Friday, May 25, 2007

House!


Dan and I have been SO extremely busy with trying to get our new house live-in-ready. It is insane how much time we have put into this place. I just love it all though.
This is what the house looks like on the outside.
(note: this was before we closed so that is why the lawn is so crazy looking)
The first night we came in and removed the woodstove and pulled up the old carpet tack strips and staples. fun fun.


We had Mom O and G-ma T and sister R come and watch Quinn for us so we could actually get to work without the little one.


Dan put in a new front door.



Then it was time to start to sand the hardwood floors.
We did the den, dining room, downstairs bedroom and hallway.



Then I laid the first coat of polyAfter that had time to dry we started painting. We painted Quinn's room (which was a pepto pink), both hallways, the dining room and the den.

Before





After



The colors weren't so bad before but it made the room look much smaller. Also it was in horrible condition.



Before

During




After






So that is pretty much what we have been up to in the last week. We just don't have pictures of everything!

:)


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Michele and Dan,

So far, it looks great! I am so happy for you both and look forward to seeing. Love you guys

rich

Anonymous said...

I think the lighter colors do seem to open up the space an make it look larger. Love the new door. I love the durning pictures. Makes my heart warm. Can you post pictures of Quinns room?

Love you all VERY much. This is one instance where hard work really does pay off. Just look at the fruits of your labor.

Lady said...

It's coming along sooo nice!! I can't believe how much you have gotten done already. You must be exhausted but I can't wait to see more.

Anonymous said...

WOW! What an adorable house. It looks sooo cute. Can't wait to see all your hard work in person. Laura G

Anonymous said...

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks fantastic and Rob and I can really appreciate all the hard work that went into it! We can't wait to see it in person.

Love,
Rachel, Rob, Breanna, Michaela, Jordan and Zoey