Snadra's Hizzouse
Before and After
(See what we've been up to!)

front view Front yard
back yard Back yard
family room Family room
kitchen Kitchen
living room Living room
half bath Half bathroom
master bedroom Master bedroom
master closet Master bathroom
bedroom 1 Den
bedroom 2 Guest bedroom
guest bathroom Guest bathroom
stairs Stairs
guest bathroom Garage
Waverly Park Waverly Park
Our House

Front View
4285 Steamboat Road
Features

• 3 bedrooms
• 1644 sq ft
• 2 stories
• 2-level deck
• gas fireplace
• huge kitchen with 2 pantries
• large living room
• formal dining room (or family room)
• 2 1/2 baths
• 2 car garage
• backs up to 11-acre park


Latest News

Not much of anything going on these days. I finally decorated the master bedroom, and that was the last room to do. Now we're just sitting back and waiting for inspiration!
Daily Updates
(Read what we've been up to!)

Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Master bedroom... All rooms have been re-done...

Tuesday, February 3, 2004
Long overdue updates... Art in stairwell... Man in house!... What next?...

Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Guest room is complete... Eventually will become weight room... Only room left to decorate is master bedroom...

Tuesday, January 21, 2003
The steamer saved the day... Plaster and caulk... Bottom half of the room is finished...

Monday, January 13, 2003
Guest bedroom redecorating begun... Evil wallpaper...

Tuesday, September 24, 2002
It's been a year... Family room complete... Fence problems...

Sunday, August 11, 2002
Pics of back yard... Patio table refinished...

Saturday, March 2, 2002
Finished the bathroom... Molding on top... Cabinet doors... Final pics posted... Posted pic of house in snow...

Wednesday, February 27, 2002
Long time no update... Downstairs half bath almost done... See pics...

Tuesday, December 18, 2001
Curtains done... Fireplace mantel built... New pics of living room...

Wednesday, November 14, 2001
Furniture arrived... Housewarming went well... New pics of living room and guest room...

Sunday, November 4, 2001
Living room is done... Second coat of paint did the trick... Pictures of the park...

Wednesday, October 31, 2001
Coat number 1 of new paint finished... Need one more :(... New pictures available...

Sunday, October 28, 2001
Finished molding... Trouble with the flat paint on the walls... Will have to re-paint...

Sunday, October 21, 2001
Installed crown molding... Not as easy as it looks... Looks GREAT... Still need to sand and touch-up paint...

Wednesday, October 17, 2001
Put on second and final coat... Looks great... So many outlets!...

Tuesday, October 16, 2001
Bought three gallons of paint... Prepped then painted... First coat covered really well... Still needs a second coat...

Monday, October 15, 2001
Found the perfect color... Painted my test wall... Will get more paint tomorrow... Scraped ceiling to prep for molding... Primed molding... Assembled TV stand...

Sunday, October 14, 2001
Paint is too dark... Got another color and tried it... Too pink... Stressing over color choice... Found a good prospect for color #3...

Saturday, October 13, 2001
Lots of errands... Bought living room paint paint sample... Picked up crown molding... Paint looks really dark...

Friday, October 12, 2001
Quest for new furniture... Ordered set in fabric I liked... Expect furniture in 4-6 weeks...

Sunday, October 7, 2001
Built workbenches... Cleaned garage...

Saturday, October 6, 2001
Cleaned the apartment... Ready for final walkthrough... Shopped for furniture... Came up with plan for living room... Got lumber for workbenches...

Friday, October 5, 2001
Final load from the apartment is moved... Farewell to the palm tree...

Tuesday, October 2, 2001
Dogs have figured out the door... Made final payment on fence today... Fence is finished and paid for on the day they first tried to tell me construction would BEGIN... Massive putting away of boxes of junk...

Monday, October 1, 2001
Fence is completely done... Installed doggie door... Dogs can use door, but only if encoraged... Moved another load from apartment...

Sunday, September 30, 2001
Fence is finished!... Well, except for a small part... Looks great... Tackled some little oddjobs...

Friday, September 28, 2001
Fence company charged me for half the balance... Fence will be completed "soon"... I'm heading out of town...

Thursday, September 27, 2001
Fence posts are all set... Lumber for runners is there...

Wednesday, September 26, 2001
Fence company comes through... Post holes dug and posts set today... Planks to go up Monday... Another load of stuff moved from apartment...

Tuesday, September 25, 2001
Chasing down the fence company... Work to begin in a couple days... Finished paint in kitchen...

Monday, September 24, 2001
Dogs' first day in garage... Cable installation... Fast connection... No work tonight...

Sunday, September 23, 2001
Ran errands... Bought more stuff... Moved more stuff... Almost everything is moved now... Made "cookies" for Monday...

Saturday, September 22, 2001
Mom got to see the house... Moved big furniture... Baby Shower... Set up TV and kitchen...

Friday, September 21, 2001
Lots of visitors... Ran cable in den... Wireless wins over cat5... Used oven for first time...

Thursday, September 20, 2001
Hired fence company... Work to begin next week... Yard has to be marked again... Finished most of kitchen...

Wednesday, September 19, 2001
Second fence estimate... Discussed fence with neighbors... Sandbox... Painting kitchen... No food...

Tuesday, September 18, 2001
Fence estimate... Metal detector... Paint but no painting... Pizza and TV... Wrong numbers...

Monday, September 17, 2001
New phone number... Called fence company...

Sunday, September 16, 2001
Visited park behind house... Fixed GFI circuit... Stripped wallpaper... Began moving stuff in... Dogs feeling more at home...

Saturday, September 15, 2001
Little jobs... Dogs' first visit... Spent my first night in the house...

Friday, September 14, 2001
Another walkthrough... Problems fixed... Seller moved... Redirected utilities... Closing...

Wednesday, September 12, 2001
Final walkthrough today... Two problems found... Seller not packed yet...