make my home so darn comforting that everyone who enters falls into a zen coma

The electrical in the entire house has to be redone. There’s aluminum wiring with cloth insulation and many other fun things. I haven’t scraped any of the texture off but the dry wall is getting ripped out. I hate the texture, texture makes me think of renting. The new furniture made it feel a lot better. We took a pillow to World’s Market and got some pictures to go in the living room and a lamp for the bedroom. We added new cabinet in the bathroom, it feels better in there too. When the dry wall is down the bathroom is getting reconfigured.

The service panel needs to be replaced too. The house isn’t going to be comforting at all until the electrical is done.

I had my house reasonably comforting. Then I had to move. We ended up buying a house that’s anything but comforting.

I’m focusing on the living room right now. The walls are textured and it was poorly done. I’m thinking it was to hide a bad drywall job. I can see the seams. I’m in the process of scraping that off. I want to remove the alcove, it’s oddly shaped and in a bad location. We already replaced our college student furniture. I want the room to look decent before it gets here. The floor may have to be refinished at some point, the previous owner never moved the rugs or the tv stand, and now the floor is 4 colors.

The kitchen is also getting redone. I have about a square foot of counter space. The counter is painted with outdoor paint. If I actually try to use the counter the paint comes off. The George Foreman grill left foot prints in it. I have to reconfigure the kitchen just to use it. The sink is too shallow. I won’t get started on the horror that is the bathroom.