Some of you know about "the new house" - and some may not. Frank surprised me w/ a contract to purchase this house in March of 05. We closed on it in June, and started working on it. It needed quite a bit of work before we could move in. We worked pretty steadily on it for almost a year before Frank got a little burned out, and the $$ started to run out. It was really close to being move in ready, then over that winter, a pipe froze and burst and flooded the whole thing. :( It was very upsetting, as some rooms that were already done needed to be re-done now. There was a lot of clean up and work to do to dry out the house. Some drywall and flooring had to be pulled out, etc. The biggest loss was the kitchen. We had to pull out all the cabinets. Well, this started a whole new production - choosing a new kitchen. We had to start from scratch and choose the wood, the style, the color, etc. Well, this past weekend - my new cabinets were installed - Yay! The doors aren't on yet - but here they are!
Also, my MIL and her friend have been here working on the house the past couple of days, and my bro has helped, too. Frank wants to get us moved in by Christmas, so this is crunch time! I'm so excited. Here are some pics. This is the entry way. It's not pink - it's white, but I guess because of the red doors, it's reflecting pink in this pic.
This is the downstairs rec room, or play room.
This is also the downstairs play room, looking from the fireplace. The crazy wall is where we'll have the kid's toy organizers. Angel's on the left, D's on the right, and probably the TV above that.



3 comments:
Sorry to hear about the pipe the burst! Look like a great house. You will have to post the pic when it is all done.
Oh my Goodness! It's about time to put a deadline on that houses projects. Before anything else creeps up to get you. LOL Glad Frank put a deadline to it. I'm so excited for you. Hope everything runs smooth and you guys get in before your date. Merry Christmas to you. I love the cabinets I can't wait to see them with the fronts on. By the way I will let you know when my blogs are back up . I'm making some changes on them. So I deleted just to start all over. I'm a little nutty like that. LOL
I love that house! It's so pretty. I imagine you have put lots of hours in there. I am excited for you. And so far, it looks GREAT!
Emily Walkenhorst
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