New pics!

So,Buddy got me a USB device that I can plug my SD card into.So...voila!More pictures of the house.Things are progressing faster than we anticipated,even though it feels like it's taking forever sometimes :) We finally got our sofa and loveseat moved into the livingroom,which was an event!Apparently back in good ole 1953 when our house was built,they had teeny tiny midget furniture.Our doorways and entries into rooms are so small, our furniture BARELY fit.Buddy and I had a heck of a time maneuvering it and pushing/pulling to get it in.But,now we're no longer redneck by using our beach chairs as furniture in there anymore (even though the chairs were handy with the built in cupholders and all).All that is really left in the livingroom is to paint our crown molding,paint and reinstall the baseboards,door/window casings (which are brown wood,we're painting them white)and to paint the walls.That sounds like a lot,but if you really saw what we started with,it's a walk in the park.I will now share some more photos :)

Here is a pic of our new pendant light Buddy installed in the hall.We had a single lightbulb originally (no decorative globe or anything) so this is an improvement.Pendant lighting is actually pretty cheap,and you can make it as long or short as you want.



Here is the den,with the newly painted/spruced up fan Buddy did.It's the original one that was here and has a feature that Buddy thinks is cool:Pull the light cord once and you have a nightlight,pull it twice and regular lights come on.There is a twin in the kitchen.


Here is a pic of a short wall in the den above our security system.This lets you see the crown we got for cheap at a local place.Crown is a PAIN to install,FYI.


Here is our new fan Buddy installed in the livingroom.It's a brushed bronze and very nice (Wal-Mart find).


Here is the crown and a little test area of our paint color to see what it would look like.


Now,onto our floor.Installing was not *that* bad.The first and last rows were the most difficult,but we saved a TON of money by installing it ourselves.I think we did a good job for our first time.(I say we,all I did was guide the floors together.Buddy did the hard stuff like hammering it into place and cutting pieces to fit).The lady/family who lived here must have smoked and had animals.When we ripped the carpet up,the pad STUCK to the concrete subfloor and had stains everywhere.You could smell the tar,and apparently animals could pee wherever they wanted.After scraping the stuck pad up with razors and cleaning heavily,we laid down our padding.

Here's the process.Notice the sticky pad.Yuck!





Here's the livingroom with our sofa and loveseat.We still have to paint,decorate and all of that,but you get the idea.Notice the "redneck" chairs in the background.


Hope you enjoyed!Will post more as we go on :)

Ugly Pics....you were warned

Hello all!I've had some requests about posting some more pics.These are the pics that were taken by the appraiser.All the photos on my camera can't be uploaded because our newer laptop doesn't have a place to put my scandisk card, and I can't find the cord. So, we will have to buy something soon so I can start posting some more pictures. Keep in mind that the house is old, and ugly :) We're getting there, it's a slow,painful process.

Here's the back of the house.We will be a "backdoor house" meaning if we know you,you come straight to the back.If you're a stranger, you come to the front, and we may not answer :)



Here's the kitchen.We'll keep the cabinets since that style is coming back, but we'll paint them a color called black bean and get new hardware.I'm also going to get new laminate countertops from a discount home center here in Jasper.They have everything for CHEAP! :)



Here's the master bedroom, which is the size of most livingrooms.It's HUGE!We'll paint it,and eventually get new carpet for all of the bedrooms :)



And here's what we want to do with the front eventually.Keep in mind that I just did this in the paint application on the computer to get a general idea of what it would look like with white vinyl columns and the railing painted white. We would like to get a new front door and paint it red, as well as some nicer landscaping :)



Keep posted!I will update with some newer pics when I can! :)

Our House

As most of you know,Buddy and I recently purchased our first home.It's an oldie but a goodie (built in 1953).We need to do some updating to it,since it has paneling on every wall,and old tan carpet in every room (yes,even the bathrooms!!)So far, we've had some sheetrock put up in the livingroom,den,and hall....we've chosen to leave the paneling in the 3 bedrooms,and we will just prime & paint.We eventually want to sheetrock the bathrooms (for obvious reasons), and have laid tile in our bath,and will put some in the hall bath.We bought some beautiful laminate flooring for the livingroom,den and hall at Lumber Liquidators for a GREAT price,and will install it ourselves. I will now post some pics,before and after in some of the rooms we've done some work in :)

Livingroom Before:


Livingroom Progress and After:




Master Bath Before:


Master Bath After:


The before and after pictures for the den and hall look the same as for the livingroom. Stay tuned for more posts/pictures on our progress! :)