Work In Progress

The last week and a half has been somewhat of a blur. Every spare waking moment, including some moments where I should be sleeping, have been spent at our new house. There is so much to do before we move in at the end of the month. Of course, being the over organized control freak that I am, I want everything perfect before we are actually living there.

I have been wanting to get these "before" pictures up here for the past week so that all of you could see our home. But the real reason I want all of you to see the "before" pictures is so that when you see the "after" pictures, you will understand the amount of work we put in and why the skin on my fingers has split open from scrubbing so hard. I just want you to fully appreciate it!

I am basically just going to give you a tour of our house. Here we go!

The front of the house. We have a very large yard, and we are very thankful for our wonderful neighbors that are allowing us to borrow their mower for awhile.

Laundry Room and Half Bath: This is to the left when you come in from the garage. I am excited to have our laundry in a separate room.

Kitchen: Yes, we are keeping the orange counter tops and the floor. We are going to be painting the walls the sunwash color (that color is also going in the laundry room and dining room) and we are also painting the cupboards. Those are going to be painted the color "weathered wood" which looks more brown than it does here.

This is my kitchen flooring that I actually LOVE! Call me crazy, but I liked it right when I saw it. Trevor and every one else on the other hand does not enjoy it as much.

Dining Room: We are going to use this room as a sitting room. There is a patio off to the left here, which we are really excited about. We both love to be outside whenever it is warm.

Living Room: I love how large the living room is. This is the wallpaper that is just going to be on the one wall that had wallpaper there in the beginning, and the other walls and hallway are painted the darker tan.

Bathroom: This room has been the most work, but luckily not for us. It is going to be wonderful when it is all finished!

Below is the paint colors for the bathroom, and my new shower curtain. I am more excited about this shower curtain that anything else. It was my one splurge.

Extra Bedroom: My brothers have already claimed this room. It sounds like they will be staying over quite often. I decided to go a neutral color for this room just so that I don't have to buy all new stuff for it.

Office: I am ecstatic about having an office that is purely an office! Right now my office seems to be the overflow room for everything at our apartment. My new office is big, has a great closet, and lots of light shining in. It is going to be painted this great yellow, and I am hoping to pick out some new office furniture soon. If you have any suggestions on furniture, I would love it! I cannot find what I am looking for right now.

Master Bedroom: I don't know why I only have one picture of this room. It also has two windows in it. It is going to be painted the "Autumn Fog" color below. Hopefully, very calming. And then I got a new oversized deep navy comforter for our bed. I want to either accent the room with orange or green. Not quite sure which one though yet.

Hope you enjoyed seeing it all! I cannot wait to start getting some "After" pictures up here. I guess just stay tuned.