Updated pics of the house!

Hey ya'll...just wanted to give an update of things here at the home front. Since closing on the house, I have been a busy little bee working on the first of many projects in the house. The entire house is wallpapered...very tasteful wallpaper, but none the less, wallpaper. So Jeff and I decided that we would start with one room and get going on making the house "ours." The living room and dining room would be the starting point, since these are the rooms that people would most likely be in while visiting the house. I have never taken down wallpaper before, so I wasn't sure what I was in for. It actually came down in full sheets, which I was thankful for. Uncle Steve knows someone for every home improvement here in Charlotte County, so he was able to get Kevin, a drywall guy, in to help refinish some of the walls and replace a few pieces of drywall for us. Once the painting was done, Uncle Steve and his two friends, Kenny and Tim, came and helped put new chair rail up in the dining room, replace switches, plugs and ceiling fans and Kenny replaced our whole electrical panel for us as a housewarming gift. Needless to say, I couldn't have done this without them! Here are some pics!

The Porcaro House

Had to show off my pride for my husband...the bows say "SSG Jeffrey Porcaro; Our Soldier, Our Hero"


This is the living room before...this is coming in the front door

This is the dining room before...there was a large mirror on the wall that was GLUED to the wall and wallpapered around. While Kevin was helping, he cut the mirror down and replaced the drywall for us...he is a great guy.

Here is Taylor (Moke & Dawn's daughter) helping me out with the walls.

This is the AFTER...view from the front door to the kitchen

The dining room after. The light fixture will be replaced soon.

Living room and new curtains

The new fan that Jeff and I picked out...it will match our decor once we move furniture into the room after the floors are done in 2010.

Dining room...yes, I hung the pictures and sheers!