Before and Current

John bought our house 3 years ago this month. Rather than think about what we need/want to work on next in our house (kitchen, guest bath, landscaping, vents, blinds, roof, fence, driveway, etc.) I'm trying to focus on how far we've come. I tried to take pictures from the same angles as when he moved in to compare. We've made a lot of progress, especially considering the extra projects that aren't visible (termites, insulation), but for the most part the pictures do the talking . . .

Front of the house:

(new windows, siding paint, front door, took down antenna)

Entrance:

(new door, removed tile, refinished hardwood, new baseboards, paint)

 Hallway:

(removed carpet, refinished hardwood, paint, replaced light, baseboards)

Dining area:

(paint, light fixture)

Kitchen:

(Not much has changed yet, but the appliances help. Replaced garbage disposal, took off light covering, paint)

 Other side of kitchen:

(replaced wood paneling with drywall)

 Laundry room:

(beautiful new washer! I love this thing!)

Bonus room:

(in progress)

 Family room:

(paint--the color seems the same in these pictures, but it was blue clouds before and now it's grayish, baseboards, removed carpet, refinished hardwood)

 Other side of living room:

(removed wood paneled wall, paint, new sliding glass door, and refinished hardwood--which I will mention in every single room because it was such a huge, nasty project)

Master bedroom:

(paint, new fan, replaced picked-up-from-side-of-road "dresser" with a classy Ikea one)

Other side of master:

(took off doors, refinished hardwood)

Master bathroom (master meaning attached to the bedroom, not larger):

(smaller cabinet, removed butterfly wallpaper, wall grips, and floor squares, replaced floorboards, vanity, put in linoleum, paint)

Shower:

(took out door frame and replaced with curtain, fixed leak, recaulked, new shower head and fixtures--not shown)

Guest bathroom (a.k.a. monstrously large bathroom where two or more people could simultaneously brush their teeth):

(not much yet--fixed a leak, painted the door, recaulked the tub)

 Guest bedroom:

(painted, removed some shelves, baseboards, refinished hardwood, new fan. Currently just storing junk that was in the bonus room)

Nursery:

(removed paneling and doors, painted shelves and room, put in beadboard, new fan, baseboards, refinished hardwood)

 Other side of nursery:

(made a cute baby prop for decoration)

Backyard:

(replaced shed. Probably the only area that looks worse than when we moved in. I say we'll work on the outside when the inside is done.)

Although we have this hand-me-down lawn furniture now from Brian and Annie that was hand-me-downed from Jan, so that's an improvement:

That concludes our grand house tour. See you in three more years.