Friday, August 24, 2012

Backsplash


Our little backsplash was installed this week! I'm super excited about it! 

before



after

I'm feeling pretty fancy with a backsplash. :)

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

And the house hunt continues...

We I probably drive my real estate lady nuts-o. I called her first thing Monday morning to ask if she'd show me a house nearby for lease. This house looks relatively small from the outside, but inside there are FIVE bedrooms. It is so cute and has so much charm. All the doors across appear to be original with the original screen doors and there is a great screen porch on the side. Much of the original hardware is in place and in great shape. However, the kitchen and baths (go figure) need to be gutted and brought up to date. 
Apparently the lady who owns it is a older lady who grew up in the house and from what I understand will not sell it. Which is unfortunate, because it is so cute and so close to being...run down. The back bedroom had at least 14 inches of ivy growing through the window--as in the roots were OUTSIDE and it crept in through some crack. This sweet little house needs some love--and a yard man, desperately. 

Thursday, August 9, 2012

THISclose

For the past few weeks we have been working around the clock in preparation for a possible move. We have been crossing things off lists like crazy. The stripping, sanding and painting seems never ending.
All was riding on our neighbors house making it to the sheriffs sale. Today (five days prior to said sale), we dropped by the courthouse and learned that it has been POSTPONED for 90 days!
Booo. We have decided to continue to work on getting the house ready for renters--hopefully in 90 days. :)
While we ran to the courthouse, Ollie and Ellie were left to roam the house--this does not happen often. When I got home, the pyrex dish was half way off the counter and the saran wrap had a huge hole in it. That Ellie. I swear. She is such a ghetto hooch pooch.



A guy came out today to measure for a backsplash. It's been a few years since the kitchen project and we still haven't decided on a backsplash. The possibility of moving next door forced us into a decision. This is today, with a little templet my mom drew.




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