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Diana Pena
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Comments (20)Wow! Thank you one and all! I'm just constantly amazed by people's creativity! Those stenciled floors are stunning! I honestly don't think I could ever do that, but I'm really tempted to try. Maybe I'll try it in my room. It's by far the smallest room, and if it turns out horribly no one has to live with it besides me. This may actually be a creative solution to a practical problem. My home is a manufactured home, 1979. It's really falling apart from the neglect of the previous owners. I want, and need, all new floors and the subfloor has to be redone. So I think what has to happen is the joists have to be beefed up in all the "sunken" areas where there is water damage and under the bathtub. Then insulation will be put in. These old MHs were built with minimal insulation and homes actually lose more heat through the floors than through the roof. Then a good moisture barrier. Then all new 1/2" plywood, and finally, the new flooring. Needless to say, this is an expensive project! But it has to be done. I'm never going to sell this house; when I die the house goes to Joy. She will never sell it either. Joy is the most amazing person I know. She is generous to a fault, really really smart, funny, kind to all, a lover of animals, and I could go on and on. Sadly, she also has some mental health challenges that will prevent her from being able to support herself. Two nights ago I had to take her to the ER. She's now in a short term mental health facility, probably for a week or so. This happens every few months. I will put far more money into this house than it will ever be worth. But I can't afford a newer, better home. What I can do is renovate this fixer upper, one project at a time, as I save up cash. My goal is to have a comfortable space to write and research. and a cozy home that is welcoming, peaceful, and harmonious. A home that our friends and family and everyone who walks through the door will immediately be comfortable in. But most of all, I want to know that Joy will always have a roof over her head no matter what. So...the floors are a disaster. When I say I'm renovating from the ground up, I'm not kidding. Thus, the floors are going to be a major project! I'm thinking I probably should split this project into more manageable pieces. I had at first thought I'll save $$ until I have enough to do it all. But I'm pretty concerned about the sinking floor areas. And the walls and roof aren't far behind. I can't do new siding until the floors are stable. And I can't replace the siding until the new roof goes on, due to how the roof has to be affixed to the siding. So it all has to be done in order. So then I thought maybe I should do the floors up to the subfloor and then put off the actual floors until the siding and roof are done. But I thought it's going to be icky living in a house with just the subfloor for a couple of years. BUT THEN...Scone911 to the rescue, along with Shades, Caroline, Steph, llucy, murraysmom, Imhappy, and writersblock! I now have an option I've never had. I can pull everything up (The bathroom & powder room will be done later, as part of the bathrooms remodel), do all the things right on up to the plywood subfloor...and then paint it!!! It will be unique and fun! Then I can do the roof and siding (pitched roof instead of the current flat roof, and new roof will have overhang; siding will be hardiplank), and circle back to the floors after that. It's too bad that MHs lose value over time, with some exceptions. Because if I had a site built house that was ready to be condemned and I rehabbed every square inch of it--electrical, plumbing, floors, roof, walls, all new windows, and remodeled and updated the kitchens and bathrooms, and put a large three season enclosed deck on it...that house would make a ton of $$ if I flipped it. But being a manufactured home, it will be worth more than I paid for it, but not even close to what I put in. But I'm OK with that since the purpose is to make a nice home for Joy and me. THANK YOU ALL!!!...See MoreShip lap wall paint combination with current wall color and decor
Comments (7)You have a grayish wood look floor (linear pattern) with another color wood shelf (linear pattern) and a third wood linear pattern on a wall. 2 out of 3 need to go away. If you want to repeat the floor tile on the wall, that would be fine. But there are too many lines and too many woods. Painting it won’t help with the lines....See MoreHelp lighten my entry foyer and hallway!!
Comments (2)Are you wedded to your console table? That's the main piece that gives off the gothic vibe since it looks like a kneeler in a church. Either that needs to be replaced with something lighter such as Beverley suggests--or even Lucite--or the medallions need to come down. Beautiful, light-in-feeling art--a pair of complementary watercolors with the palette below--would be so inviting. Add a runner rug in the same colors to create an inviting "path" into your home--something in blues and brown. In the meantime put a pair of lamps on your table--tall and thin or one with a rounded glass base....See MoreNewly painted, now need assistance with wall decor
Comments (9)I think the sectional is to big for the space. Maybe you could shift the sectional away from the fireplace and closer to the tv, if there’s enough room? Or do you have another room you could swap the furniture out? Not sure what to do with the tv wall. I’m a fan of leaving those blank as long as it isn’t huge. I would also consider art that is more horizontal over the fireplace, I think it would look better....See MoreDiana Pena
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