It's finally becoming a home

Enough is enough...enough dust..enough procrastination...enough of school....enough of hot weather...bring on my awesome job w/Friday's off at 1pm....bring on friends visiting....bring on determination to get thru my overwhelmed life.
The new stain glass window that I designed.
My new dinner table that expands to seat 6 people...come over for a meal.
The soon to be "gone backdoor" with Andy's window frosting done this past weekend.
My garden has grown and the rats no longer touch it. I suggest looking at old blogs to see the garden in the beginning.
The laundry room in the basement
the basement bomb shelter....soon to be guest bedroom
The guest bedroom
the other wall in the guest bedroom
I was bored on a Friday night before going out so I decided to take up the carpet on the stairs.
The living room with my new furniture (the baby glider at the window will be replaced soon with a big comfy chair.
living room and dining area
My bedroom
Every girl must have a green vacuum especially if that is her favorite color.
another view of my bedroom
The master bathroom that needs to be painted...anyone care to help?
This is what the floor looked like under the carpet.

I'm so behind

Here are some quick updated pictures of my house.....anything from before drywall to after drywall...from no skylight in guest bathroom to skylight....from ugly window with large a/c unit to beautiful window waiting for stainglass.

Enjoy and I look forward to the day when my lovely couch seen in the first picture below on its side covered in plastic can be used.

I'm a designer in training

Every once and a while a girl needs a break to relax with friends and listen to some good country music.

A couple of weeks ago ten of us went to Raven's Stadium for the Kenny Chesney "Pirates Tour"- it was 9hours of great music.
Big & Rich on stage


The tile goes up in my shower!!

Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend......be safe!

Quick Update

Here is some progress pictures- this one shows the future place of the toilet and shower
This used to be an open room with no wall
My favorite feature of the bathroom-skylight in the shower
I now have a window above my back door that was originally covered up
My family came to visit and decided to create more destruction by tearing down the wall dividing the two rooms
This used to be the door frame for the den/middle bedroom
The new hallway to the master bedroom
The double sink vanity in the new master bathroom
This is what the tin ceiling looks like minus ceiling tiles

My dad took down a wall twice this size to make a smaller one for more room to get in the front door

The bathroom begins

Here's the beginning stages of my bathroom....no more den in the master bedroom



I decided to see what was behind the slanted wall in the stairwell and surprise surprise the stairwell opened up into this.


The pictures below are for my dad to see the plumbing thru the kitchen wall.

Long Overdue Update

It has been awhile since I posted but I've been a busy girl getting my hands dirty, traveling, and learning all about the exciting things of how to be a handy girl. I have less than a month till I have to be completely out of my current house that I rent. YIPPEE no more money pointlessly going to someone else...I finally have an investment. In the past couple of weeks I have been asked by numerous people how being a home owner feels and well it can be summed up in one word..EDUCATIONAL. I have learned so much about myself and my dreams for the future of my house and me.
Below are some pics from my house and trip. Enjoy!

My pride and joy...the little garden that will grow and will not be eaten by rats.

This is my pretty new little toy......I have central ac now!!! It is so freakin tall it could be a high table.

This is the exposed brick wall after it was grinded and smoothed out and a shiny coat was put on top...it looks a lot better in person.
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After tearing out the ceiling I noticed that the brick bumpouts didn't go all the way to the 2nd floor, so I tore open the bumpouts to see if I could make more room.

I decided that I was tired of looking at the ugly ceiling tiles....so I tore them down.
DL and me on the Bridal Party Drunk Bus.


The Molineu Girls and Me