House Tour 2012

Today marks two years since we moved into our house.  I really can hardly believe it.  Just to put it in to perspective when we moved in, we were still childless (I was VERY pregnant, but still), and now two years later, this house is filled up with not just us, but our two beautiful boys + happy cockapoo.  Crazy, huh?!?

In honor of the day, I thought it would be fun to go on a little tour of the abode.  I did the same thing last year (which you can check out here), but it's really amazing how much work we I have done in the past 12 months.  On a side note, I was originally going to do this with pictures from both years so you could do a little "where's Waldo" and find the changes, but I figured that would be way too many pictures in one post.  So, instead I decided to just do a little summary for you (and then added in some goals for good measure).   Unfortunately, if you want to see the befores and afters, you'll have to toggle between.

First up, the front of the house:

Accomplished: landscaping, flag, seasonal decor

Goals: new house numbers, lighting update, landscaping (yeah, it may have to be professionally done), shutters

And then the entrance:

Accomplished: new gallery wall (which you can't see very well in this pic)

Goal: redo coat area (need an L for Levi)

To the right is the dining room (with its Valentines decor still in place):

Accomplished: new rug

Goal: chandelier instead of fan (I loathe that fan!)

Connected to the dining room is the kitchen:

Accomplished: nothing I can think of!

Goal: open shelves between cabinets in bottom picture, artwork/decor update, island, replace nipple lights

As you walk out the kitchen, you enter the living room:

Accomplished: mantle mirror, tv console, pillows, gallery frames

Goal: curtains

And out back behind the living room is the screened-in porch:

Accomplished: nothing again

Goal: total re-do!!!

OK, heading back inside, to the left of our kitchen is the boys' bathroom:

Accomplished: some updated art, towel hooks

Goals: better sunburst mirror, shelving in nook for linen closet

Across from the bathroom is Levi's nursery:

Accomplished: total re-do!

Goals: nada!

Next to his nursery is our bedroom (pardon the laundry, laptop, and cockapoo!):

Accomplished: FLOR tiles around bed, love note art

Goals: nothing really

And our master bath:

Accomplished: nada!

Goal: paint...and then possible decor updates?

OK back to the kitchen and now we're going to head right.  First up is Colton's room:

Accomplished: total re-do!

Goal: nothing:)

Across from that is a guest bath:

Accomplished: nothing!

Goal: total re-do

Down the hall is our newly converted mud room:

Accomplished: stripes, coat hooks, bench

Goals: outdoor toy storage for boys, decor?

In the same hallway is the laundry closet (which is really hard to photograph due to angles!):

Accomplished: paint, curtains, cabinet, decor

Goals: trim counter, fridge, final clean up

And finally down there is the playroom:

Accomplished: total redo

Goal: smaller desk, sleeper sofa

Finally, I would really like to spray paint all of our mismatched door handles throughout the house.  Obviously, you can't see them in the pictures, but they've got to go!

Whew...we're done!!!  I knew it had been a busy year, but looking back at it all it really amazes me (yeah pat myself on the back a bit)!  Now on to the next year and some new accomplishments...