Renovation!

[LaL 418]

Many of you know - as I have posted about it for the past year or so that we have been renovating our home. After the multitude of storms in 2004 & 2005, our house became a wee bit shabby - ok ok, a lot shabby. It was as if the house aged 10 years in those two. We also found out that our termite company was not properly treating our house for 7 years and we were infested. SO many factors came into play when we decided just to go for it and get it *refreshed*

We have done a lot of work on the interior as well as the exterior. Some of the work is :

renovation of the main & master bath (master still has a bit of work to go)

all new windows

new sliding glass door

new garage door

new carpeting (thanks Jackie!!)

painted kitchen cabinets (thank you stina!!)

new appliances

new exterior (removal of stone facade & wood to all stucco)

light landscaping

tree thinning out (some brazilian creeper thing on it?)

TO DO left:

kitchen countertops & tile backsplash

fence

master bath tile & tub

some pictures as its just not all finished yet. phew! its been exhausting!

(please don't laugh at my ooogly house - i love it dearly even though it was a shack! )

BEFORE:

AFTER:

OOOGLY kitchen when I first moved in eeeeek!

1/2 of the kitchen afterward

Main bath (which I have posted before) eeeeek!

After

Phew!

[Ban Hammer 13,489]

looks very nice

i'm guessing the before pic of the yard was in summer?

[Jenn! 918]

Beauteous!!!

I want my shower like that. Can I come take a shower at your place?

[Mags 112]

Looking fabulous, LaL! I'm currently undergoing renovation myself for our home (as you know!) and can't wait for the day when I can say "it's done!". That's going to be years down the line; could have gone to prison for less!

Seriously, looking good, girlie!

[*Maureen* 0]

BEAUTIFUL!! When's the party? lol

[LaL 418]

Thanks! It was not an easy task to coordinate all the contractors, etc. Most didnt show up!

Charles - that before picture was taken just after winter. That's when we have our dry spell. It turned all green a few months later.

Mags - I don't envy you and your project! I nearly tore my hair out just doing this simple refresh!

[Mags 112]

Thanks! It was not an easy task to coordinate all the contractors, etc. Most didnt show up!

Charles - that before picture was taken just after winter. That's when we have our dry spell. It turned all green a few months later.

Mags - I don't envy you and your project! I nearly tore my hair out just doing this simple refresh!

I love the colour of the kitchen cabinets btw. Oh and if you're ever in Indiana was you may get roped in to help. Run, hide whilst you can!

Edited October 18, 2007 by Mags

[eau_xplain 2]

wow.... great job! I really like the way your exterior looks... and the curb appeal! The bathroom and kitchen look great too!

All we did this year was to replace all our windows... I think it was a total of 58 windows in all (including garage and basement). But we had a contractor do that. Now that we have done the windows, I'll sit hubby down and go over our other projects and put them in order of priority (and maybe give ourselves a kick in the behind to get things started!).

[Jasman0717 9]

Right on All we have left is the kitchen and the downstairs bathroom. I hope to get that going within the next two years.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

Oooh La La! Lovely!

[sereia 0]

great improvements!!! your hard work is really paying off! i can't wait to someday do the same. i love watching renovation and decorating shows on HGTV!

[ayesha4akram 0]

Got you a housewarming present! The house looks WONDERFUL

[LaL 418]

thanks all ... i am realy pleased with how our little started home came out. we plan on moving, but we wanted to have it in sellable condition and also wanted to enjoy it ourselves for awhile

eau - 58 windows i cannot imagine. we only have 5 and it cost an arm & a leg!!

[JODO 2]

Looking Good

[Cheryl & Medo 3]

wow looks so nice... And I too watch HGTV. I get alot of ideas from the shows. I came to a stop still, on my house till my hubby gets here to help. but God only knows when that will be.