And then we moved in...

Progress slowed WAY down around here once we moved in. I guess that's the way it goes. Honestly, we did not realize what we were getting ourselves into (having a toddler and Josh being in school full-time.) Most of my day is picking up after our little one, and sometimes I get around to working on the house. But that includes keeping him out of dangerous tools and paints while I try to work. I am usually too overwhelmed.

Nevertheless, we have made a little progress.... bit by bit.

Here is our bathroom that we painted and made a frame for the mirror. We have a lot more planned for the bathroom, but this is all the time/money that we wanted to invest in it right now.

Also, we finally found a super cheap ($0.24 /square ft) stick-on tile for the kitchen floor. It's only temporary, but it works nicely for now.

A little bit of Christmas

Here's a preview of how the kitchen is turning out... plus a lovely poinsettia from our new neighbor (I'm super excited to be moving into such a friendly little neighborhood).  We decided to just clean up and paint the existing cabinets until we completely remodel the kitchen later on.

Kitchen floor idea - cedar planks! Josh ran them through his planer and they actually look really rustic and lovely. Maybe they will work as a cheap temporary (or maybe long term) option? We'll see.

We may not be moved in yet, but (thanks to Josh's brother Andrew) we do have a Christmas tree. Hopefully we will be settled in by Christmas, but we'll still have a lot of work to do.

Kitchen Conundrum

   
     Here are the ancient cabinets waiting to be resurrected from their depressing blackness, all the drawers and doors removed for easier painting.

     Unfortunately, when we pulled the old linoleum up from the kitchen, all we found was particle board and even older linoleum.  Once the second layer was pulled up we found the original subfloor, some rather nice looking wide planks just waiting for new flooring.  We are trying to decide if we want to do a more affordable short term solution, or simply put the money into the floor that will ultimately stay there.  Any ideas for a wood floor on the cheap?

     Since we will probably be stuck with this fantastic yellow oven which was probably brought over on the Mayflower, we are trying some likewise subdued colors that will hopefully give the kitchen space a bright but antique feel.  When affected through the eyes of a couple with no decorating experience, the process becomes one of confused trial and error.  As a side note, we are grateful that we narrowly missed matching the walls to the enthusiastic tone of the oven, even though they previously bore the same color in scorchingly greater intensity.