Saturday, August 20, 2011

Home - before and after

Wow.  What an amazing 6 years it has been to be in our lovely little townhouse.  It was our first home.  Where we spent the majority of our young married years.  Where we brought both babies home from the hospital.  Many friends have spent time here.  Much joy and many blessings.  I'm sad to say goodbye.



We put a lot of love (and money) into it.  I thought I would share some of the before and after pictures.  I can't believe the stuff we did.  We basically updated every room and made it livable!  Ok, this is a lot of pictures, but I wanted to document everything we did.  :)


kitchen before


kitchen after!
new floors, backsplash, counter, paint, appliances, cabinets, floor plan modification, recessed lighting, moved washing machine to utility closet, crown molding, banquet eating area


back door before

back door after!
french doors and "mud closet"

half bath before

half bath after!
paint, crown molding, floors, light fixture

 living room before (the only picture we had)

living room after!
paint, floors, fire place, built-ins, window seat, recessed lighting, ceiling fan, tv mount


stairs before

stairs after!
floors, hand rail, shelf at bottom, paint

upstairs hall before

upstairs hall after!
paint, crown molding, carpet, decor (which I'm still missing a couple pictures from my frames)

other hall view before

other hall view after!
took doors off cabinets

our bedroom before





our bedroom after!
carpet, paint, ceiling fan, crown molding

other view of bedroom before

other view of bedroom after!
mounted tv to wall, created a little sitting area/baby rocking area

our bathroom before (eek! the wallpaper!)

our bathroom after!
new paint, crown molding, light fixture, shelving, granite sink, faucet, mirror, cabinet hardware


guest room/baby room before

guest room/baby room after!
paint, carpet, crown molding, chair rail, ceiling fan

other view of room before

other view of room after!

guest bath before


guest bath after!
new paint, tile, crown molding, light fixture, granite sink, faucet, mirror, cabinet hardware

back patio before

back patio after!
removed tree, new pavers

other view of patio before

other view of patio after!

Whew!  That was a lot of work!  But we enjoyed making our house a home.  Hopefully our next place will be filled with just as many wonderful memories as we watch our kids grow up and enjoy life.  Can't wait!

3 comments:

Ryan and Melissa said...

The transformation is incredible! You guys did a great job! Did you do all the renovating yourselves? That would be a lot! I bet you will enjoy your new home and make it exactly what you want as well!

the herzogs said...

wow lisa! i had never seen all the before pictures!! y'all are awesome! can't wait for y'all to get into your new home!! :-)

R said...

Lisa, my mom SO enjoyed seeing these pics! I've been telling her for awhile that you guys have such nice taste... and she readily agreed! :) You did so much; the transformation is amazing!