Before...

We were supposed to get the keys to our new house on October 22. We had everything planned out; we invited our family over to see the house for the first time that evening, we were going to power wash the garage and paint the floor the next day. We were going to pull out all of the carpet and start laying the new flooring. The pool fence was going up the first thing.

Yeah, right.

We ended up NOT getting the keys until October 25. Three days later doesn't sound like much, but when you've taken days off according to your plan and now can't take anymore... well, it can become a big deal.

We ended up moving everything over into the garage, pulled up the carpet in the bedroom and office and set the furniture up on the concrete. Slowly but surely we've been working on it and now Dan is flooring the last room. We have no baseboards up. Every square inch of wall needs to be painted. I'm not even thinking yet about what to do with the ceilings.

So we're making progress and the most important thing is how comfortable we are in this home. My SIL commented to me at Thanksgiving that "it feels like you've lived here for years". Now, that's a positive, encouraging remark! Thank you, Kelly! I literally felt myself relax when she said it.

It will take time. But I can just picture how it's going to look and feel when we're done with the updating.

In the meantime, here's some "before" photos:

The "dining room" 

The "living room"

The den

The den

Pantry

Kitchen

Breakfast nook

Kitchen/Nook

Family room 

Hall to bedrooms

Half bath

Laundry room

Guest room

Office

Master bedroom