Category: Our First Home

  • Kitchen Reveal

    Kitchen Reveal

    This is a long-awaited blog post!  (and a long-winded post…brace yourself)  It seems like months ago when the contractor was here with his guys transforming the kitchen.  In reality it’s been about 6 weeks since they left, but only 3 hours since I’ve declared the room “officialy” FINISHED!  ….for now:) (One of these days we’ll […]

  • Good things don’t come easy

    Good things don’t come easy

    If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you’ve seen some progress pics of the kitchen.  The contractors were at my house for about 2 weeks on and off & I was so excited about how the kitchen was looking.  It wasn’t until everyone left and I sat in the kitchen just looking at everything […]

  • Renovation Update

    Renovation Update

    We’re half way through the renovation!  I must admit, it’s pretty nice hiring a residential and commercial plumbing contractor to come do most of the work.  What they do in a day would take me months–seriously.  The goal end date is next Friday & it is going to be BEAUTIFUL! Here are some progress pics:

  • A Little (dramatic) Change

    A Little (dramatic) Change

    So here’s the deal–I made a little change to the living room.  Yes, the beautiful living room that we had designed and put together for us one year ago for an HGTV Pilot. You might be asking: Why in the world would you change anything in that gorgeous, FINISHED, room when there are plenty of […]

  • Early Beginnings of the Kitchen Renovation

    Early Beginnings of the Kitchen Renovation

    It’s almost time for the contractors to come in a spray the cabinets, install all of our new appliances, install new countertops, scrape the textured ceiling, install new lighting, put up back splash, & more.  If all goes as planned this should happen in October at some point. In the mean time I’ve been browsing […]