OUR FIXER UPPER!!!

I have been waiting and waiting to post this blog. I am still not completely finished with decorating and unpacking, but I wanted to share some before and afters of our house. We are so happy with how everything has turned out. I will post more pictures once the decorating is finished.

When we first saw this house, my husband said there is no way we are going to buy this house. He thought it was a complete dump and was having no part in it. I told him over and over to have an open mind and to just put his full faith and trust in me. He was still hesitate about it, but he knows "A Happy Wife is A Happy Life", so he went with it. We still have to add the shutters back and do some landscaping.

This was the first time we saw the house...it was a bit intimidating, but it just needed some TLC! 

We did some landscaping to clear out all the trees and shrubs just to be able to see the house. 

 

Here is the back and side views of the house. We really did not have much landscaping to do to the back. We did cut the tree down that was growing on the side of the house, so it did not give us problems later.

 Here are some pictures that were taken from the demolition work being done.

House - Before/After

Keep in mind shutters and landscaping are not complete yet.

We painted the exterior Dorian Gray from Sherwin Williams. The porch rails were redone to have a more farmhouse look. All the trim was repainted white and the porch was painted a darker gray to match the house and a we replaced the light fixture by the door. We will be replacing the brown lattice and putting shrubs in front of it (I will of course post pictures once we get it completed) 

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After

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Bedroom #1 (Master) - Before/After

The interior of the house was painted Repose Gray from Sherwin Williams. We chose to add the hardwood floor in our bedroom and use an area rug for an accent, but we replaced the carpet in the other two bedrooms because we knew having a clumsy little one, he would need the extra cushion and hopefully the third bedroom will become a nursery in the near future. All the light fixtures were replaced in each room of the house.

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Bedroom #2 

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Bedroom #3

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Bathrooms - Before/After

Hall Bath

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After

Master Bath 

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Laundry Room

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Sun Room/Dining Room

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Kitchen

We added all new stainless steel appliances and had granite counter tops put in. The wall was taken down and we added a breakfast bar. 

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After

Pantry

We turned the coat closet into a pantry and I must say, I love how it turned out.

We had all new doors and door frames put in.

Living Room

Before

This is probably the only room that is completely finished in the house with all the decor & of course our Christmas tree!

After

I hope you love our home as much as we do. It was a long 9 weeks of renovating and waiting for everything to be finished, but we are thankful for all the workers involved in making this absolutely beautiful. We still have some moving and unpacking to do and some landscaping on the outside.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & ROLL TIDE!