I think you all know that we bought a house just after Christmas. If not, you do now. We've enjoyed the house and having a place to put everything and it's certainly a step up from the 1/2 bedroom basement apartment we were living in. For the most part, our house was move-in ready and we've just changed or painted a few things that we wanted to, so it hasn't been too much work. We have an apartment in our basement that we plan on renting and it needed a bit more work than the rest of the house to get it in shape. Here's some pics of our renovations.
The downstairs living room/bedroom before - complete with wood paneling and popcorn roof.
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Another view of the same room
First we painted the walls a light grey with white trim
Yesterday we got carpet and it looks like a whole new place
Kelly did a somersault on the new carpet and certified that it's definitely soft enough
Ceiling paint that goes on pink and dries white
The downstairs bathroom - not too bad
We had some extra paint so we painted the bathroom, changed the light fixture and added new towel bars, etc.
The downstairs kitchen had a fridge that had been spray painted and a small stove that was about as old as the fridge.
New fridge and a full-size stove
Note to self: when removing a florescent light fixture, don't just yank on it.
I found this lovely melted electrical receptacle in our upstairs kitchen. It came complete with a semi-melted wire.
A family in the ward gave us a piano and Kelly wanted to see if we could get it into a back bedroom. This pic was proof to her that it wouldn't fit because she wasn't home at the time.
