looks out on the concrete shed/garage, down toward the creek.

He framed in a door for the bedroom. It didn't cost anything. He already had a spare door. Just the trim board, which was in his budget.

HOS and the Mrs. added a little trim in the style of the bedroom accent wall.

HOS had already painted the wall leading to the kitchen, which was then unfinished.

This is the final view of the living room, taken from the kitchen doorway. Three area rugs will do for the floor right now. Curtains were either found in the house by HOS, or given to them by the neighbor lady up the hill next door.

Again, this renovation was not intended to create a mansion. Just a safe, livable house, which PASSED INSPECTION!

Tomorrow: the bathroom.