Finish Line for #134

Let me just get this out of the way... I did NOT take these photos!
Obviously, a man took them, since I would have put the toilet seat down.

 The photographer is a good tile man though...

 And thank goodness the stack-able washer/dryer fits!

 The kitchen has a new tile floor, stainless steel appliances, maple cabinets, and granite counter tops & backsplash.  We are still waiting on FedEx for the bracket to hold up the microwave/ range hood.  Hawaii is not known for speedy deliveries since we are literally in the middle of nowhere.

 Added a closet in the loft with pocket doors, and laminate flooring everywhere except the bathroom & kitchen.

Also cut a window in the far loft wall for more light, and much needed air flow.

The column for the duct work was unnecessarily bulky, so it was cut back... now it's a decent size room instead of being almost cut in two.  If this place had a lanai, I would stay here instead of downstairs.  But my sweet golden retriever needs a little outdoor space, not to mention easy, quick access to some grass!

#131

 Since we needed to replace the sliding glass doors, we decided to bump out the wall and create some more indoor space.

 The condo is under 700 square feet, so adding anything at all is delightful.  It looks like we can move our love seat over, so whoever sits there can actually watch television instead of being confined to the hallway.

 Plus, we now have only one door to unlock to get in, which I think will be delightful when I have grocery bags hanging off my arms.

The only down side is that Cookie no longer has any covered outdoor space.  Our future solution is to screen in the little tiled space outside of our bedroom.  That way when it's raining, she can be out of the elements if I have to go somewhere or if we have company & she wants to hide.

Getting to the Finish Line at #134

 Added a closet upstairs in the loft by bumping out over the living room downstairs just a bit.  As long as they don't store a bunch of steel toed work boots and bricks, it should hold up fine.

 Also created a window upstairs in the loft for a little more natural light.

 This is a view of the kitchen from the entry way.  The blue board is the shared kitchen and bathroom walls .  The unfinished floor in the foreground used to be where the sliding glass door ended, making for a very small dining room. 

Here's a view from the kitchen to the main entrance.  We bumped out the door to the edge of the balcony, so now there is only one door and one key to get into the condo.  This balcony overlooks the parking lot, so we didn't give up any fabulous outdoor space.  The balcony off the living room has a view of the golf course, which is prettier & quieter.

#134 Renovation

 

The electrical box was a little scary... all of the metal was rusted through, and the wiring was outdated for the amount of appliances a normal human uses

 The shower needs to be replaced, but at least with the toilet & sheetrock gone, I can walk into the bathroom and breathe at the same time

 The windows seem to have the same orange crud as the shower... but we scored some golf balls!

 Carpet removed along with most of the garbage.  We decided to leave the carpet pad until we are ready to lay tile.

 Thankfully, under the tile & carpet was level cement, so no damage to the floor underneath all the ick

 The kitchen will probably go down to the studs like the bathroom... right now the cabinets are gone, along with sheetrock to find where the water shut off exists

But hey, the outside looks good! :)