Our Starting Point

When we got the keys to our new house it came with some furniture that the previous owner included in the sale. Thankfully some of these items we could use, but some of them we ended up selling in a garage sale. The funds from the garage sale helped us to do some renovations before we moved in, which I might add I am so grateful that we were able to do as they would have have been even more chaotic if we were living in the house at the time.

Here is our house, on the way to becoming our home.

 This is our house. It is located on a nice, tree lined street just a stones throw from two different lakes and in a park like setting. We fell in love with the Cape Cod style house and then absolutely loved this location so it was a perfect fit for us.

However, the inside wasn't so perfect. It was really great as the previous owner to the couple we bought it from had redone the original hard wood floors, put in new windows, a new roof, siding, deck, ect. The couple we bought it from had just put in a new HVAC unit and a tank-less water heater which I have grown to love.

 

 When you walked in the house from the front door you were greeted by beautiful cove ceilings and rich hardwood floors. The fireplace is a little worn looking, but the old blue tiles really draw your eye.

 The same thing can be said about both of the main floor bedrooms as well as the upstairs bonus area.

The space was nice, the colors were neutral and really we could have just moved right in, but then there was the kitchen.

The kitchen was so dark and dated that to be honest, it almost made us walk away from the house in the first place. There was no place to eat in the kitchen and it seemed so small and cluttered. My husband and I both decided that we loved the house and the location enough to go for it anyways, figuring that we could update the kitchen when the time came.