Our Home Makeover

So, as promised, here are the before/after shots of our house! The before shots are all pics we took of the house when we initially looked at it (as the previous owners had it) and the after are, obviously, what it looked like after cleaning, painting, and adding our own personal touch. :) There are still a couple rooms that need painting and a little TLC so I'll leave those out.

The Entry Way BEFORE . . .



































And AFTER . . .

The only thing we've really done here is painted - I can't WAIT to get rid of that horribly ugly chandelier . . that's on our wish list. And, I'm still unsure as to what to do (if anything) w/ that ledge above the door. . . any suggestions? My struggle is, it's pretty much impossible to get up there to clean or dust so it's gotta be something extremely low maintenance!

The Living Room BEFORE . . .
And AFTER . . .

So, obviously, this pic was taken at Christmas . . . it's the only after shot I could find. lol.

The Kitchen BEFORE . . .

And AFTER . . . (note the tacky hardware on the cabinets - this was the very first thing I insisted on changing, even before we purchased the house!) . . . Actually, this is about to change again in a couple of weeks when my parents bring us their kitchen appliances (they're remodeling their ktichen) so ours will no longer be mismatched.




Our Bedroom BEFORE . . .
And AFTER . . . Thanks to my loving husband who did this "little" makeover "while I was out" in California!! This was HUGE, especially since he HATES painting red!! We are still trying to find a piece to hang over the head of our bed.

Micah's room BEFORE . . .

And AFTER . . .
The 4th bedroom has been claimed by the hubby as "The Game Room" - here it is BEFORE . . .

And AFTER . . . (We just pulled down the wallpaper border and painted a couple of weeks ago, so he still has to get everything up on the walls the way he wants it - in other words, this is a work in progress)

Guest Bathroom BEFORE and AFTER . . .

And finally, the back yard (well, part of it). In the first week or so we were here, after helping D move all our stuff from Alabama, my dad so graciously stayed to help us with a few projects around the house. This one was among the most time consuming. He built a dog run in the back yard so that the dogs would have a place to play, but not dig, poop in, and ruin the remainder of the yard! My dad worked really hard (w/ D's help) to recreate posts, etc. that looked just like the existing deck. I think he did a pretty stinkin' good job!!

BEFORE . . .

And there ya have it!! Phew, I'm exhausted just looking at all of these rooms again!! What d'ya think? We still have quite a bit left to do (the dining room, D's office, the guest bedroom, master bath and 1/2 bath!!!). But, hey, we've got YEARS for those, right??? LOL.