If Bob Vila and Martha Stewart Had a Love Child, it Would Have NOTHING on Me!

Yep, you heard me. I am the fix-it, extreme handywoman, domestic goddess supreme. Okay, maybe not all of those, but I'm freaking proud of myself - you hear me? Proud! I've been working my butt off on this house, and since Jon is in school or studying all the time I've had to do almost all of it by myself! And then considering that I haven't done a lot of this stuff before, that's saying something. Anyway, this is the big unveiling of my house after all the work has been completed! Okay, in truth I'm starting this post with the work not quite finished, but I figured that by the time I get around to uploading all of my pictures and such then I will be finished with everything, so it works out. :) Okay, enough chatter, on to....the unveiling!!!

(Note: Rather than posting a lot of the same pictures that I've already put up, to see my post with all of the "before" pictures go here. Also, these pictures are a bit random, so sorry.)

Entryway / Living Room / Dining Room

Remember that horrible Winnie the Pooh themed room? (sigh) It's so much better now. :) (Don't mind the pillows on the floor - they are there in case Sophie rolls off the bed...which she's done at least twice now...yeah)

Okay so this is a before picture, but this picture was just too cute so I put it up anyway. :) So this is "Before" (also the day we moved in!)

My Fireplace. For the record, when someone puts EXTREME texture on a fireplace using plaster (not mud like a normal texture) it is VERY difficult to work with. So please, if you are ever considering this, please don't do it. It looks much better now, but up close looks a little like a melting Hershey's chocolate bar...Mmmm...

Oh, and eventually (crossing fingers) we're going to try and get a flat screen to put up above the fireplace since it is already wired for TV there as well as surround sound.



Okay so another before picture just to show the sheer wonderfulness that occurs with new countertops.

See what I mean? Wonderful! Oh, and just so you know that back wall is now painted the tan we have everywhere else and the little bit of half wall that pokes up above the counters is red now. And we found one of the cupboards that the previous owners took down (bad idea, there's already no space!) and we moved the one you see there on the top left over to the other side of that window and put the one we found in the garage where that existing one is now. Does that make sense? Hmmm, maybe I'll just take a picture and post it...

There we go! Now you can see it! :)

Now these are "In-Between" pictures, but I wanted to show you the tile that I put in! Yes, you heard me, I did this, and it was not as hard as I thought it would be! (Yes, that is me cutting tile, all by myself, because I'm awesome like that.) 

I had about a 15 min crash course on tiling from Jon and a few tips from our countertop guy (who was originally going to do our floor tile until we realized that we wouldn't have the money for it) who was really nice and let us use his saw for free! Next time I lay tile it will look a little better now that I've had some practice, but for my first time I think it turned out pretty freaking good! :)

This is the other side of the kitchen - I love how he did the backsplash with the granite tiles! That and even though it's a little older, I love the flat top stovetop that they have! So nice for cooking. The only think I don't like is that the oven itself sits right on the ground (no drawer under it or anything) so when I'm cooking stuff and open the door I can actually lay it on the ground, so that's annoying, but it's fine for me. :)

These three pictures are all of the master bedroom (previously it was just a room with particle board for a floor.) Much nicer now, and just the right size in my opinion. :)

This is the view going from the family room (the one with the fireplace) into the living room. I was so excited to FINALLY hang some of my stuff up! I've missed my pictures and signs...

Entryway

This is the spot between the living room and dining room. And in case you're wondering, Sophie likes to sort our junk mail for us, and that is why it is all over the floor. She got mad and put it right back there when I tried to clean it up, so I had to wait until she was in bed...

View going from living room to family room (that wall on the right has since been painted red)

Anyway, this is my new home. And I like it. A lot. :) Now all we need is some couches and we're set!