Surprise!

So, things have been pretty busy the past month. Mostly because... drumroll please... we moved into our new house! It has kind of been a secret during the whole process, so I suppose now that we're all settled in I'm allowed to talk about it. It's a gorgeous 3 bedroom ranch with a huge backyard in Clarksville, right outside of post. You'll definitely be learning more about it as we work on each room. The previous owners definitely had, um, interesting taste to say the least. Each room is painted the most unattractive color, and while the house is still pretty new, there are a lot of outdated touches. (Mauve floral border in the master bath, for example.) Needless to say, we have a lot of ideas and are super excited to make it our own! At the moment what we have for furniture consists of a mattress, two lumpy brown couches, and a folding table and chairs. After Christmas in Chicago we're bringing a lot of stuff down in a truck. I'm looking forward to that day. 

Our sweet little home

Our first project to tackle has been the guest bathroom. We figured it's the smallest, so it will be good practice. Well, turns out it's getting the most attention out of any room. When it is finished, this little guy is going to be the gem of the whole house. Big plans are in store. Sneak preview of the before:

Taken when the previous owners still lived here. Because I would not buy an octopus rug.

I wonder how long it will really take us to get everything to our liking. So far it has taken longer than expected for what we've accomplished so far, but it has been a lot of fun.