Just in case you are not on my private FB chat list for this topic, we decided to go with new prefinished hardwood floors that will start at the front door and run straight through the dining room and bonus room. We are running this opposite of the way the current floor runs, so it will have a really long look and make the entry way more impressive, I think. I do not have a photo of the exact floor we bought, but it's called Walnut Oak. It really isn't dark, though; the darkest parts are about medium and it has a lot of much lighter variations, so the overall look will be medium-to-light. We are putting carpet in my bedroom and the sewing room floor will be painted white. That's a new adventure for me, so we'll see how it goes.
We decided to replace the ceilings that have sagging tiles, rather than fix them and wait for more of them to sag (3 rooms.) So all of that will be regular wallboard (that project is starting today) as well as the redo of the sun porch-to-be-utility room.) We have professionals working on this as I speak, so I'm hoping it will be done by week's end. In my bedroom, where there was mold on the ceiling tiles, my generous neighbor is donating (!) some "plastic bead board" strips that he has leftover and his time to help put them up. I love bead board and these will go up fast, as they are one foot wide and 12 feet long. Once they're up, they're done...no painting. That will really look nice and be a little more interesting to look at in my very light room with shiny white modern furniture.
We decided to replace the ceilings that have sagging tiles, rather than fix them and wait for more of them to sag (3 rooms.) So all of that will be regular wallboard (that project is starting today) as well as the redo of the sun porch-to-be-utility room.) We have professionals working on this as I speak, so I'm hoping it will be done by week's end. In my bedroom, where there was mold on the ceiling tiles, my generous neighbor is donating (!) some "plastic bead board" strips that he has leftover and his time to help put them up. I love bead board and these will go up fast, as they are one foot wide and 12 feet long. Once they're up, they're done...no painting. That will really look nice and be a little more interesting to look at in my very light room with shiny white modern furniture.