The New Old House

A few people kindly reminded me today that I haven't blogged about the house yet, so I decided to spend a little time this evening doing JUST THAT!

Here's a little back story on the house - we had been saving money for a kitchen remodel, and right before he proposed, Rob mentioned that he was interested in putting the money into buying a second house instead. It was something that we had discussed before, but we never REALLY looked at our finances to see if it was a possibility. When he mentioned it, I was apprehensive (because I REALLY want a new kitchen), but I am always open minded when it comes to ideas that Rob has because he is good at managing finances/business situations. We found a house a few streets away from where we live now that we fell in love with and we found our "new old house" in Thibodaux around the same time. We seriously considered buying both of them, but in the end, we couldn't financially make it happen....because, well, teacher salary. haha The struggle is REAL.

After weighing the pros and cons, we opted for the house that we bought (obviously). We loved that the other house had two bedrooms and a bigger backyard, but it needed A LOT more work, so we were leaning toward the yellow house. After we saw the inside, our creative brains were ON FIRE!!! We put in an offer less than a week later - actually, it was the day after we got engaged. :) A few weeks later, and the house is ours! We have SO MANY plans for our little house, and we're planning on putting it up for rent in a bout a year. :)

So...before I show you the BEFORE pictures, I want to talk about our plans for the little house. The following things are our dreams for the house:
**New Windows (all 8 of them)
**Paint the ceilings
**Buy new light fixtures/fan for the bedroom and living room
**Paint the walls
**Paint the cabinets OR buy new cabinets (undecided about which one)
**New countertops
**Paint pantry
**Floating shelves in the bathroom
**New sink in the bathroom
**Rip up the floor and refinish the original hardwood that is below it (Can we get a WHOOP WHOOP?)
**Built ins OR a fun table for the dining room (maybe both)
**Buy a new stove
**Fix up the front "porch" area
**Fix the back stairs
**New backdoor/screendoor
**Fix up the laundry room/shed

As you can see, we have LOTS to do...but we are SO excited to get in there and get started. For now, we are buying stock in lysol/air purifiers because the house smells SO OLD. hahahahaha :)

Now for the reason you REALLY opened up this link... the pictures!

The New Old House

Bathroom

Bedroom

Dining room/nook

Kitchen

Living room

I REALLY wish that I had a before picture of the shed/covered patio in the back. It's SO nice! I will swing by tomorrow to catch that!

Anyway, I hope that you guys enjoyed learning about how we found this little diamond in the rough. :) I can't wait to blog about our progress throughout the next year! I MIGHT even ask for some opinions here and there... be prepared! :)