TRANSITIONING...

Sooo Christmas is over :(.  Putting up Christmas decor is much more fun that taking it down.
But I will say it is nice to have everything back in its place. Now I guess we have to look forward to New Years Eve, BCS Championship (Geaux Tigers!!!), and Mardi Gras!

HUGE upcoming game!

I was thinking, as I was putting everything back in order, how far my house has come.  I am a single gal that is a 1st time home owner.  I got a good deal on my house last minute.  I was also on a time crunch because I wanted to be eligible for the tax return on 1st time home buyers.  My mom and my realtor helped me always see the potential in each home I looked at.  I had put in a offer on a townhouse,which was a block away from my parents house, and they had come back with a bad counter-offer....in the meantime my realtor asked if I wanted to check out this one house before I made any more moves and I said sure.  I took a look at this actual house and was a bit nervous because how out-dated it looked.  Being a single girl that has never owned a home, that does not know much on updating the cheap and small way... I did not want a huge project.  But it all worked out and was a project my family worked on.  Here are a few pictures of what the house did look like and how they look now.

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE (the color on the walls was a "shimmery green" by Ralph Lauren..not a fan of it nor the chair rail)

AFTER

BEFORE (my sister was game planning the attack of what I could do)

AFTER (this was my latest project this fall, I added granite and put in a deep, stainless steel sink which I love)

 I must have to say my house has come a long ways and I enjoy it more with my new updates. I have my family to thank.  They definitely got a work-out painting EVERY room.  Everything in my house I either received as Christmas presents and stored or bought at a bargain.  I always try to be frugal with my money.  But I hope everything pays off when it comes time to sell it.  I'll enjoy it for the time being.  It's amazing what a little paint, new hardware and furniture will do to a space. Until my next project...

Wishing everyone a safe and HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!!!!