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TA-DA!!! All Done!!! One year and several back aches later!

This is the outside. I will briefly go through what we did to everything. All of my pictures of the "before" are just that: pictures, and they aren't digital, so until I can get to a scanner, just use your imagination.

Outside, we scraped all of the green paint- ( on the left of the house is the well covering, and it's not painted yet, so that was the color of the house- kind of a minty turquoise) The siding, garage doors, and trim were all chipping paint before. We stained the decks and doors this brick red, painted trim, siding, and garage doors. We also hauled in the river rock you see and planted the flower beds.

This is the living room where we restored the hardwood floors, painted the walls a toasted wheat color and the ceiling white, replaced the ceiling fan, and restored all of the original wood trim work.

In the bathroom, we painted the walls and ceiling, and this plastic tile that you see. It is the 1960's plastic tile. It was mint green. Seriously! I just primed it and spray painted it. We also re tiled the floor- (it was sparkly black and pink linoleum) and Replaced the sink/vanity, mirror, and light fixture.

The master bedroom was painted, hardwood floors restored, and updated the ceiling fan. (probably the easiest room to do)

The kitchen saw the most renovation. The walls and ceiling were painted and the new flooring was laid. We installed new light fixtures and we tore up one layer of nasty carpet and two layers of gross linoleum to get to the sub floor. Also, the counter tops were replaced (they were a 1960's pink with silver trim) and all of the appliances were replaced with new ones. They old stove was a 36" double oven that was condemned by the gas company. The new stoves are usually 28", so that is why there is a 6" gap by the stove.

We also remodeled another bedroom and an office, but they were way too messy to take pictures of :) So, I hope you enjoyed our little re-model from old house to new home. Next Summer: A privacy fence and tree trimming, and in a few years, finish the 1,400 square foot basement with two more bedrooms, a bathroom, and one very large living room. I think that one can wait!