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Putting the New House Together, One Text Message at a Time

The new house has come together little by little over the past few months. Here is an idea of the process, as told via the text messages I have sent...


FINALLY!!!

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scrapin' linoleum!

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first purchase! $1.50 at my favorite thrift store.

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dining chairs arrived

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appliance shopping sucks. refrigerators are hideous.

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we found a stove!

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we found a fridge! lazy susan shelves=awesome.

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yes, please! the lady at the fancy lighting store sure was pissed i bought this instead of something out of her expensive catalog! it's going above the kitchen sink.

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kitchen flooring=chosen.

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carpet=chosen (gray squirrel)

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(to josh) i want this sink. make it work!!

--note: it wouldn't fit. :(

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new doors and hardware are here!

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josh had a freakout about the stove we bought and brought home another one. i thought he was crazy but this one is way nicer and has the salt and pepper shakers. bonus!

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bye-bye creepy weird swirly texture. hello, smooth walls!

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new sink & backsplash.

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swing=hung. henry=happy

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had the bathroom mirror put together this morning before the boys were even out of bed. gettin. shit. done.

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need to choose a kitchen cabinet color. help!!!!!!!!!!!!

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estate sale chippendale for the family room. upholstery ideas?!?!?!?!

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family room light fixture

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cabinets are built! josh=superhero.

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for henry's room.

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lego storage from homegoods.

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henry's room has stuff in it!

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but that first stuff was a little too girly so now it had different stuff.

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this is totally what those pouf things are for, right?!?

2 comments:

rhia said...

I guess it took a lot of work...
Can't wait to see new pics from other rooms too!

janel. said...

Love it! Some of those were totally texts to me!! Yay :)