Friday, February 24, 2012

The first of many...

Well yesterday was a snowy day in Iowa!  We didn't get the 10 inches projected, but we still got quite a bit. 
I just wanted to give a little info on some things going on in my neck of the woods lately.  We recently bought our house... ok ok John recently bought our house! It has been a long couple years trying to know the ins and outs of buying a house on contract (which I NEVER recommend anyone do!) only to find out that we "officially" did not buy the home.  Long story short and many grey hairs later for the both of us, we are now homeowners!  Let the fun begin!  We have recently begun the laundry list of remodel plans and all other ideas for the house.  Now mind you we have lived in our house now for almost 3 years and have still not done a whole lot to "make it ours".  Not only do we know what we would like the house to look like, we also are realizing many things that are just plain crazy that have already been done!  Don't you sweat it though, I will be sure to post plenty of pictures to help you all understand :D

Over the next few weeks I will be posting a few of the diy projects that I have done and am in the process of completing.  First thing I wanted to do was post pictures of our house, both when we first moved in and after many many MANY coats of paint in a few rooms.  For today the pictures you will get to see is our lovely bedroom before and after.   Enjoy :D






 Now don't get me wrong, I like to sleep amongst the wilderness as much as the next girl, but one night under a sponge painted evergreen was plenty for me. :D  After loads of primer and lots of paint, the finished product!  (and yes Roxy is very photogenic)


The ceiling fan is going to be the next thing to go!  The wall words were a steal at Hobby Lobby for $10! I must say that it is much better than before!  Maybe in the next posting you will get to see seals, palm trees and a sailboat.... in Iowa you ask?  But of course!  Stay Tuned :D