Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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.