We made it to closing! Whew!

 

I was beginning to wonder if we'd make it!  We are now officially homeowners!  It's been a long time comin' huh?  Well, Kade finally talked me in to this place.  Not far from where we've been for the last 13 years, off the road (very important), 2 ponds and 30 acres.  The house DIDN'T sell me on this piece of property, but the other things did!!  Here's what we've got to work with....

Built in 1974, this baby hasn't been touched since!  Don't you LOVE the carport in front of the garage....NOT!  And then there's its color....like a few different shades of skin.  Did they have to pick brown/beige/tan for everything?  Don't get me wrong...I LOVE brown...but something about these colors together just don't work for me!  So many decisions...and I can't even make ONE!  That better change REAL quick!

Below is what our plans were looking like for a new build.  We didn't finish the plans...but we still will...I'm not giving up the dream of this 2 story beauty!

Big plans for the new house....how can I make it livable??  What can we do to make it OUR home?  Here's what we've got planned...

• Gut kitchen and bathroom
• add half bath on main floor
• add laundry room on main floor
• salvage hardwood floors from main floor for the basement family room/bedroom/and craft room
• new hardwood throughout the main floor
• deck off the sunroom/kitchen
• add new HVAC (the house has crazy electric heat in the ceilings and NO air conditionally...I swore I wouldn't do that again, lol!!)

So....can we finish it all??  We shall see!  Kade thinks we'll be able to move by April 1st, I'm thinking May 1st....and oh yeah....we're pretty much doing all the work ourselves!!  And the project starts.....NOW!!