Before and Afters

Looking through our old pictures has been quite a trip. Now I realize even more why we are so anxious to see an end!

Here is the outside of our house, although this actually looks better before than it does now! We have moved around some windows and now have Tyvec instead of shingles in a few spots on the outside of the house, but it was one of those things where it didn't make sense to spend the money on the outside knowing it was going to be replaced soon.

I realized when moving into the house I really didn't take many pictures. I think it was because I was 9 months pregnant and right after we moved in, I had this cute subject to take pictures of...

Olivia July 2006

 Here is the original kitchen. Don't be jealous, but I still have that tiny refridgerator! Things that drive me crazy about this house, that is right up there on my list, but that is a post for another day!

 

Try to fit a weeks worth of food for 4 people in that fridge...
The tiny stove is gone, but with it went one of the big cabinets

Now, this picture makes you all want to run to the fabric store to duplicate this stunning look! What makes this even better is our bed is behind it. Yes, people, that is our bedroom. But, look there is a chandelier in it...so romantic :)

 

Of course, when we realized that the second floor was not happening anytime soon, the first thing to happen was a permanent wall there! Voila, Olivia got another cute bedroom and finally so did we!

 We also replaced this eyesore of a railing and the floor in the entryway. Mike built a beadboard half wall and we layed hardwood floor.

We painted this white, but I couldn't find a picture of it finished

 

Oh yeah and throw in a backyard renovation in 2008!! A toddlers dream backyard

Finally, 2010 we bring down almost all the walls in the house.

First we worked on Olivia's room. We had to make it ready for two children. She had huge bay windows on either end of her room. We took them both out.

Back wall before

Back wall after

 

Front wall before

 Front wall after

 Daddy's little helper...had to add this one!

Now the rest of the house!

 Looking from kids bedroom

Again from the kids bedroom

Walls going back up! I look at these pictures and can't believe that I lived in this mess and remember, I was also pregnant with Owen during this project! UGHHH...

 

 

 Our bedroom after

 

Looking from the kids bedroom after we swapped out the carpet for hardwood.

 

The final step was a big one, and this was to give us more space in the entryway, but also to prepare for the second floor. The stairs that will eventually go up, will stack above these new stairs.

 

Stairs Before

 

 Stairs After

 

 

I will update you on pictures of how the house looks now, in another post. Yes, there are MORE changes! Now you can probably imagine why I am so anxious to get more space and finally feel settled into our home!