One Year Later

Well, it has now been just over a year since Eric and I became homeowners.

The time certainly has flown by. It seems like the projects we have finished always end up taking more time than expected, but when I look back over the year, I realize just how much we have accomplished.

We finished a major basement renovation, starting with this:

We totally gutted it: 

And ended with this:

Meanwhile, we had close encounters with local wildlife (Mr. Rocky Raccoon chillin' above the window). 

We also found some wickedly awesome mouse skeletons in the walls. 

We installed a new fridge, range, microwave, ... 

...and dishwasher. 

We re-finished a dining room table and chairs.

We built a garden. 

We tore down our old deck. (BTW, huge update on the deck construction progress coming soon!!)

We installed 2 new windows, ... 

... and 3 new exterior doors.

We painted all our exterior windows. 

We got new siding and a new roof. 

We painted our door blue. 

We (almost) built a new deck. 

Anyway, I'm happy with our progress this year!! Things are looking quite a bit different around here than they did when we moved in. I love finishing a project and being able to step back and see the result of all that hard work. A huge thanks goes to everyone who helped with projects over the past year, in particular my dad, without whom almost none of this would have happened.