Comments on: Open thread: What’s your longest running, un-finished house project?

By: tiddleywink

tiddleywink — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:21:10 +0000

Oh, dear. My kitchen has been half-painted for about 5 years now. In my defense, the half that still needs painting still has wallpaper backing stuck to it, and it’s behind the gas stove that I don’t want to pull out too far, resulting in a very awkward rehab for a clumsy gal like myself.
The kitchen floor has needed fresh tile all along, but since I’ve never officially started that project, I can’t consider it unfinished.
I did finally swap out most of the cabinet hardware last summer, but I still have four more pulls to install. That’s right, four pulls. A whole 8 screws that I’ve been putting off for a year!
Oh, and I never did get around to staining the baseboard molding in the dining room…

By: pam kueber

pam kueber — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:42:30 +0000

RetroReDesign, your bathroom escapade sounds like it should be turned into a board game!

By: RetroReDesign

RetroReDesign — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:16:06 +0000

It’s definately the BATHROOM! We moved into our house and started renovating it… It’s been downhill ever since. Gold Wallpaper – had to come down because of possible mold behind. Removed wallpaper & discovered hole in wall. Hole in wall turned out to be water leaking… for who knows how long. Took out the entire wall, to figure out how bad the damage was… It’s bad. Now, we’ve discovered a hole in the floor – that leads to the outside. And then the mice tried to move in… We stopped that right away! Tried to clean the sink & toilet… Will not come clean. There’s Pink tile on the floor – trying to save that, but I want to tile up the wall with something. All plumbing now needs to be replaced. However, just found out that I’m getting a FREE Aqua or Turquoise colored 1950’s Sink & Toilet from someone who is re-doing thier bathroom (and apparently they are in EXCELLENT condition). And they may be able to save the tile for me too! So, we might actually get around to this project…

By: Mrs. Seattle

Mrs. Seattle — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:28:17 +0000

The yard, hanging pictures on bare walls, you name it…BUT the biggest project yet to be completed/started (whatever) is our kitchen. I tore the hideous brown and yellow striped wallpaper off the walls some time ago. (Okay, it was nine, maybe 10 years ago.) What makes that part of the project so disgusting is the fact that I never took all the glued-strips off the wall. Now they have dust on them! Our friends are good natured, however; they know my mantra, “I’ve got a new idea for the kitchen–whenever I get around to it.” It WILL be completed this summer–I’m determined! Just don’t quote me on that come fall…

By: retroppo

retroppo — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:47:54 +0000

OMG…where do I start! We’ve been renovating for 20 years! & you know what? Some things are now at the stage of having to be done again, thats what having kids & no money does to you! x

By: Rikki

Rikki — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:40:44 +0000

Patty — Thanks! That puts a whole new perspective on it. Hmmmm … time to sit down and do my redesign.

By: Patty (in Dallas)

Patty (in Dallas) — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:47:09 +0000

Rikki, the way I look at it, if you had finished it 8 years ago, it’d be time to do it again anyway!

By: Rikki

Rikki — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:34:06 +0000

Wow Pam, good question. I am mortified to admit that my master bathroom was started 8 years ago and has had the door closed for the last five. My tastes changed … now I want to start over but I am suffering the slings and arrows of guilt brought on by the wastage of cash. Oh, and I really want a neo-angle bathtub instead of plain old tiled shower … and a pink peignoir … like one of those American Standard ads.

By: Patty (in Dallas)

Patty (in Dallas) — Sat, 02 May 2009 20:43:39 +0000

Thanks, Pam! I have no idea why that one is so scary. It would probably take me 2 hours, if I’d just start it. I think I’m afraid I won’t like my own arrangement, but I can’t convince myself I can just change it if I don’t.

By: sablemable

sablemable — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:13:07 +0000

Cross your fingers, as we’re going to attempt to do some more painting today. God, for a younger body right now I would give my eye teeth!