Monday, April 20, 2009

Renovations

We moved into our house 9 years ago. It was everything we wanted, a 4 level back split on a quiet court, double car garage, big backyard and not far from our our families. It was only a year old when we got it and it was more than twice the size of our semi. We loved it from the moment we saw it and have enjoyed all the time we have spent here and the memories we have created.




Last year Shawn and I decided to renovate our entire main floor. We wanted to put hard wood throughout, add a peninsula ( NOT an island, as we were informed) and update the kitchen. We had so much fun shopping around and getting ideas. We did all the work ourselves ( with the help of family and friends). It didn't take us long, about a month only working weekends but it was very disruptive to family life and very, very messy. We were ecstatic with the results. It was great to see how all our choices came together and just made the whole house flow better.



Well now since we had so much fun Shawn has decided that we need to renovate the main bathroom. We are putting in ceramic flooring, a new sink and vanity and I am getting a new, deeper bathtub! Yesterday all the tile was taken down off the walls and my bath is gone. I am excited for the change and really looking forward to see the new room but if you thought that not being able to use the kitchen was hard try not having a toilet for awhile!

2 comments:

  1. Haha, i couldn't imagine! We went without a bathroom sink and then a kitchen sink, which was hard enough! i love renovating also and seeng the results. Me and Jeff have done our house entirely ourselves (wth the excepton of some plumbng). i've joked that i've learned so much about home construction that i could be hired out as a contractor.

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  2. The kitchen is awesome and I'm sure the bathroom will be too. But in all fairness, you *do* have another toilet, even if it is in the "boy bathroom"! Can't wait to pick your brain if and when we ever get around to fixing up our upstairs bathroom!

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