{ The Ruff's }: 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}