The Guest House: Before

 Now that closing is over and we finally have the house keys (praise God!), work has already begun in the guest house to prepare it for our friend Chris to move in.  He and Cody were there after closing to get to work, so since they're so on-top of things I figured I'd better get some "before" photos of it posted right away!  These were taken by Chris.

 Here's Cody striking a pose at the guest house's front door. Note the nasty cream color of the exterior, the rusted carport, and lack of landscaping.  All these projects make me giddy!!

 

 Here's the bathroom, complete with some sort of remnant of dried adhesive lining the outside of the tub.  And again with the cream color?

 A view of the kitchen - complete with painted-over counter tops, a free-standing stove, and a hodge-podge of (you guessed it!) cream-colored cabinets.

 The view of the dining area from the kitchen.  The homeowners left a big desk and a bunch of moving blankets.  Can anybody say "yard sale"?!

 Here's the view from the laundry area in the bedroom. Concrete floors where carpet had been ripped up.

 And here's the same bedroom from the entrance.  That's a closet on the right, and laundry hookup and shelves on the left.

 And here's the living room.  Again, we have concrete floors where molded carpet had been ripped up.  The windows have sloppy paint all over the panes, and many of them don't open at all.  There's also a walk-in closet to the left of that door that's lined in cedar.

Here's the view of the living room from the door.  Chris has picked out some chill colors for this place, and you guys won't even recognize it when he's done!  He's such a hard worker and sweet friend.  

Well, that's about it for now.  Stay tuned for "before" pictures of the main house!