A New Bedroom in the Works

This room has been in the works since last December. If it does not get finished in the next month or so, I just don't know what I might do! Maybe kill my husband! Just kidding...he better be glad that I love him too much!

We took down all the nasty plaster and also knocked down walls. We took down all the walls on the second floor and reconfigured the upstairs (more to come in later blogs).

The framing is up and insulation in. This room is SO quiet now!


This is the door into our soon-to-be bedroom. Sorry for all the construction mess in the background of all the pictures!

YEA for the drywall!!! We are almost there with this room! I CANNOT wait!!!! I am very excited about the exposed brick on the one side of the room. There are better pictures of it.

The ceiling in the bedroom.

The bedroom

I do not know what I was thinking when I told my husband of one year that "sure, we can get the house and completely renovate it ourselves." To be honest, I cried my eyes out the first time we came to see our house. Nick was so excited at the thought of redoing a house (that we LIVE in, I might add). After I gave it a little thought, I went along with it, thinking it would be a great investment. Now I am almost going insane. I know, I know, it will all be worth it in the end. I'll start with what will be our bedroom VERY soon!!



Don't you just LOVE the green carpet!





Too bad we aren't keeping it!

Room by Room

I have been sitting here trying to think of the best way to present this to you all and decided that I will show our progress room by room. I will try to present a room (thus far) each day or so. Like I said, we have come a LONG way and still have a LONG way to go!! Since I have already shown you our new front doors and new windows in my first blog, I have posted a picture of them when we bought the house.....

I'll post our bedroom next since that is the room that is closer to being finished. Have a great Saturday!

Welcome to 1526 (our home)

I have finally decided to start a "blogspot" site for Nick and I to share with others what is going on in our life...so bare with me as I learn how to use this site!! Nick and I bought our first "fix-it-upper" house back in the fall of 2006. We bought this very OLD rowhouse in the city in hopes to bring it more up-to-date on our own. Our envisions with this house are exposed brick walls, high ceilings, hardwood floors, roof-top deck, etc. We have done a lot up to this point, and we want to share stories and pictures with you and of what is to come. So enjoy!