dining, breakfast nook and laundry!

Hello everyone! Sorry it's been a awhile...I'll try to catch up a little today and finish the downstairs :) (or I guess it's the main floor- the basement started unfinished and still that way!) In other news...just work and school :) We are both keeping busy. We were really sad that we had to miss Abbey's eighth grade promotion. We are proud of her and thought she looked so pretty (and grown up) in all her pictures! My parents and Abbey stayed with us last night and we took them to the airport this morning. They are on their way to London and then to Qatar to see B and Celia! We know they will have lots of fun. We can't wait to pick them up in 2 weeks. I'm not sure what I'll do, not being able to call my mom whenever I want for 2 weeks?!? I'm also really jealous...I wish Joe and I could have gone along! Maybe next time!

Anyway- hope everyone has a great memorial weekend. Here are some pics :)

Dining Room:

We think they used this room as a playpen for their kids and animals :) The walls and carpet were filthy! Notice the chandelier...it actually gets "re-used" in another room upstairs (after a make-over)

All empty- no more popcorn ceilings...primed walls...no flooring!

Paint color...round 1! (It matched the rug, but clashed with the kitchen color!)Paint color...round 2! Also see Joe's handy work on the faux wainscott!

Dining room...finished and ready for guests :) My favorite light fixture (Joe gave it to me for my Christmas gift!)Breakfast nook: Not the greatest picture, but shows the popcorn and previous ceiling fan! In between stage... I don't have a good picture of our work area, but you can see the purple base (Joe's old drafting table). We took this base and put an old door on it (which was Joe's desk in college)- this "table" became our work table. We set it up in the breakfast nook- lots of work was completed here!And...finished! Sorry it is kind of dark- you can't see the green color very well. It's about the same color as my old bug (which I miss!) and is one of our favorite "rooms" in the house!

Finally- the laundry/half bath: Yes- it was also the "lovely" pink color! I don't have many pics- so no "in between" stages. The washer and dryer will go behind the half wall.

After... (the blue actually looks a little darker in real life)

You can see the new floor...And our craigslist washer and dryer- working great so far!