Then and Now

We reached a milestone in our homeownership this weekend. We finished our last major painting project. Like a lot of homeowners it seems we will have home improvement projects until the end of time, but luckily our house came to us in exceptionally (knock on wood) good shape, just in fairly funky colors. I liked most of them, they just didn't quite go with any of our furniture. However, the violent green in the kitchen and the 50's hospital green in the bathrooms had to be fixed immediately. The other colors, we've taken our time on.

We've done a few other cosmetic improvements along the way, too. We divided up the space in the basement using sliding panels so the space still feels nice and open but guests can have some privacy and our storage room can be a little more hidden. We took out a killer bush, changed all the rock in our front yard, gave ourselves a little more privacy by putting in a fence, and even updated some light fixtures around the house.

But it was the culmination of the painting that made us feel like the house was finally totally OURS. The last vestiges of decor-choices-made-by-previous-owners-we-wouldn't-have-made-ourselves are gone. Anything left now we're happy with for the time being. Next project, on to the furnace before winter moves in!