The carpet from hell...

I was allergic to grandma's carpet...so it had to go...doesn't hurt that there are hardwoods underneath...

yep...gross and grey...

so mike took it out:

there's some residue from the carpet pad...but we're working on taking that off and cleaning up the floors...it's coming along :) 

My office...

...so we're going to each have an office...so that I have space to work on stuff and lesson plan and grade papers and Mike has space to play video games and whatnot...the transformation of my office looked something like this:  of course you have to remember that the "old" furniture is still in there so it looks kind of like a bedroom but the furniture will be gone soon and then I'll be moving in my desk and stuff in...but you can see my color scheme and theme at least!  

What it looked like before:

What it looks like now:

I was giggle clapping in there the other day....I frickin' love the colors...can't wait to put MY stuff in there :-D 

The bathroom...

...was for sure our biggest and "toughest" project in the house...

the vanity was too large for the space...the floor was ugly...the wallpaper (in the bathroom!  I couldn't stand it) was peeling and gross...the toilet was super low...all kinds of problems...so it was of course the first  project we really tackled...besides cleaning out of course...

So like I said....ugly everything....when we started....then:

We started taking stuff apart...

Once the room was empty, we put in a new floor:

before...

after...

and a brand new toilet...

a new exhaust fan...

a new vanity:

some new hardware:

...and a new light and mirror (to replace the crappy medicine cabinet)...

(that's our friend Evan helping us out one day...)

then I stripped the rest of the wallpaper:

then, the painting started:

and with a few finishing touches, we had a new bathroom:

Only in my grandmother's house...

...would I find antique FOOD!  I kid you not...in cleaning out the pantry in the kitchen, I found the following:

Yes, those are 3 totally different styles of Royal pudding boxes (one stamped as costing 23 cents!)...as well as 2 different styles of Jell-O boxes.  It's also a Sanka instant coffee pack and some Mr. Gourmet Sour-n-Creamy dip mix.  

I was amazed at some of what I found in the cupboards.  Interesting trip down history lane...

**Cleaning out update:  Kitchen pantry cupboards (the ones with food in them) and the fridge are empty.  Back bedroom is clean and organized and ready to go, yay!!**

Here it is...

Here are some pictures of the house before we do anything to it:

The front:

The back:

The kitchen:

The living room:

Bathroom:

Bedroom #1:

Bedroom #2:

There's lots of light and great bones and a basement and attic full of stuff that we have to clean out, but it's going to be a fun adventure!  

Hope you enjoyed the photo tour! 

~Lauren