Good Bye and Good Riddance!

So long cheap Pergo!  We were going to try and live with it a while and re-do when we were swimming in cash................................
....................................but, we decided to rip it out and install the hardwood to match the rest of the house while the mess was made. Frankly, we will never be swimming in cash OR willing to make the mess again. So Mark pulled up the Pergo and found 2 layers of subfloor that needs to be removed. (I think we gained several inches of ceiling height by removing flooring)

It pushes our move in date back, but I think we will be so happy that we did it!

The blue tape is my vision for the board and batten trim in the dining room with a little "mud" area.

Progress report- tile is laid in the bathrooms and entry, wallpaper removed, recessed can lights in, staples and tack strip gone, and prep for paint starts this afternoon.