We're In!! (kinda....)

Well, we have moved into the house, and it is a MESS! We have stuff everywhere and so many things on our to-do list.  We have still made some time to paint and do a couple other things, but not as much as we would have liked! Here are a few of the major changes that have happened recently.


Here is a before photo of the master bedroom:

Note the tangerine orange.

Here's a zoomed-in view of the safari valence...

I've always had a wish to have a blue-gray bedroom with white linens and hardwood floors.  Here is my chance! We obviously started with taking out those DRAPES! Fast-forward to the after:

SUCH a big difference with a couple coats of paint.. I can't get over how different the room feels.  I will take better pictures once our bed and dresser and boxes are not in the middle of the room.    

Oh, and we have FINISHED the den!! We still need to get the big doors painted and up, but we aren't missing them at all right now.  This is our favorite room in the house, and it was by far our least favorite when we bought it.  Here it is before:

 And after:

 I feel like this picture doesn't even do the room justice.  For most people who come to our house, this will just feel like a normal room-- what's the big deal? But to us, it is the first room that we have seen our ideas actually happen! It feels so good to be done with it! (PS- almost everything seen here is from Craig's List! Love it.) Oh, and here is the fireplace before and after:

We have also made strides in the kitchen. It's definitely not done.. We need to paint and tile the back-splash, but it's already so different, I just have to share. 


Before:

Green laminate, nasty cooktop, and GOLD handles (again with the brass?!)

Progress!:

We're going to paint the walls a light bluish-green (thanks for the suggestion, Trent!) and are planning to do a limestone-esque backsplash.  This has been an interesting process... The installation was delayed a couple times, and once it did get done, we then had to get a plumber to come out to hook up the sink.  Well, apparently plumbers don't really come when you need them, which we didn't know.  We have now been 5 days without a kitchen sink and with a dishwasher full of half-wet, dirty dishes (that's a WHOLE other story!). I think they are coming to hook everything up tomorrow and hopefully we will have some dishes soon! Oh, and I cannot end this post without thanking our friends Trent and Camden for their help priming the ex-wallpaper walls. Can't wait to get these painted. THANK YOU GUYS! :)

I will try to be better about posting updates now that things are a little more settled! Until Then!