A Little of This and That

One of the first projects we tackled for Operation Making a House a Home was the floors in the entry way and den.  We wanted a cohesive look throughout most of the main floor.  We initially thought we wanted it throughout, but after living here for a month or so, we decided to leave carpet in the family room. The hardwood in the kitchen and dining room was fairly new.  We were able to match it easily with the identical flooring that was used.  We found the floor (MoHawk Golden Oak) at out local flooring store.  The installers did a fabulous job at feathering it in with the existing.  Below is a photo of the very dated entryway tile.  It was in great condition, but very indicative of the early '90s.  To the right is the den that had a newer yet very light colored carpet.  Not our style, nor is it conducive to life with kids and a dog.  We did the demo ourselves, but left installation to the professionals.  Here is a shot of the foyer after: It's hard to tell

About nine months ago we purchased a new home.  We loved our home and our neighborhood.  The decision was not easy, but when an opportunity came up in our same neighborhood we couldn't say no.  The house was the perfect size and layout, but the interior was not quite our style.  Having completely remodeled the home we were currently in, we had vision and knew we could make this house into our next home.  The bones were great, and the changes would mostly be cosmetic....bringing this 1990 home into 2015.   In the three long months between accepted offer and move-in date, we had basically gutted and remodeled the house in our heads.  We were very gung-ho and full of ideas. All of us, kids included, had ideas.  I think we watch too much HGTV.  Once we moved-in though, we decided to slow our ambitious ideas and get a feel for how we lived in the house.  I decided to revive my blog to document our renovations...something I wish I had done with our first remodel. Well, here we are nine