It has been a busy eight months since I last posted. We moved last spring to Bettendorf, Iowa and were lucky enough to have my parents join us in purchasing a home where we all live together...seriously! :)
So far, it has really worked well for us. We all have roles that we fill and it divides the work. My mom makes it possible for me to run out and do errands, work out, take the kids to their individual activities, and actually perform a job (more about that another time).
There are oodles of projects on my DIY list for this house, the first Chris and I have bought that was not new at the time of purchase. However, they are happening VERY slowly.
Here's a quick tour with photos mostly taken from the Christmas season.
1st Floor
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| Inside our front - 1 project down - inside doors to outside are painted black |
The dining room walls house some of my favorite framed items.
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| Gallery Wall with Pinterest project (search"special date printable" on Pinterest for similar ideas) |
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| My Great Grandma McDavid's apron |
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| By far our largest project so far has been the dining room. It had a chair rail with rotating matte and shiny wine colored stripes under the rail. We made our own faux board and batten treatment, painted the lower portion an off white color and above a teal-ish shade. |
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| Kitchen |
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| Sunroom |
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| Living Room |
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| We took out the mirror over the fireplace and painted it with chalkpaint. The current amateur art. :) |
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| Front room for important things like train tables, trampoline, and sensory swings |
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| We finally found a place to house a lot of travel photos again |
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| Main floor bath & laundry room - ready for a makeover |
2nd Floor
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| Hallway gallery of random old frames & Goodwill's finest - constantly crooked |
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| Deane's room - painted his walls including the saying below before we moved in. He is in need of wall art. He's still rocking the fortress crib, but as soon as we get the door alarms and gates in place, we plan to try to the big boy bed. |
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| Above Deane's bed |
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| Kids bathroom - Screaming for a makeover |
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| Kate's room - light purple walls, dark lilac ceiling. Lots of projects in the works for this girl's room. |
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| Master bedroom - Our furniture is too big for our room, but I'm getting used to it. |
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| Master bathroom is open to bedroom |
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| "Schoolroom" - we use our bonus room for a play/learning space. It's chaos, but hopefully will become increasingly useful. |
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| Schoolroom pic #2 |
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| Backyard - fenced in with mature trees and a hot tub. Last year my dad actually made appleauce from our apple tree - we had no idea we had a producing fruit tree. The kids love it and it feels safe. |
That's the tour! I hope to keep the projects coming in 2013. I have yet to show you the guest room or the finished basement (aka Grammy and Papa's condo). More to come...
