Fireplace Fix

When we bought the house one of the things I didn't like about it was the brass fireplace. So Kyle and I decided a quick fix would be to spray paint it...spray paint fixes anything! So we bought a can of high heat flat black spray paint, I taped off the glass and Kyle sprayed away. We are so happy with the results and it was so cheap and easy.

Before

Like the box on the mantel? $2.99 at Goodwill! It holds remotes, keys, etc.

Kitchen Makeover

Well, the kitchen is finally as finished as it is going to be for a while (except for the baseboards and transition pieces on the floor). I am going to paint the cabinets black later, but that's a project for the summer. Have a look! We got a new fridge this week and Kyle installed the dishwasher so it's finally complete! He's become quite the jack of all trades: floor installer, electrician, plumber, painter, wood worker, and my favorite, the pool boy! I'm really proud of all the work he's put into our house, not having any idea what he's doing and making it look great! Ok...here are the pictures!

Don't forget the before picture!

Cork Floor

Kyle has been installing our new kitchen floor this week. He hasn't been able to finish because when he gets the opportunity to work it's too late to be using his saw. So we have boxes of floor sitting out. This morning Niah crawled into the boxes and was playing. I took some pictures. You can get a peek of the floor too! Of course Niah smelled when I said smile, she continues to think I'm telling her to smell instead of smile :).

Bathroom Update

We are getting close to being finished with the bathroom. Here are a few pictures. We just have to get the mirror done and up and make the medicine cabinet area open shelving.

Look to my previous post for the before pictures...

The Work is Neverending, but Dwindling

It is 1:55am and Kyle and I got back a little while ago from working on the house. I was so excited to post pictures I am still up as Kyle is next to me, in his bed :), snoring. For those who don't know we have been in two twin beds for the last 4 months. It's pretty funny when he asks me to "go back to my own bed..." Anyway...here are some recent accomplishments on the house.

Here is our bathroom all yucky and gross before...

This picture doesn't do the dirt justice

We had it cleaned last week

With a little paint...the room is transformed. I took the mirror down for now and am going to put a framed mirror up. I am also going to change out the lights eventually.
We've added a brushed nickel faucet which you can't see here and are working on the shower. I love the blue color!

As promised, here are a couple pictures of the family room. This color is throughout the house...living room, family room, laundry, kitchen and hallways.

Here's a picture in the daylight with our new ceiling fan that Kyle installed.

Kyle had a heck of a time getting the microwave in. This was the beginning and...

Here's the result!

J.R. Watkins

I have found a new product that I love! It's J.R. Watkins natural cleaning and body products. Check out the website www.jrwatkins.com. I love that their products are all natural AND the packaging is so cute! I bought the all purpose cleaner in aloe and green tea and the bottle matches my kitchen! I am trying to use more natural eco friendly products and these are inexpensive and non-toxic and have cute bottles!

I also just found these three lotion products in one package at costco for $4.97. That is such a deal!

More Pictures

Here are a few pictures of the rooms as they were painted. I will post finished products when they are finished.

The kitchen in all its glory

After one coat of paint...I love the red!


The guest room before
After a coat of "toasted wheat" and nice new carpet...just needs baseboards!

Niah's room before

HOT PINK! Add some black chair rail and baseboards and it's going to be so cute!

Finally!

I am finally getting the chance to post some pictures of the work on the house. It's coming along. None of these are the finished product, but the process of making it our home. I'll post more as we do more work.

Welcome to our home.

This is the door before the first coat of red paint.

Here is the "beacon" after the first coat. I need a couple more coats :).

Progress

Well, we've made significant progress on the house. I am going to post pictures later today. When we first got the keys last Tuesday I went over and checked things out. I wanted to start working right away! Kyle and I worked until about 10:30 Tuesday night. I scrubbed the kitchen counters clean and started to scrub the floor, only to discover we had a bigger problem than dirt. MOLD! We knew it looked a little moldy, but as Kyle chipped away at the dry wall, there was more than we had planned for. Wednesday we went over there and found that the floors were soaking wet underneath. So, as you'll see in the pictures, we had to pull up the floors and do some damage control. But God is faithful and provides. One of our friends has paid for all the repairs, which is completely amazing! And I get a new kitchen floor.

So...our plan is to finish the kitchen this week, get appliances in, finish other projects that need to be done before move in and then move our stuff! Hopefully we'll live there in the next couple of weeks.

Home Renovation

Kyle and I should be getting the keys tomorrow! We are going to use this blog to document all the work we do on the house, give ideas of things that have worked/not worked for us and post pictures of all the changes. We are so excited to own our first home and super excited to get to put work into it all on our own! Stay tuned for more...