More pictures than you could ever want...

We are done!!! Like I mentioned previously, we have finished our house for the most part and we had a party to celebrate our work!

Our yummy smorgasbord of treats last night... before we ate our way through it and it wasn't as pretty.

So I will now be taking you on our little journey as home owners.

We bought our condo while we were engaged, 2 1/2 years ago, and when we really had no clue what we were doing. When we first walked through it, I wasn't that impressed, but as we looked at more and more that day, we decided that this was our best bet. So we made an offer, and it was rejected. Waah. Luckily for us though, the offer that was accepted fell through, so they called us back and told us it was ours if we still wanted it!

The pictures that I have of it all old school style are from our final walk through, so the girl was almost moved out, only essentials were left...like her tv and iguana.

(Oh, and pretend that we don't look like we are like 12, and that we are still that skinny!)

Living Room Before:

After!

Things we've done:

painted,

carpeted,

Base boards, casing around doors and windows, and crown molding,

new blinds,

Scraped popcorn ceilings and had them retextured and painted,

changed all outlets and switches to look pretty and make sense,

new ceiling fan, &

digital thermostat.

View into the Kitchen from Living Room Before:

After!

Things we've done:

Clorox Wiped down every square millimeter that this small monster could have walked on, breathed on, shed on, or even looked at.

Kitchen Before:

After!

View from Kitchen into Dining area and hallway before: After!

Things we've done:

painted (twice),

tiled,

painted cabinets,

new appliances,

new ceiling fan,

outlets and switches, &

molding

Things we still want to do:

New kitchen sink...sigh.

Front Bathroom Before:

TaDa!

Things we've done:

ripped out mirror, medicine cabinet, counter top, and vanity,

had those walls retextured,

painted,

installed new vanity,

new light fixture,

vent fan,

outlets (that's a given at this point right?)

hung mirror, towel rack and cabinet, &

new shower curtain rod that doesn't slide down the wall and destroy our drywall.

Extra Bedroom Before:

(but unfortunately after she had taken down all of the Betty Boop paraphernalia...not kidding)

AND...my favorite AFTER!!!

And just so you know, I've been told that pictures don't do this room justice, so just know that it's even cuter in real life.

This is probably my favorite part of our entire house:

Things we've done:

painted,

carpeted,

scraped popcorn ceiling and whatnot,

molding (of course),

new blinds,

ceiling fan,

got rid of a light switch that didn't make sense having,

closet door knobs (ha ha),

new AC vent, &

made it my own.

And finally...Our Bedroom Before:

This room, as well as the living room, had this HORRIBLE attempt at a faux finish, and the carpet had changed color where furniture wasn't. Also, take a look at the bathroom...can you say crappy motel bathroom? That's what it looked like. I hope that you can tell in the pictures.

Hooray for After!

And perhaps I'm in love with this bathroom. Things we've done:

. painted (twice),

. molding,

. carpet,

. blinds,

. ceiling fan,

. AC vent,

. switched electrical stuff,

. bathroom stuff got same treatment as front bathroom, everything ripped out and retextured and replaced with pretty stuff,

. new towel ring, towel rack, and toilet paper holder that all match.

. Things we'd still like to do:

. new shower door.

. We also changed out all of the door handles and hinges because they were really ugly. And even though most people wouldn't notice, we think it totally classed it up.

And I know this isn't pretty, but guess what aren't cheap? AC units. Here's our new one.

Thanks for coming on our tour! As you can see we've done lots to our house and made it feel like a home, not just a place that you bought that an iguana used to live! And, if anyone has any questions about handyman work, we are practically pros now!

. Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!