Progress on the house

Well--- we are getting there!! The walls are ALL painted- besides my bathroom- and we cleaned all the carpets- they eventually need to be replaced- but for now we know the carpets are clean and we'll update them as we can afford to.... getting a new house can sure be spendy! :)

Here I'm painting the some-day-to-be workout room-- overalls and all!!!

YES--- THAT'S M + T--- so cute!!!

Here is our dining room before with the wood paneling--

Our big window in our dining room- with the wood paneling-- so 70's!

We took the wood paneling off to see what we could do--- it came off pretty badly-- so we had to do something other then just painting it....

OK-- So I have to tell a quick story-- Taylor wanted to get wainscoting or beadboard- whatever you want to call it-- so we thought all we could afford was the cheaper sheets of paneling of the wainscoting so he went to Menards to price it out- when he got there he couldn't believe his eyes-- the most expensive- really good quality beadboard was on sale for $5.35-- normally that stuff is over $12 for a pack of 6 - 5 inch pieces.... so he HAD to take advantage of this good deal so he grabed enough for the dining room and proceeds to check out-- it rang up the $12+ at the register and Taylor asked the guy why because there was a sign that said $5.35- so they sent someone to do a price check-- they came back and asked Taylor how much he said it was and he told him-- and the guy said-- well- you are right-- it was mismarked but we have to give it to you for that price!!! YEAH TAYLOR-- GOOD CATCH DUDE!!!

So- here's our beautiful beadboard!! We have to freshen it up with white paint as its only primed- but we'll get that done once we get a little more settled.

Here is the view of our kitchen from the dining room-- its pretty messy but the cabinets are airing out as we cleaned them and lemon oiled them to make them look fresh again- but its a pretty nice sized kitchen!

Here is our upstairs living room right off the dining room- walls painted- carpets cleaned

Here is our upstairs living room- top of the stairs- hall way- and great built in- we were cleaning the carpets some more...

Here is our bedroom- walls are a Cocoa Cream--it matches our bedspread!

We have two closets in EVERY bedroom! Which ROCKS!! I get the big one- the other one is Taylors... but we have wonderful Closet Maid in there to help keep up organized

Just a different view of our bedroom- we put in this ceiling fan :)

This room we are calling the nursery-- and NO-- I'm not pregnant right now- but we figured since we were painting we might as well paint it this subtle green color now so that when we use it as a nursery it is already gender neutral ready- for now- we are keeping our futon in there

Here is another view of the nursery-- two closets in here as well--TWINS someday--MAYBE-- my bathroom closet is being stored in here right now-- hehe

Alright- here is my bathroom, it's a work in progress- luckily- this was the only room with wallpaper- but they didn't put it on right- so taking it off was a PAIN- Taylor's mom and dad worked on it FOREVER! And now we have to re-texture the walls before we can go any further- so we are going to get that done this next weekend then I'll be able to use it!

Here is down the steps and looking into our entry way- on the way out to the garage...

Here is the garage-- it measures 18.5 feet- meaning a two car garage- but they only put a single door on there...strange... well- it will hold my car and Taylor's motorcycle- and we'll have plenty of room to work in there.

Here is a little cubby in our garage for more work space and storage- its a pretty nice size garage

Alrighty- let's head downstairs....

OK- so this is the FIRST thing you'll see when you do down the stairs.. TOTALLY RETRO-- a lighted window box-- I'll have to display a cool photo or something neat here- something that deserves its very own LIGHT!! LOL-- Its cool though~ Bet you don't have one of these in your house! HAHA

OK-- here is our REALLY bad carpet- RED SHAG- and it isn't pretty-- so we are going to be replacing this right away-- we are in the process of getting the carpet chosen....

Here is our downstairs living room- which is our holding room as we cleaned the rest of the carpets-- that maroon- it was paneling as well- well it still is- but we filled the cracks with putty and painted it-- gives it that warm feeling down there and will match our big chair nicely.

Here is our office-- the carpet is plaid-- we were planning on replacing it right away- which is why we painted it blue-- now we aren't going to replace it right away- so it doesn't quite match in there right now-- but it will all match eventually....

Here is our storage under the stairs-- LOTS of space!

Here is our guest bedroom so we have plenty of room for any visitors at any time! We have Grams' old king size bed for our guests-- so feel free to come for a sleepover!!

This room actually has THREE closets!! So if you come for an extended amount of time-- we've got closet space!

This 4th bedroom we call the workout room-- we are eventually going to get a sweet little home gym set up down there!

This room also two closets! Crazy huh!

OK-- So--I made a MAJOR OOPS!! And this was at the time when we thought we were getting all new floors-- dang it! I split some paint!! Luckily, its the workout room downstairs and its not going to be much of anything as of right now- and we are planning on putting in some floating wood floors in this room (better for the equipment to sit on) so for now-- I'll have to put a rug over it. OOPS!

So- to finish up with my photo tour-- here is Taylor's bathroom downstairs-- I'm SO excited to not have to share a bathroom with a BOY anymore! Boy's are gross! HEHE :) Actually- Taylor's pretty clean-- but boys can just make nasty smells in the morning when I'm trying to do my hair- ick! I know- too much information :) LOL

Here is his bathroom from the other view- we both have closets in our bathrooms too! Closet Maid to save the day!!

Well- you've seen the laundry room already before-- so that's our home!! I'll post once we get furniture in there and things are more settled in. We are officially going to be living in there on January 29- so feel free to stop by- we enjoy company! It's a work in progess- we know what our final ending project is going to be someday and we are just taking the steps a new homeowner must take to eventually get there- however long it takes us... we'll get there sooner or later.....

PS- do I get the award for the LONGEST post EVER!! LOL :)