smithstakeonamerica

getting closer to being done

working on the floors now ... still need to grout but we are getting there

self leveling floor compound going down

We have walls now!!!

We have walls now!!!

1st update on the renovation of the master bathroom... finally making some progress, added a shower niche and corner seat, obviously we are changing the tile and everything... should have some more updates coming soon

We took a break from renovating the house to do some SCUBA diving , here is a short video

We took a break from the renovations for a quick SCUBA dive.... here is a short video.

Took a quick break from renovating the house for a short SCUBA trip. Hope you enjoy the video... I need to remember my light next time so I don't have to use a software filter to add the red back in.

this is our 17 year old's bedroom before and after renovations, we are one step closer to selling the house and buying an RV

this is our 17 year old's bedroom before and after renovations, let me know which you like better in the comments below. This was the last bedroom to be done, we did most of them last year. but he already had hard wood floors instead of carpet, so there wasn't the same urgency to get his done. Now that we are prepping to sell and buy an RV it needed done.

Even the kids are excited to sell and buy an RV and are helping with the renovations

Even the kids are excited to sell the house and get an RV and are helping with the renovations

We considered purchasing new doors, with the blinds on the inside but they were very expensive... so instead to modernize the doors we bought new inserts that were just wide open glass and didn't have the grid and found these covers to go over the top on the inside, which have the blinds inside of them, it was a really elegant solution for about one third of the cost.

We considered purchasing new doors, with the blinds on the inside but they were very expensive... so instead to modernize the doors we bought new inserts that were just wide open glass and didn't have the grid and found these covers to go over the top on the inside, which have the blinds inside of them, it was a really elegant solution for about one third of the cost.

Our railings going upstairs before and after refinishing... on the the stairs... plus the best paints stripper I have ever used

This is our railing before and after refinishing, let me know what you think! On to the stairs #smithstakeonamerica #rvlife #rvlifestyle #renovations #homerenovations #liveyourdreams #adventure #myadventure #followourstory

Yoooo guys, the backsplash makes a big difference, not just have to finish the other side of the kitchen, touch up a couple of the doors and drawers and a good deep cleaning on the floors after all the reno and this kitchen will be looking sweet!

now I just need to get the backsplash up, this video is from yesterday, I got half the backsplash up today, so tomorrow I'll do the other side and grout the side I put up today, then Thursday I'll grout the side I am installing tomorrow... and have a new vid for you either Thursday or Friday #smithstakeonamerica, #rvlife, #rvlifestyle, #renovations, #homerenovations, #liveyourdreams, #adventure, #myadventure, #followourstory,

We decided to change the water heater as ours was 20 years old, used shark bite connectors to make it easier. Also I show a quick vide of what the kitchen countertop looks like installed, backsplash is next with the cabinet doors and hardware soon to be added as well.

We decided to change the water heater as ours was 20 years old, used shark bite connectors to make it easier. Also I show a quick vide of what the kitchen countertop looks like installed, backsplash is next with the cabinet doors and hardware soon to be added as well. #smithstakeonamerica, #rvlife, #rvlifestyle, #renovations, #homerenovations, #liveyourdreams, #adventure, #myadventure, #followourstory,

Hey guys quick update, sharing a mistake I made so if any of you decide to tackle this project you don't make it as well. it all turned out fine, but hopefully this will save someone some time

this is just a quick video showing what it looks like as we paint the cabinets, I'm loving how it looks so far. Let me know what you think in the comments below

In this video we show you the vanity again, but this time with the tile we have chosen for the bathrooms, you can see how we are making our decision,

In this video I take you inside Home Depot to show you the vanity we are considering to purchase for both of our upstairs bathrooms