I’ve talked about our my desire for a new, bigger, more spacious home. And, I talked about how we had some work that needed to be done on this house before we could comfortably put it on the market and expect anyone to want to buy it. But, most of you have no idea what I’m dealing with, with the exception of my little, bitty kitchen. So, I thought I’d share the photos we took of the house when we bought it, way back in December 2007, and then I’ll share my list of tasks that have to be completed.
We haven’t really changed much since these photos were taken. We got rid of that crazy grill, and the crap the previous owners left on the front porch, but that’s about it.
The Living Room. I loved the ceramic tile at the time, but I miss the convenience and ease of carpet.
The living room from a different angle.
We have a nice high ceiling in the living room, with a really pretty Hampton Bay ceiling fan (a must in the South).
This is the dining area and kitchen. You’ve seen my kitchen before, so I won’t go into great detail. ![]()
Matt took these pictures while we were having the house inspected, so those random people in the house with me are the inspector and our real estate agent.
We aren’t going to do anything spectacular with this part of the house. I am still considering whether or not I’m going to resurface the kitchen cabinets. Right now, I’m leaning towards not.
The hallway.
A close up of the tile design at the end of the hallway. Seriously, one of my favorite features in the house.
The hallway laundry closet.
The only thing we have planned for this space is to finish the tile in the laundry closet, which remains linoleum, and to install some better shelving in there. There’s that one sad wire shelf, and at least 4 feet of wasted space above it. I’d like to install a light in there too, but I’m not sure if I’m that ambitious.
The master bedroom. These are boring pictures, but it’s just a square room.
The master closet, another big seller for this house. It’s currently crammed full of junk. I really want to get it cleaned out and straightened up before we put the house on the market.
The master bath, and linen closet. We’d like to tile this room, and perhaps frost the window, but otherwise, not much happening in here.
The only picture Matt took of the hallway bathroom. What you can’t see is the giant gaping holes left in the wall when the previous owners took down a towel rod. This is the room I’ve started on, but it’s not done and I’m not ready to share photos yet. Soon though.
Looking into the two smaller bedrooms. The one on the left is Kinsley’s room, and the right is the “man room” or junk room, or whatever we feel like calling it. We’ve already painted that room twice, and it will be getting another coat very soon.
The inside of the junk room.
The inside of Kinsley’s room.
So. Here’s the list of things that have to get done before I feel we can put it on the market.
Yard/Exterior
- Fix walkway
- Landscape front gardens
- Gutters
- Paint house
- Replace back doors
- Storm door for front door
- Hose rack
- New mailbox
Hall/Laundry
- Finish floor in laundry closet
- Better shelving in laundry closet
- Hide breaker panel
Bathrooms
- Replace fixtures
- Storage for hall bath
- Frost master bath window?
- Floors
General
- Paint every single wall in the house
- Storage in bedrooms
- Have carpets cleaned (replaced?)
- Replace all mini blinds with roman shades
- Ceiling fans in bedrooms
I feel like that is a ridiculously long list of things to do, but when I break it down room by room, it really isn’t so bad. There’s a few things we intend to hire out, and a few things I intend to take on myself.
So, any suggestions? I’m planning on sharing what the house looks like now soon (minus the hall bath, cause I already destroyed it and didn’t take any better pictures than that sad little one up there).
Yeah, I know. It’s been over a month since I posted anything. Nothing, no inspiration, no crafts, nothing.
So, what have I been up to?
Kinsley and I road tripped to Savannah for Mrs. Lab’s wedding.
She was a beautiful bride and it was so exciting to get to meet another Bee in person!
So that was one weekend. That shouldn’t stop me from blogging.
I made Kinsley into Hannah Montana for Halloween. I destroyed my hallway bathroom and haven’t put it back together yet. I finished my roman shades, but they need to be steamed, so no pictures yet. I decorated my house for Christmas.
So, there’s some stuff on the way, and some things still in the works. I think I failed miserably at NaPoBloMo or whatever it’s called.
I have found a new love. A new blog love, that is. My Momma Made It, which I found by clicking on a tutorial on OnePrettyThing.
I haven’t made it through all her posts yet, but I’m totally in love with her clothing refashion! Look at just a few of the lovelies I found!
So cute!! I’m really thinking about dabbling in clothing refashion because I truly despise most clothing these days. And the stuff I love is really, really expensive.
Do you have any new blogs I should follow? Especially clothing/sewing/craft/home decor blogs?
To be honest, cleaning out the panty, spice cabinet, and refrigerator was awesome. No, seriously. It was like, therapeutic to clean all that muck out.
I’m really proud of the outcome too. And, Matt noticed all the work I did without my having to mention it!!



My kitchen is a disaster. A few weeks ago, Apartment Therapy posted about their Fall Kitchen Cure. It was perfect timing. I was motivated and determined. So, I joined.
And then, I fell off the wagon.
You know, life gets in the way. So today, I finally had a whole day off and decided to get to work.
The first assignment was to take before pictures(!!) and then clean out the fridge and pantry.
So, I tidied up my kitchen and took some before pictures. The directions specifically said do not clean. I didn’t clean out any cabinet or wipe out the fridge or anything. I just did the dirty dishes and wiped the counters off.
So, here’s the before.
I have a tiny kitchen. It was one of the biggest downfalls of this house and I knew it would eventually be a problem. We bought the house anyway.
Pretty boring, huh? I know what you’re thinking. There’s nothing wrong with this girl’s kitchen, she’s crazy. Yeah, think that all you want. Shall we open the cabinets?
You didn’t think I was going to leave my window looking like that forever, did you? I’ll admit, it’s been like that for way, way too long.
Anywho, after fighting with those cheap ass mini blinds that my two horrendous cats were likely to just chew right back up for 2 hours and then gloriously giving up, I decided it was time for custom window treatments. Yep, I’m that person that calls curtains “window treatments.” The thing is, what I had in mind wasn’t exactly “curtains.”
Since I was replacing my mini blinds, privacy was of the utmost importance. The neighborhood we live in is cozy and close-knit. Those are nice words for the houses are built right on top of each other and my neighbors are nosy. Yeah. We typically keep our house pretty much on lockdown.
So, replacing the blinds with curtains wasn’t going to get it done. I don’t want my neighbors to be able to see each and every move I make. Or that I tend to get dressed at the very last minute before walking out the door. So, instead of curtains, I decided roman shades would be the perfect replacement for my mini blinds.
I did a Google image search for inspiration and boy did I ever find inspiration!













