Apparently our blog has not been updated in the last 8 months or so. I guess Nat has really dropped the ball on that one so I guess I have to update you all on the happenings around here. so here goes, the last 8 months.
In December we bought a house in the ward just a few blocks from our old house. That is the main reason we haven't updated for so long and then we just got out of the habit. We closed on the 23rd and were able to work on it for the next 6 weeks before we had to move in. It was a lot of work but it was well worth the effort.
This is what the basement looked like when we bought the house. Don't you just love the school floor and golden wallpaper? It looks a lot better now. This is actually the first room we finished. It was just the easiest one to finish. Yes, this picture below is the same room
We spent a few days just scraping off all the wallpaper throughout the whole house Luckily for me, Nat did most of the scraping. I was spending all my time patching, prepping, and installing crown, base and chair rail. Like I said it was a lot of work. This picture is the dining room. It is not real big but it is nice now as you can see in the next picture
This is the kitchen. Nat had Melinda come over and show her how to distress the cabinets. Nat's dad made fun of her for it. He asked her why she would take the time to paint them and then take the paint off. He is a painter. The picture below is the new and improved kitchen.
This is the easiest part of the refinishing process. We wanted the floor to be a little bit darker than it was so I spent a few hours staining it, (after I spent about 9 hours sanding the whole thing, all the rooms upstairs are hardwood). They turned out okay. Nat insists that they look great but al I see are the flaws. I guess that is the fault of being the one who did it. Nat says that I am over critical.
This is our master bedroom. It is kind of tight with the log bed but it still looks nice and is a good place to get away from everything.That is our new home and the reason that we stopped blogging. This just consumed all our time for a while.
3 comments:
Hooray! You're back! I missed your updates. :) Congrats on home ownership -- all of your improvements look awesome. Looks like you've had time for some fun, too!
congrats on the new home!! are you still by shelley elementary? we are moving to AF in 2 weeks and Addison will be going there for school. You'll have to come over for dinner when we get settled!!
It is a lovely house! Congratulations! You really have an eye for interior design.
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