New Windows

Our new windows were finally put in over the weekend and we love them! They definately give the house a new, updated look. We used Window World out of Greenwood{they have been really easy to work with}. They are also doing our siding but that will probably be one of the last things we do.

Joseph and his grandfather also got the chimney down...

Framing in the wall where the chimney was...this was after Joseph's grandfather busted his head open and had to go get stiches!! He insisted on coming back to work though!

We had an eventful weekend and got tons of work done! Next weekend they'll take the walls down in the dining room and put up columns! After that we should be able to move to the next step{rewiring the entire house} Things are moving right along. We still have a long road ahead but I'm getting excited about moving in eventually! I've been looking more at paint colors and I'll post those as soon as I narrow down my choices a little more.

Guest Bathroom

The guest bathroom before...

Looking into the bathroom from one of the bedrooms after doing a little demo...it was in need of a little work!

We had originally planned to demo the bathroom but keep it the same size and layout. When Joseph started ripping stuff out, however, everything was pretty much rotten! So, when I stopped by one day this is what I found!!

Joseph really wanted to make the bathroom bigger anyways so we took up some wasted space from the hallway and made it bigger. Here is the new bathroom layout I drew up...I wasn't so sure about the idea at first but I think the extra space will be nice.

My New Project

We really wanted to purchase a new, updated door but after shopping around it seems as though companys think highly of their doors. The one's we liked{including the sidelights} were at least $2,000. So,I think we'll work with what we got :-)

Here is the front door. We'll probably leave the sidelights white and stain the door dark. Maybe add some grids too.

The door "before" {after stripping several layers of paint}

Gettin' there...slowly but surely

We're also refinishing the interior doors. We thought about staining them but we may just seal them and leave it's natural finish...

I've gotten five doors done to this point...now i just have to figure out how to get the small areas around each panel.

I couldn't leave this picture out, ha-ha. Joseph after a hard days work.

House Pictures

I'm finally getting around to adding some house pictures...before, after, and a few inspirational pictures we've found that we've gotten ideas from. We have gotten a lot done so far but we still have a ways to go! We both still want to build eventually but we think this will make a great, cozy starter home! I've always wanted to buy an older home to "flip" and thanks to my amazing, hardworking husband{along with tons of help from family and friends} we can. It's especially special to me because it's the same house my dad was raised in. Now on to the pictures...Simply click on the picture to enlarge it.

The first thing we did was dig up those awful bushes! The chimney will come down, the windows will be replaced, new siding will go up, and landscaping will be added...

The back of the house. We can't wait to get ahold of the back yard. Probably add a patio or deck...

I love big porches{especially this porch}. My cousins and I spent many days on this swing as kids while we visited our grandma. Our family has many, many good memories on this porch and Joseph and I hope to make more as we start a family in this house. :-)

The kitchen...

The kitchen {back door leading to screened in porch} We plan to put our kitchen table in this corner

The kitchen now {looking into butler's pantry and dining room}

inspiration picture for kitchen {more so the color scheme than the layout} We already have the white tile backsplash given to us from Joseph's grandfather! =) I love the recessed lighting and thanks to Joseph being an electrician we plan to carry those throughout most of the house! Joseph's also gonna try his hand at building our cabinets!

This is our inspiration picture for the butler's pantry {the "nook" between the kichen & dining room} We may even add a little sink or something. I can't wait to finally have a place to put all of our china and glasses!

The living room "before". We don't have an updated demo picture yet. The bookshelves have been removed and the fireplace will be taken out and a gas insert will go in. The carpet will obviously be taken up and replaced with dark wood floors. Joseph's already got his eye out for the perfect T.V for above the fireplace. :-)

Here is an inspiration picture we found for the fireplace. We don't want anything too elaborate or fancy, just simple...instead of using brick we will hope to use rock.

The view of the living room from the front door. Looking down the hallway and into the dining room {yes, that is paneling, blah!} That entire wall will come down and columns will go in...

The plaster and drywall are down...now we're just waiting to take the studs down and put up the columns!

The dining room before {it needed help BIG time} Everything was taken out completely! I have an inspiration picture for the dining room but I will post that later. We plan to paint it a chocolate brown {i LOVE brown}

Besides the orange chairs, i LOVE this dining table. I hope to find something similar to this but with tan chairs...

That's all for now...I'll post more as we complete more projects!