Before and after...sort of.

 In a few weeks it will be the one year anniversary of buying our house. It's crazy how fast this year has gone! In the year, we've fixed a lot of things, but mostly non-cosmetic. Last week M and I talked about painting a chalkboard wall in the kitchen. I had a rare Saturday off this weekend, and we decided we would paint the chalkboard wall....only before we headed out the door to Home Depot, M started looking up vintage kitchen color schemes online and picking out wall colors. Before we knew it, we had committed to painting the first room in the house.

 I say 'before and after...sort of' because this is NOT the finished product. We still have to paint the top half of the walls, repaint the white trim, and most importantly: replace those ugly floors.

 We had been waiting to make any cosmetic changes because we figured we would just save up until we could renovate the entire room. I'm glad we decided just to go for it. It will be a while until we can afford to totally re-do the bathroom and kitchen, so until then why not make it at least a little more cosmetically pleasing?

 For the paint and new floor tiles, we've spent less than $250. And our kitchen will look like a completely new kitchen once we are done. Totally worth the money and time.

Just painting this much, it looks so much better already. I can't wait to see how it looks when we're really finished!

one month in pt. 2

 Miyagi chilling on our futon / couch that we hope to soon replace with something a little smaller.

 The entertainment stand is put together, but we hope to replace this too with a wall mounted flat screen and a smaller cabinet for the components. Someday.

 Our teeny tiny living room.

 My art room is small and desperately needs some organization and art inspiration!

 Our bedroom with the non-functional gas fireplace, crown moldings, and antique chandelier.

We are in desperate need of a trip to IKEA to purchase organizational furniture! But for now, it's home.

one month in

 It's been a month since we've moved into our house. This week we finally got the last of the boxes unpacked nd the kitchen set up...for now.

 It's obviously outdated and in need of some renovations, but until we save up some money to fix things, it's home.

 Our Peanuts shower curtain was one of the first things to be hung up and started to make the place really feel like home.

M had to replace our rusted cast iron pedestal sink with this small vanity for now, but we were able to salvage the vintage mirror and glass shelf!

Tomorrow: living room, bedroom, and my art room!

a day's work

We are by no means done, but we've made a small dent in one day!

big news

 Last week, M and I closed on our house! We are officially homeowners! After signing our names on about 8000 legal documents, we were handed lots of keys.

 We went straight over to our new house to take some photos and change some locks.

 And ham it up for the camera a little bit ;)

It was built in 1890, and it's going to be a lot of work, but we are so excited!