face lift
i was looking through my jpegs this evening, trying to clean house a bit, and i found the original, realtor's photo of my bedroom. this gives you an idea of what a little face lift can do to entirely change the look of a room:
before (sorry-bad shot from a flier):
i just had wood planks applied to the walls. installation of "new" old (salvaged) windows and door (that i salvaged from a house i had in boston). instant face lift and mood changer. took one week and one hot, guy. easy-peasy.
and after:

Comments
Ok, I need you to come to Seattle and fix my old ramshackle Tudor. I am in serious need of some magic like this here.
Oh, and I responded to your note on my bloggy blog here: https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4464665780478787048&postID=5397045565522443645
It's a love fest, huh?