Category: Our First Home

  • Half Bath FRUSTRATION

    Half Bath FRUSTRATION

    Man, I’m so sick of this dang half bath.  One thing I’ve learned, or shall I say keep learning, is that I should never under estimate a project.  The things that I think will be small and easy just don’t seem to ever turn out that way. Here’s the bathroom when I last blogged-

  • Upstairs Flooring Update

    Upstairs Flooring Update

    We’re making progress!!! YEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! It’s been a few weeks since I loaded up my car with the Lapacho Laminate flooring from the Floor & Decor Outlet in Atlanta.   We let the Metallic Epoxy flooring acclimatize for 72 hours…and then for another two weeks while we worked,

  • HGTV Living Room Reveal

    HGTV Living Room Reveal

    It’s been nearly 6 months since five days of chaos ensued at our new house.  It was an unforgettable experience and we have a beautiful room to remember it by.  I blogged about the experience here. Sadly HGTV ended up passing on the show.  *tears*  Layla and Kevin are such a sweet and talented couple […]

  • Stairway Picture Wall

    Stairway Picture Wall

    I think I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ll mention it again—-I am NOT good with details.  I see big picture-like the colors of the walls, the shapes of the room, but accessorizing???  No way.  It scares me to death. Enter my mom. I enlisted her to help me put some frames on my stairway wall.  […]

  • Laminate—check!

    Laminate—check!

    We found the perfect flooring for our taste and budget!  Alex and I went to Floor & Decor Outlet in Atlanta Sunday and pretty quickly settled on the right floor. This picture really doesn’t do it justice.