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Demo / Reno

May 25, 2011 by Bethany Sy

Oh my… what-a-weekend. I should say WEEK because we left Thursday and came home Tuesday evening. Why? Our Christmas gift to my parents was to tear out all the lathe and plaster in their living room, insulate, fix old electrical wiring, drywall, mud, prime and paint. I’ll be the first to admit that I helped about 0%. In fact, it takes a crane to get me out of bed these days. Nick, Tim, Josh, Caleb, Dad, Mom and Carrie chipped in to make it all possible. I consolidated photos into a slide show to keep this post from being super long and boring for those of you that don’t love seeing dirty sweaty guys hard at work. The slideshow will leave you hanging a little bit, because we didn’t stick around for a complete “after” shot. Once the ‘rents finish painting, putting up trim and arranging furniture, I’ll be sure to post the finished product!

And now that I’ve posted this, I realize how boring a slideshow is without music.

I did however keep busy crafting… Mom, Carrie and I are starting up an Etsy shop soon! Can’t wait to get it up and running! Check out our mini-crafting-station next to ground zero. Not too shabby after scraping off an inch of drywall dust to make room.

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About Bethany Sy

Nick and Bethany Sy are the creative free-spirits behind DIY/Lifestyle blog, Reality Daydream. They recently purchased a historic mansion and have been documenting the ups and downs of renovation and making this home their own... all while sharing tips and tutorials along the way! When they found themselves in the trenches of infertility, they started a journey that would prove to be their most important DIY project ever, and have 3 beautiful girls to show for it. <3

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  1. 2

    MrsTerri says

    May 26, 2011 at 2:45 am

    I love the Klinge house! Looking good!!

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    Kelly says

    May 25, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    Looks like it was a lot of fun!!
    If only we had vacation time available to help out 🙁 Supposedly I get a week sometime in July….

    Cannot wait to see the final product!
    Well done – well done!

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