The next room in our home tour is our bedroom. Before: You may recall the dresser that Ryan and I refinished. And, Ryan also built a bed for us so it would be a little lower to the ground. I may end up painting it, but for now I put a bedskirt on it. And, […]
Take a walk down our hallway…
Next in the tour…. the stairs and hallway! Before: The oh-so very welcoming stairs with carpet (makes you wanna take off your shoes,huh?) and without…. Both equally disgusting. After: After a lot of patching, cleaning, trimming and painting. Here it is!
The Extra Bedroom Revamped!
Next in our new upstairs home renovation tour, the extra bedroom! Before:This room was DISGUSTING. Tearing out the carpet exposed how dirty these people were. There were holes in the walls, graffiti everywhere…. After:We are currently staying in this bedroom until our new bed comes in, but it’s really meant to be for company (anyone […]
WE HAVE AN UPSTAIRS!
We thought it would never happen! The carpet is in and we have upstairs living space… After carpet went in on Friday, we spent the weekend finishing up things, moving around furniture, etc. We are totally pooped but thrilled with the outcome. So, for the next few days, I will be updating the blog with […]
Coming together quite nicely…
WOW! What a difference they make. It really is starting to look like a home, now. Our living and dining room have curtains now. You want to test a marriage? Make your husband put up curtains when he wants to lay on the couch… Particularly when the husband didn’t think the curtains were necessary in […]
RIP to RIP
Although you may not have seen the photos, the previous owners of our home were, shall we say, doodlers… You cannot read it, you say? Basically, the prior owners were saying “RIP” to a lot of different folks. We don’t know what happened to these people – perhaps the 20 steak knives we found hidden […]