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Primary Bedroom

As the updates come less frequently, I promise renovations are actually happening, and although the primary bedroom still isn't finished, it's at least to a somewhat better state, so we thought we'd share some photos.

The primary bedroom probably should have been one of our starting points, but it just didn't work out that way. When we first closed on the house, it was probably the room in the best shape... which isn't saying much, but at least it wasn't as bad as the others. Still, it wasn't great - no real baseboards, a weird paint scheme (that wasn't exactly painted with accuracy or to proper completion).

The lime green trim with a kind of light blue (dirty) wall, wasn't exactly great. The blinds were also falling apart and quite dirty. But, as with the other rooms, carpet came out nearly immediately. Although difficult to tell in this initial photo, the room is a fairly decent size. We'd initially thought that we'd break through that back wall and connect to a bathroom that's on the other side, but quickly decided that it probably didn't make sense for a variety of reasons.

So, we put this room on hold and went on to working in other areas, but (as stated in prior updates), sleeping on the floor was not ideal, so we were anxious to get to work so that it wouldn't continue on endlessly.
It's taken quite a bit, but eventually we were able to get the walls painted, get the light fixture changed out, and at least had the opportunity to put a mattress on the floor. Not an ideal sleep-situation, but it was working just fine while we continued on with other projects.
As of today, we now have baseboards installed, floors painted, a dresser and bed in the room, and some curtains. Although the room still isn't done, at least we are now sleeping on a bed (yay!) and I think that once we have a couple of side tables and a couple of other pieces, as well as some art on the walls -- oh, and we still need to change out the outlets/light switches, but we're almost there, so I'm happy to have a somewhat done room at this point.

We still don't have all of our bedding unpacked, so the bed isn't quite made (it'll get there), the curtains are wrinkled because I don't have a means of un-wrinkling them at the moment, the dog bed will be moved to another location (as the dog sleeps in our bed and has no real interest in her bed, except for maybe an occasional toy). The photos aren't great either because they were taken in the dark, but at some point, once we have all (or most) of the bits in place, I'll take another photo to share. 
A panoramic view - it comes out a bit skewed but provides a better look at the entirety of the room.

In the meantime, laundry and secondary bathroom are coming along. We are currently waiting for the floor tile to set so that I can grout it. But, both rooms have been painted, so if we can get the tile done, then we can actually have a laundry room again (YAY!!!!!!!) and the bathroom will be functional again once we get a toilet and sink back in place. Hoping that within the next couple of weeks, we'll have photos to share of those two areas as well. All is moving along and we're excited to have more of a functional home.

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