Before and After

So the month of May was spent in a wee bit of chaos. Not only is it the end of the school year which makes it a busy time of year, but we decided to use this opportunity to do some major work on our house. So for 5-weeks we moved out of house and across town to stay in a friends house while they were out of town.

We capitalized upon the opportunity and did quite a bit of work on the house. It was crazy- and a right of passage I did not expect. There were many moments we looked around and wondered what we had gotten ourselves into, but now are quite pleased with how everything worked out.

For those of you paying attention here is a list of the things we accomplished:

• Tore down paneling in office & put in insulation and fresh dry-wall.
  
• New windows, couch, and bookshelf for the office.
  
• Dining Room got a fresh coat of pain
• New Light in the Dining Room - (YEAH!)
• Re-did all the hardwood floors in the house - upgraded baseboards.
• New Rug in Living room
• New tankless water heater
• TOTALLY redid the bathroom - new walls, plumbing, electrical - moved the toilet, put in new vanity, larger window, frame-less shower door....

And now - pictures of all the work we did...

Bathroom Shower Stall

Bathroom Vanity & Mirror

Dining Room

Floors

Office

After!

Bathroom Shower Stall
(No the toiletry bag does not always hang there)

Bathroom- Vanity
(missing the mirror- still a work in progress)

Dinging Room

Office

A huge thank you to everyone that helped to make this happen. Friends that helped teach us how to do something, spent time helping us paint, watch our kids, or just help keep us sane. It is appreciated! We could not have done this with out you.

Also a huge debt of gratitude has to go out to Melissa- she worked so hard to make our house beautiful. I am impressed how much worked she put into all of this, and the number of hours she spent making it all happen.

Come by and visit and see it all for yourself!