before and after.... but still a work in progress

Ok so this before and after blog has been a long time coming.... and it is not going to be very good *haha* the pictures and formatting were not cooperating. I couldn't change some of the picture sizes and they were loading sideways. So if you want the whole story you will just have to come by and check out the house and the before & after photo book I made.

 

This is how it started, 22 cans of paint... 20 different colors and 2 cans of primer

The outside hasn't changed much, I got rid of the fake flowers she had all over and the crazy bee attracting flowers in the back yard.

 

The dining room and kitchen were covered in wallpaper from floor to ceiling. Mike and my mom worked their butts off taking it all down.

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 The living room was the only room in the house with colors we could have lived with.... But since the previous owner was such a heavy smoker we had to paint.

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The front Entry way is my FAVORITE color in the house. This picture doesn't do it justice.

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Yes I know this picture is sideways, but it wouldn't flip and it HAD to be included so you could see the hideous floral wall paper that was taken down.... and the awesome tub :)

We will be adding a shower pole &head to the tub.

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Our room!! This is the first one to be 100% done. The after picture was taken before the window curtains, bed skirt, and last pillows came in. *The personalized throw pillow I ordered came* had to share :)

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 The entry way had a huge cast iron stove *for sale and sitting in the garage* Mike wanted a Hunting orange room, this is it. We have a painting my grandpa gave us as a house warming that will get hung over the steps. We also have a wedding sign and some Willow people I have to put above the coat rack. I had them on a shelf but sadly it fell and one shattered. I plan on finding smaller shelves to hang around the sign.

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 The downstairs living room was painted baby blue! This is the only room that we didn't get new décor for. We used the pillows and rugs we had in the apartment. So we changed the wall color to coordinate.

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The playroom was smaller then I thought, the queen size bed takes up most of it. But I wanted to have real beds for when we have company. It doesn't really matter though because its mainly used for toy storage and the daycare kids play in the living room. We have a comforter set that the colors were chosen from, but I don't leave the beds maid because the cats would just snuggle in and cover them in hair.

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 More wall paper!! I am so glad that the cat box can get out of the kitchen. The bathroom will get decorated in a moose & bear theme.
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 The "nap room" is the biggest bedroom. Mike and I thought about making it ours but we were tired of living in the basement and this way I can leave pack &plays and nap mats out. This room will also eventually have all of my crafting things in it. We plan on moving a big cabinet over the water pipe to hide it and have storage. This room also has a coordinating bed set.

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Another sideways picture but I love our backyard. It is huge! It now has a lot of climbing toys for daycare, and there is still plenty of room to run. I can't wait to entertain back here. :)

 

Well that is that, finally. We still have a lot of finishing touches to put on the house but it has come a LONG way. We are so lucky to have a place to call and make out own. Come on over! :)