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Introducing: The Ugly Rental

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Happy Holidays, folks!

Late July, we officially lost our minds and bought an ugly rental house in our neighborhood.

I can’t wait to start cranking out posts on the renovation, but I’m going to dedicate this post to our “before photos”.  Enjoy le tour de ugly!

The home angle is not an optical illusion…

I have a better understanding of why my mom used to call my childhood un-brushed hair a “rat’s nest” now (see dishwasher slot)…

When in doubt, black it out… with spray paint.

Fan de Decapitation Part I

Fan de Decapitation Part II

“Bonus” Room

Poorly built porch that someone had tried to turn into an addition… yikes…

Coming Soon:

-Bed and Bath (with bonus room and laundry)

-Kitchen and Living

-Exterior

Stay tuned!

Bertha: Decked & Trimmed Out

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Hello Everyone!

We had a few days off of work with 0% chance of rain, so we made the best of it!

We’ve de-Dexterized, Bertha!  And, Aaron “decked” her out!

I’ll be touching up some areas soon (like, to the right of her eye!) and…
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where the tape pulled off my super sweet teal paint job!!!!!  %&”$*#(#()!!!!!  Always one step forward and two back with ol’ Bertha!

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We also had a non-working air conditioner which contained (a) a wasps nest (surprise!),

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(b) an ant bed complete with larvae, and

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(c) enormous potential for a window.

Aaron trimmed out the new back window and we had a small piece of glass cut.  It has made a huge difference on how the trailer feels on the inside.  Helllloooooo, sunshine!!

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Once we saw a glimmer of light in Bertha’s dark soul, we couldn’t shut it out again.

We’ll be buying a new air conditioner and installing it inside the trailer so we can keep our cute little window.

Coming soon: Paint touch ups, an accent color (hint: it’s called Emotional), and another replacement window

Before you go, I’ll leave you with this image.  I’m the one on the left.

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