A few little updates :)

Just a quick update since there hasn't been one in a while. We took a break from house stuff so we wouldn't get burned out. We've managed to get more done than we anticipated (more than I think we/family/friends thought). We're in the process of getting the main stuff done before we have some family up in a few weeks, and before some family/friends who haven't seen the house come over :) We got the first coat of paint done in the livingroom,and I'm so excited to get the second on so I can start hanging art and decorate. After the second coat goes on,we will touch up our crown and put down our baseboards,then the livingroom will be DONE! We also entered a contest with Southeastern Salvage for a $5,000 ugly kitchen makeover. The "before" kitchen who won last time is gorgeous (if we had that before kitchen we would be thrilled),so I feel we have a real chance. We will find out shortly after Halloween, so we're going to hold off on fixing up the kitchen "just in case". Fingers crossed that we win cause that would be so nice. I will update some more as we go. For now, enjoy some pictures!!







Here's the livingroom before we painted:


Here's after. We need one more coat of paint up before I can start decorating (sooo excited about that!) :)


Our new shaggy rug. It has the color of our couch cushions,and the wall color blended in. I was going to get an off-white/brown zebra print rug, but decided this would look better in the long run.


This is our new decorative doorway casings (total for both doorways was $24!!!)


Our hall/den color.This is only the first coat:


This is our guest bed.The blue curtains ARE coming down :) and we will paint the walls to get rid of the paneling look. Also, eventually we will get new carpet for the bedrooms :)


This is our new sink we got for the spare bath. When you sit on the toilet,what we have now is right up against your leg. This will give more room, and it's pretty :) This was originally around $200, we got it for $50, AND it came with a mirror. I will take a picture after we get the tile in there and we install it.


And here's the picture we sent in for the $5,000 ugly kitchen makeover. What do you think? Ugly enough? :)