I realize I have taken quite the hiatus from this blog. For good reason, and lack of inspiration, I decided to sign off for a while. We were neck deep into a very busy season in our lives. We were selling our former home, house hunting, and ultimately purchasing a new home during the spring/summer months.
We had known for some time that the sale of our home would happen, we just didn't know the exact time frame. From the time we purchased our last home, we knew there was a possibility that we wouldn't live there long. A local company was interested in purchasing our entire block from the start, and it all went through in June this past year.
I loved our former house. My dad had completely renovated it into a beautiful little three bedroom home, which we were able to purchase from him when he completed it. But, the looming thought of "will this be the year XYZ company wants to purchase from us," left us in a spot that we didn't want to make any changes to that home. We wanted to finish a patio in the back, and landscape our back yard, but why bother when we might sell any time.
We have no regrets in the former home, and we loved the memories we created there, as a family. But, this past spring the ball was rolling to sell, pack, & move. We spent several weeks with our Realtor going through home after home. We scoured Zillow for homes that might interest us...went to Open Houses....drove through neighborhoods, and on and on. It was a fun, and exhausting, process. We were seriously considering making an offer on another home when our Realtor called and said she had one that just came on the market, it would sell fast, and she thought it was exactly what we were looking for. We called my dad and asked him to join us at this home. With his vast knowledge of homes, carpentry, etc., we wanted him involved when we made a final decision. As soon as we saw the inside we were excited. We knew the potential was endless, but many updates were needed. It had great "bones," but needed to be brought into the 21st century.
So, in sharing all of that, I've decided that I want to use this blog to take you through the "before" and "after's" of our home renovation. We have a ways to go, so there will be plenty of things to keep me "inspired" for a while. We spent most of June, and early July, renovating as much as we could before we moved in. I painted by day and packed boxes by night. Dave took two weeks off and worked from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, on the new house, for those two weeks.
Dave & I love tackling DIY projects....most of the time. We have many man hours in this home, and we're still enjoying the process. There are many "almost" done projects, and many "yet to start" projects. Stick with me, and I'll share what we've done, how we went about it, and what we're going to do next.
Our "new" home
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