SOLD!!!

All I can hear in my head is “Aaaaaat Laaaaaaast” by Eta James.  Ok, so maybe she’s not singing about closing escrow on a house, but I digress.  Man, am I happy that whole process is over…now onto the fun stuff!

The day I got the keys, I already started painting the guest room…I know, I know, slow your roll Kate.  But, I was just too excited, I couldn’t wait.  And, I justify it in my head that we are moving in, in one week, so I would like to have the rooms painted, the bedroom carpet laid and the hardwood refinished.  Whew…what a undertaking.  Luckily, we’ve got my parents that have already helped us out tremendously and our friend Mark, who is a contractor.

Oh, but wait!!!!!!  You probably want to see the before pictures!  And, a lot of this “before” will stay a “before” for a long time, until we save for one project at a time.

Not the prettiest looking thing, but she’s got real potential (more pictures to come)!  Here’s our short list of things we’d like to do over the next couple years:

*Paint the bedrooms (IN PROCESS)

*Lay new carpet in the bedrooms

*Refinish the hardwood floor
*Hang new chandelier in dining room

*Re-face the cabinets

*New counter tops
*Remove florescent lighting and replace with cans

*Overhang off the back of the house (for the pooches)

*Remove the “siding” (or whatever that hideous thing is over the fireplace) and rock from fireplace.  Drywall and hang mantle.  Mount television

*FULL remodel of the bathrooms

*Make a functional garage

*Pull out backyard, level, sod and build planter boxes

*Gutters

I’m sure the list can  go on and on, but I think you get the picture….the house has a lot of cosmetic work to be done.  Luckily, only cosmetic.

So, off we goooooooooo………….