House 2.0: All Moved In

We've been in the new house for 3 weeks; it feels like much longer to be honest. Looking at the calendar I can't believe it's been less than a month!

I've yet to take many (pretty much any) photos of the house and what it looks like before the projects start. I have a couple pictures of the Christmas decorations that I started to put up last weekend. The other pictures I have are mostly of the dogs enjoying their new home.

This weekend we are starting our first "real" project. It involves the 2 closets on the main level (foyer and laundry room), and the master closet. We were not huge fans of the layout or materials used because it just wasn't very functional and didn't utilize the space well. We are also starting to realize it's going to be a slightly longer project than first anticipated; oh the joys of home ownership... Lots of holes to patch in the closets from the old system so hopefully I will be able to at least get a coat of paint on it this weekend once all the repair work has been completed. Keep an eye out for a post in the coming month on the closet redos. I'm pretty excited about it and my visions for the closets.

As for the other stuff we have completed, it's all been relatively little things; but we did spend an entire weekend with some excellent helpers cleaning the entire house before we moved in. We've also purchased all new appliances that will be delivered next week. I'll try to take pictures of the old vs. the new just to document the difference! The other "projects" have been plumbing or repair related (master bathroom sink, non-leaky kitchen faucet, caulking the shower); all necessary, but not the most fun to work on.

I'm really going to try to work to make this a real blog, with real ideas and helpful hints. Hopefully I can keep it up and not get lazy.

With that, I leave you with the few photos I have of/in the new house.