'bout time we did something with dat family room...

OK, so we broke down and actually DID something with the family room. Whhoooooo! There are still a few things we need to do... but for now... lets just say... HUGE IMPROVEMENT, this house is starting to look like a home... OUR HOME!

Here's a pictures of the fire place and walls right after we had the carpet put in...
Soooo, we took the fire place 'face' off...
and did THIS to it.
and THIS to the doors... handles and wire screen thing...

While that dried... we decided to test out some paint samples... What's better than paint samples??? Little Helpers with little rollers... (love them!)





work that paint Caitles
Will's Turn... (sneak peak at the fire place... awesome, ay?)



Even Brinley got a turn... and this little artist was in heaven!


''swatches''-- we went with the bottom right color- Home De Pot, Behr: Mississippi Mud!
prepping huge crack in the wall...
Word. Primmer...
Ta-Daaa...

President's Day...and after

Bank Holidays are the BEST! We love having Daddy/Justin home... this president's day we took a trip north to IKEA for the afternoon...

Justin's Buddy from Young Mens let us borrow his sweet ride so we could bring home a new bed frame that we've been saving for since beginning of September! Whoa. long over due. It was a great day for a mini-family trip...

Three little ones: sug as bugs in the back!

we listened to LOTS of Justin Bieber, at Caitlin's request, of course.Caitlin and Brinley were playing so cute!!


IKEA rocked the house, not only did we get an awesome price on our bed frame and side tables... BUT they also paid for lunch! LOVE. IT.

Tuesday and Wednesday were devoted to painting the Master Bedroom...



happiness is having a place to rest your head for the night... ("like a hollow tree, or a house full of dwarfs; i hear they are very hospitable!")

Quilting For Men

You might remember back in December when we told you that our powder room toilet busted and leaked all over the floor... and we had to pull up the flooring, take out insulation etc... It's been a work in progress... and we are happy to say, it's ALMOST DONE... done enough to share pictures and stories... :)

First we start with installing the new insulation under the house...
Here's Justin gearing up for the big show... Caitlin looks like she's about to make buttons that say... "My dad is an Oompa-Loompa... and I'm proud of it!"
Yeah, coolest thing since sliced bread...
I love this picture, Brinley's reaction was awesome... "dad's at it again..."

So, here's the Gorgeous 80's bathroom... BEFORE PIC...
This is after the floor had been taken out, and before we painted the walls...
Wilbur
taking measurements... doing laundry... floor before pic...
We decided since we had to do the hallway too, we'd do the laundry room as well... for a more continued look... flooring out, time to prep for painting...
next step... this middle flooring designed for tile... not sure what it's called.  JUSTIN CHIMING IN:  HARDIBACKER BOARD :) 


Paint...
paint done, testing layouts for tile... eventually we'd like to continue the tile into the kitchen... i think it goes well with the back splash seen in this picture...
nice radiation suit, Doc








love this picture (that face!), reminds me when Justin was in the middle of refinishing the hardwood floors HERE and when he was trying to save the house and an unfinished roof from a huge rain storm HERE... Good Times! (tear, loved that little project house)  JUSTIN:  CAN YOU FIND THE HUMOROUS REASON THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN?  HEY, I'D BEEN IN THAT FLIMSY SUIT ALL DAY!  DON'T WORRY... I AM WEARING PANTS UNDERNEATH.  :)
tile set, grout dry... on to new quarter-round...
YES! Washer and Dryer BACK in the house!!
Happy with his work!

Here's one of the best parts, NEW COUNTER TOP, sink and fixtures for bathroom!! Our neighbor is a granite dealer... so he matched our kitchen Granite perfectly and helped us get a great deal!!! Yay, love hook ups!
Here's Before pic...
when ever I'm trying to take a picture of something... the cat follows me around, this was funny to watch... because he jumped up here thinking there was a counter to stand on... hahaahaaaa... big surprise!

Family field trip to the dump... and then off to Lowes' to get a new TOILET! Kids LOVED the dumpI get the best action shots!  New toilet going in...

AFTER PHOTO... (we still need a mirror, and light fixture.) but wow, huh??
Thanks, Justy, for all your hard work and mad skills! Thanks also to our cool neighbors for their help, Darin and Val you guys rock :)