Re-Do / Re-Use

We are finally getting around to a post for the main bathroom and the guest room, despite the fact that the rooms (neither of them) are completely done, but because we must move on to the next phase, we thought we were close enough to do a post for each of these rooms and we'll just explain a bit of what still needs to be accomplished. We'll start with the guest room. This bedroom is on the second level of the house and because this house was never meant to have a second story, the ceiling height is an issue. At about four inches under 7 feet, most people can stand in the space, but some (like a certain family member who was paying us a visit recently) who stand at over 6' in height, will certainly not want to use the area to do jumping jacks. The guest room, after it had been cleaned up at move in. Beyond the issue of the ceiling height, the guest room was arguably up for the most disgusting room in the house when we purchased it. I know we've said that about nearly ev...

We thought we would share some updated photos of rooms we've already posted, since they've changed a little since the original posts were done of each of the rooms. It's easy to forget that it takes time to get all the little things in place and although all of the little things still aren't in place, things are starting to feel a little more home-like and less empty and sterile.  We would also share that it's been more than a little mentally (and physically) challenging to get this house to a livable point. It's easy to look at it from the outside and think of it like a television home renovation show, but it really isn't. The truth is that there isn't a giant crew behind the scenes doing all the work. It's the two of us doing our best to bust our rear ends every day to make this happen. We have no life outside of fixing this house. It is our choice to do this, but it's definitely not all roses and sunshine. Most projects don't happen as pla...