"I wanna make this place your home"

August 2010-Move in day!

It's been two years since Carson and I purchased our first house! We loved the idea of taking a 60 year old house and flipping it...Call it youthful ignorance or just plain stupidity, we have learned many lessons, faced many obstacles and cried many tears...well to be honest, Carson hasn't cried, I have. But looking back, we are very proud of the work we've put into our little house on Hillcrest. We are not finished with everything, we still have the kitchen and our master bath to remodel...that will come later. I have a few before and after photos below. I am also working on a movie/slide show....funny what you accomplish on bed rest. We want to send a huge thank you for our parents for their help in this process. They tried to warn us how big this project would be, of course we didn't listen, but they still have helped out along the way. Looking back through these pictures, the Phillips Phillips song, "Home," plays in my head. Hence the title of my post. I tried to be ultra high tech and play the song during the post...haven't quite mastered it yet. :-) Enjoy!
Guest bath before:

Guest bath...that peach carpet again.

Guest bath-Canary yellow tile

Guest Bath-Canary yellow cabinets.

Goodbye carpet!

Carpet be Gone!

Guest bath after:

New cabinet/sink/mirror and lights.

We removed tile, replaced with bead board and new tile floor!

No more canary yellow tile!

Front bedroom(Nursery) before:

Front bedroom-now the nursery....PEACH CARPET!

We discovered wood floor!

Front bedroom (nursery) after:

Front bedroom, currently Elizabeth's room! (More pics coming!)

Family room before/move in day:

August 2010-Move in day!

Sea-grass wallpaper, peach & brown paint.

Family room after:

New sheet rock, no more sea grass ceiling, paint, lighting & decor!

                                                                             

You really have no idea how different this is, unless you've seen it in person!

 

Living/dining room before/move in day:

Dining room-Peach walls & mirrored fireplace.
Living/dining room after:

 

Master bedroom before:

Master bedroom-Sub Floors, flower wallpaper...forest green drapes.

Master bedroom after:

  PHOTOS COMING!!!!!

Middle hallway before:

Middle hallway-peach painted sea grass wallpaper, brown painted brick.

 Middle hallway after:

 

  Refinished hardwood floors, drywall/texture, paint and furniture.

 Middle hallway looking into dining from from family room!

Entry way!
Guest bedroom before...

Peach carpet.

Guest bedroom after!

The walls are not yellow...more of a cream. Mix of poor lighting and my iPhone!

 Front door..Belle looking for her Daddy! :-)