A little TLC goes a long way

When we bought our house a little over two years ago, it was somewhat of a "fixer-upper". Every aspect of the house was outdated, from the light fixtures, to the wallpaper, to the flooring, to the appliances. We were in no hurry to change everything right away, but over the past two years we have made a lot of changes. Most recently, Ross installed wood laminate to over 700 sq. ft. of our main level. It brought our home from the 1970's to 2009. :)

Below is the kitchen over the years. I will post other rooms later.

Final walk-through before we bought the house.

Summer 2007: Tore down wall paper, retextured walls, painted cupboards, new cabinet hardware, (soon after replaced baseboards and trim).

Fall 2009: Replaced appliances, painted backsplash, replaced bowling alley light fixture, and replaced the floor.

Here are some alternate views:

Summer 2007 (Yes, that is a bird cage on the wall. What you can't see from this picture is that there is a 5 ft. parrot cage just past that one in the middle of the living room!)

Fall 2009

Slowly, but surely we are making this place our own. :)