Our House

We bought our first house about 2 1/2 years ago. It was built in 1915 and had been somewhat renovated by a do-it-yourselfer a few years prior to us moving in. In some ways they did more harm than good, but at least the dirty/expensive jobs were done for us - like replacing the plaster walls with drywall and adding HVAC. Chris has spent much time REdoing their electric and plumbing work but most things function properly now. We've spent a lot of time working on the house... We've painted 80% of the inside (they insisted on spray painting the walls, ceilings, AND outlets in every room the same color), refinished the stairs and floors downstairs, moved the plumbing for the washer/dryer to be upstairs, renovated the bathroom downstairs, added trimwork in the stairwell and hallway, added floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in the dining room, and used countless tubes of caulk in windows and doorways to make it less drafty. Our biggest projects have been overhauling the kitchen and backyard, and adding a porch on the front of the house. We've also started landscaping the front yard. You would think we had a brand-new house by now, but there's still a list....

Here's a picture of the house before and during the porch project: