Tag: before and after

  • Our 1st Flip House is Finished!

    Our 1st Flip House is Finished!

    I started writing this post three days ago before my computer died.   I originally wrote that we were “2 days away from listing!”…. but fast forward to this morning and I can say that the flip house went live on MLS last night around dinner time and we’ve already had one showing this morning!  I […]

  • We bought a house!

    We bought a house!

    I’ve been hesitant to write about this because we’re still in the middle of renovating, and frankly if this ends up a huge disaster I’d rather it not be on the internet forever and ever.  But what fun is life without a little vulnerability, right? So here’s the back story:  Alex and I have talked about […]

  • Mom’s Kitchen Renovation – Before and After

    Mom’s Kitchen Renovation – Before and After

    I grew up in the house my mom still lives in for most of my life.  We’ve affectionately named it the “Kirk Mansion”.  This house was the place to be for all my brother’s friends growing up and the doors have swung open many times to family and friends who needed a place to stay. […]

  • Living Room: Before and progress

    Living Room: Before and progress

    Our living room has been quite the conundrum for me.  It looks big because of the vaulted ceilings and the vinyl windows, but when you cut out the walkways and the barstool area and the dead space on either side of the fireplace it’s smaller than it looks. When planning your living room design is […]

  • Kitchen: Before and After

    Kitchen: Before and After

    Our kitchen was my least favorite space in this house before we moved in, and I’m a kitchen lover so it was a little hard to envision loving the kitchen in this house.  It was dark, long, and narrow.  The complete opposite of our last kitchen that was bigger and more open.