one year later

It's been one year since we moved into this house... and so much has happened!

We tore into it with a guest bath remodel:

We took a trip to Hawaii:

We announced our pregnancy to the world:

We (I) painted the door:

We (I) painted MANY walls:

We (I) decorated a nursery:

We (someone else) replaced the tile:

We welcomed our baby boy:

And because I need a legitimate list to make myself feel better about all of our hard work, here it is:

-removed wallpaper in two rooms

-remodeled the entire guest bath, including new sheetrock, vanity, raising the light fixture, removing the furdown, and replacing the tile (ourselves)

-painted wallpaper in one room

-changed 5 entry locks (that was not fun!)

-painted the front door

-replaced the door to the back yard in the bedroom

-re-stained the grout in the master bath

-painted the shower enclosure (metal part) bronze in master bath

-replaced light in master bath

-removed all kitchen cabinet hardware, re-hung and re-painted kitchen cabinet doors

-re-tiled kitchen and entryway

-painted dining room

-painted entryway

-gave Ethan an awesome nursery, complete with wallpaper and chair rail

-created a play room

-redecorated the guest bedroom

-replaced the trash compactor with the wine fridge

I feel like they could do that in a day on HGTV, but for an expecting couple (who now has a baby!) I think that is really darn good! There were a lot of moments when I cried and wondered what we'd gotten ourselves into, but we both agree that we are starting to love this house... home is what you make it, and we are literally making it our own!

Happy one-year anniversary, house!

{for more updates & photos, click here and here!}

xo,