It's hard to believe that it has been a year already! I can still remember back to the day I got the keys, the first night I spent (on a mattress in the upstairs landing), and so many Ikea trips that I'm sure I can't still count them on fingers and toes. I've been busy this year, pretty focused on making the house "mine".
Forgive the iPhone pictures, but I thought it might be fun to see some comparison photos. What it looked like right before I got the house (some of the previous owners stuff is in the pictures) in Sept 2010, and what it looks like today, Sept 2011.
Plus, who doesn't like a good
house tour??
Here's the outside. Probably one of my favorite changes actually. I absolutely love the new color!
2010
2011... probably should have been better about watering my lawn though...
Now, inside to the living room
2010
2011... I still have plans for some black & white striped curtains in here
Dining room, the largest room in the house.
2010
2011... the light fixture was a lot of fun to create, and building
a table the right size for the space made
such a difference in this room.
Downstairs bathroom
2010
2011... not a whole lot of changes, but I have some future plans to install a shower in this bath.
Kitchen
2010
2011.... not much has changed. Watch for big plans to paint the cabinets white.... as soon as I have an extra burst of painting energy.
Downstairs Bedroom/TV room
2010 (another terrible picture, the angle was strange)
2011... the curtains need to be hung higher and it needs a table lamp, but other than that, this space is pretty complete.
Upstairs Landing.
2010 (Apologies for this extra-terrible picture--they had this room painted a chocolate brown, which didn't help in my picture-taking effort)
2011... the room color makes the room seem larger.
Reupholstering that chair was one of my major projects this year. And that crayon art might be my favorite DIY project to date.
Upstairs Bedroom #1 (smallest)
2010
2011.. this is my bedroom now. It's small, but I love it. Most recent repair was getting this uneven door/frame to mesh so that the door would latch. It's the small things that I love.
Upstairs Bedroom #2 (middle sized)
2010
2011... this became the "roommates" room. I've already had two of them. Ashley painted it the dark grey and hung the lanterns. It turned out really well.
Upstairs Bedroom #3 (largest, but smallest closet)
2010
2011... now it's the "closet". I
love this room. The previous owner had put up all the shelves and bars, and after a little paint, some stain, and new curtains, this room looks amazing. Big plans for a DIY rug in the making.
Upstairs Bathroom
2010
2011... the room hasn't changed too much, although the shower (behind the door) got a beautiful, glass shower door. This weekend I'm painting it, but a very similar color. We loved the color, but the previous owner didn't have any spare paint for this room, and I'm tired of looking at white spots on the walls.
Backyard
2010
2011... aside from dead grass, no real changes. I spent the year watching random flowers bloom all over the yard, and pulling weeds until I got blisters. Maybe next year I'll figure out what to do with the space.
1 comment:
It looks *so* good! Can't wait to see all the improvements in person. :)
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