Kitchen - After Shots

The banquet seating area

In the kitchen we didn't have to do a whole lot and I really love my kitchen. We took out the fan & replaced it with a light that I'm not totally in love with, but it works. We took out another fan in the eating area & put in a hanging light. We put the crown moulding on all the cabinets, which really made a difference. Todd put in the reverse osmosis & also hooked up the ice maker which is in a wetbar area between the kitchen & dining room for all our drinking needs! I am going to put in a backsplash, I have all the materials, it just hasn't happened yet and also replace the kitchen faucet. It has one of those huge farmhouse sinks. Everyone thinks it is so cool, I however am not in love with it all that much, I am finally getting used to it though, it looks cool if anything! There is a banquet seating area that I made cushions & pillows for. Some day we will put a table in there. It will have to be custom made though because the size you need is odd to fit the space & a regular table will be to wide & cut in to the walkway.

Makenna's Room

Before - shrek green & turquoise blue

Makenna's new vanity. This is actually her side of a Jack n Jill bathroom, however she refuses to use the rest of it & share with Brennen.

Her new room consists of lots of zebra print

So I got creative & wallpapered the tops of her dresser & nightstand. I was shocked at how fabulous it turned out if I do say so myself!

No more shrek for this girl! She had to have the zebra & cheetah prints & the pinks & blacks. It really does look fantastic. So far every girl who has walked in there loves it!

Extra Bathroom Renovation

Before

After

We redid the hall/extra bath. Took out all the flooring, ripped out the shower walls & put tile down. Put in new lighting. The tub was super nasty & we talked about putting a new tub in but Todd said no way, no new tub, once the tile was done in the shower I was totally bummed I didn't get a new tub, however when I was at Walmart I found the Mr. Clean Bathroom Eraser, what a miracle worker!! There was rust stains & just nastyness in the tub & all of it came off. Saved me quite a bit a money there, thanks Mr. Clean! I still need a nicer mirror. This bathroom is used mainly by Makenna & the little boys.

Laundry Room

After
Before

We had to revamp the laundry room a bit. It was set up for the front loading washer/dryer. I don't have those because Todd refuses to buy them. There was a counter top that was over the top of the front loading, we had to take that counter top out & make a spot for my old school washer/dryer. It turned out nicer than I imagined! There is lots & lots of counter space & cabinets, the picture doesn't do it justice! We still need to get the laundry sink put in. We replaced all the tile in the laundry room too.

More Master Bath Photos

This is the floor of the shower right after they were done grouting it.

This is after the tub was framed in.

This is a circle mosaic on our floor in the center of the bathroom.

This the doorway into the shower.

Master Bathroom - Our Biggest Renovation

This is the shower, it is huge with a large bench inside and was wrapped in the glass blocks that I am not fond of. We ripped out the whole thing & basically started over.
Here is the inside now, no more plastic looking walls & stained bench.

Here is a good shot of what I called the eye soarer glass blocks. I know some people really like that look & it really is costly, but I just wasn't fond of it. If you look you can see that we ripped out all the tile flooring in the bathroom too. We also took out the fan that was in there & just replaced it with a nice updated light.

This is the after of the jetted tub we put in. We still need a cover for the motor in the corner. It looks super nice now that there is a tub there!

Here is the before picture of where the tub is. The previous owners never finished the plumbing or put a tub in. They had a freestanding tub sitting in the corner, but not hooked up, so this is what it looked like. I wasn't very fond of bead board in the bathroom either. The only thing we still have to do is order mirrors, right now we are just using the ones that were in the house when we bought it, but I want something more custom but haven't found anything I love yet. (sorry for the order the pics posted in, backwards of what I wanted!)

Garret and Tball

Garret has been playing tball again, this is his first time to be in Little League. They are called the River Dogs. Todd & his papa Ken are his coaches again. He is an awesome player & is one of the best on the team. He really seems to enjoy playing. These pics are from opening day back in March.