A blogging I will go...

I have followed many blogs in an attempt to build up my courage before diving in with both feet on my own. Well, I have worked up the courage and I am now diving in without any reservations.

Wow, why does it feel like pudding in here? OK, maybe oatmeal. I crack me up. ;-)
Man tough crowd!

My hubby and I have a couple house Reno`s under our belts and we are now looking at buying yet another fixer upper. Perhaps our biggest one to date. I will be posting our renovation`s  room by room once we acquire our new property.

For now I will begin by wetting your appetite by sharing some pictures of our last two projects. I will call them simply country house and city house.

COUNTRY HOUSE

Front Yard - Before and After

We replaced all the windows and resided the house, but we opted to keep the angel stone on the front. Everyone seemed so distressed at the mention of our covering it up and I was glad we did.

We poured a new sidewalk and landscaped around it with low maintenance perennials and shrubs.

Family Room- Before and After

I couldn't say good-by fast enough to the disconnected wood stove, fake beams and panelling.

Living Room - Before and After

Need I say anything.

Laundry Room - Before and Peak of After

This was a gut and re-do. We found mould around the sink walls...gone!
We decided to go with stacking washer and dryer.That allowed for a corner shower instead of the small closet shower that was originally there. The floor we decided to keep. YA SURE! We replaced that fast, fast, fast!

CITY HOUSE

Front of House- Before and After

We did some minor landscaping, new windows, new roof and changed the paint from green to black on the shutters. The front door colour is now a grey with a slight green undertone. Classic!

Back Yard, Side Yard and Driveway- Before and then the After


 Say Good bye to the grapevine! Making room for the shed.

Need a little more privacy, maybe a fence to match the accent panels in the back yard.

Shrubs gone! Just too big for this area. Also removed the English ivy vines that not only covered the chimney area, but also started to eat away at the pointing around the bricks.

Shed - before trim

 Shed - Complete

 Back Patio - In Progress

 Then Patio After

Looking through the gazebo to the fire pit area.

 Side Yard - After

As much as I love an English garden in the right location,this area was emptied of every plant and piece of bind weed we could find. We replaced the soil and put down weed barrier then added low maintenance grasses, Hostas ornamental tree`s and black mulch.