Just The Beginning...: April 2012

Last weekend we were able to make some progress on the house, but not as much as we were hoping because Sunday was Easter, which meant one less day to get things done (but one awesome day spent with our families!). We did get the first coat of paint on the kitchen, which is a citrus-y orange color. I am 100% in love with it but the paint is super thin and definitely needs (at least) one more coat. Nathan also cut down a bunch of the trees that were running into the driveway, and laid down our new tile floor in the bathroom, and grouted it (still needs sealed). We also painted the living room, and put a new lighting fixture in the bathroom and kitchen, and bought the new vanity for the bathroom... okay, I guess we made more progress than I thought :) We just didn't take as many pictures this time. I will be sure to take a bunch tomorrow and Sunday. Here are our photos from this weekend!

new bathroom lighting fixture. From Martha Stewart Living, Seal Harbor Collection at Home Depot

New floor before grouting. Tiles from Lowes!

Getting it done! So glad he's willing to paint around the ceiling, I HATE doing it

Passed out :)

This is where the fuel for all this work is coming from!

new bathroom vanity, ready to go in as soon as the floor is sealed. Also, you can see the living room color!

So that's where we are right now! Tomorrow night (Nathan works until 4, I work until 8, wahhh) and most of the day Sunday we will be finishing the bathroom and kitchen up! After that, we're ready to move in and start even more work :)

This weekend was SO busy and flew by. Nathan and I are working so hard to make the new house "ours." A recap of our weekend...

Friday

4:00pm: closing

5:30pm: pick up my grandma and brother to take them to see the house

7:00pm: head to home depot to buy new door knobs, a new mailbox, and paint

8:00pm: take my grandma and brother home, pick up Maverick, head straight back to the house

8:30 pm: begin changing door knobs, put up new mailbox, Nathan ripped out the vanity, mirror, lighting fixture, and toilet from the bathroom

2:00am: finally going home!

Saturday

8:00am: Nathan heading to work (ouch!)

10:00am: I went to work

4:00pm: meet at the house, I picked up Maverick so he could spend the day exploring his new home. I begin painting, Nathan begins ripping the bathroom floor out

6:00pm: Nathan's finished taking out the floor, so he begins painting as well

12:30am: headed home, exhausted!

Sunday

12:00pm: sleep in :)

1:00pm: eat at BK, trip to Lowes and Home Depot to get more paint (we didn't buy enough) and checking out bathroom vanities. Found one we love!

2:30pm: arrive at the house, paint some more

4:00pm: Nathan parents arrive to check out the house

5:00pm: Nathan's grandparents arrive to check out the house as well

6:00pm: everyone leaves, Nathan and I head to UDF to use the bathroom since we don't have a toilet :)

6:30pm: my friend Kayla arrives to see the house, and I squeeze some free labor out of her!

8:00pm: Kayla leaves, Nathan and I continue to paint.

10:30pm: we head back to the apartment, exhausted again.

After all this work, the master bedroom and second bedroom are painted, and the bathroom is painted and ready for the new floor, lighting fixture, vanity, mirror, and towel rack! It's also ready to put the toilet back in haha. After that we just have to paint the living room and kitchen, and we're ready to move in! There is so much more to do though... we need new cabinets, counter tops, and appliances in the kitchen, an invisible fence for Mav, landscaping, expanding the driveway in the back, and have lots of decorating to do, among other things... I can't wait! :)