Amy's new project: Getting a house ready to sell

I started preparing the house for the market on Monday. I spent all day Monday and Tuesday in the yard because a winter storm was coming. It snowed Tuesday night and by Wednesday, I started on the inside and satisfied with the work accomplished outside. I swept out the shed, cleaned up debris, sucked up dirt and leaves. etc. etc.

Wednesday was spent cleaning and filling holes in the dry wall. Wednesday night I hired a lady to clean the bathrooms and kitchen appliances. She was more of a maintenance cleaner than a deep cleaner. Some of her work had to be redone.

Thursday I hired Edie Irey's cleaning company. Her help couldn't come due to the fridged weather, but she was awesome. She cleaned baseboards, window tracks, and door frames. I started painting walls and baseboards. Gregg came after work and we painted into the night. Gregg's help was invaluable.

Friday morning we finished painting and Edie worked on the kitchen and wood floors. Carpet cleaners came around 11 that morning. I worked on miscellaneous repairs, painting, caulking, and cleaning.

Saturday morning Gregg helped me stage the house, and we moved heavy furniture around. We planned to clean out the garage, but it was too cold to do much. We were about finished when I went to close the lid on the five gallon bucket of paint. Feeling exhausted, I lost my balance while stepping on the lid, and paint went all over the floor. I went home for the shampooer and Gregg spent the next couple of hours cleaning up the mess. However, we were out of the house by 11 AM just in time for the first showing.

Below is the great room

The only furniture I brought in were 2 bar stools.

I used many of the same decorations that was on top of the kitchen cabinets before. I added a few of my own and rearranged everything.

Below is the kids bath.

Most of the bedrooms only got a window covering and a silk plant on the window seal. However, this room got the rocking horse and giant bear. The stars were already there.