Updated House Photos

So it's been a while since I've posted an update of our progress in our new house. We've been living here about 5 months, and are no where near done with all the things we want to do, but we have come so far! If you haven't seen the "before" photos, take a look here.

We have GRASS!! We hired TruGreen to take care of our lawn, and it has made a HUGE difference.

Look at all that pretty green grass. :)

The view when you walk through our front door.
Kevin (the gnome) and our kitty doorstop are keeping our IKEA furniture company...

View from the front door into our living room.

View from the front door down the hallway to the bedrooms/bathrooms.

Love those elephants...

Kitchen...

More kitchen...

View from the kitchen into the living room. I LOVE that the kitchen is open to the living room.

We have a mantel!! Only, we haven't finished the tile on the wall yet, but it's at least on the wall!

Living room, dining room, kitchen...

The extra bathroom.

If you saw the before pictures, this change is HUGE. These rooms are currently our Xbox/workout/guest room and our desk/music room. In the room with the blue wall you can see all our picture frames stacked up on the floor ... it's a work in progress. Still haven't decided what I want to do with these.

This is our bedroom! So homey and relaxing. :)

We really haven't done any more work since it's been so hot lately! These 100+ days do not make for productive attitudes! On our list of things to do once it cools off outside...

• Repaint our master bathroom a light blue color and install a new vanity and ceiling fan.
• Build custom shelving in the laundry room - it will be the house's main storage area since there are no linen or coat closets in the house.
• Repaint the laundry room a deep brown/purple color.
• Replace the fence around our yard - the current one is rotten and barely hanging on.
• Finish the tiling around the fireplace and complete the mantel area.
• Decide on fabric for curtains and sew myself.