"Before and After" Makeover Magic

Thought it was about time for some Before and After shots! Let's take a trip down memory lane...

Before

After!

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After!

That was fun! Thanks for looking!

Settling In

We've been in the house for about 3 weeks now. I have to admit it feels like we've been here longer and we felt at home right away. Here are some new pictures we want to share with you...

We love eating out here on the porch - breakfast, lunch, dinner. Unless it's one of those 90 degree high humidity days, it's so nice to be out on the porch.

This cabinet is my favorite "find" so far. It was on clearance at Home Goods - originally $220, and I got it for $74. What a steal. And the best part is that it holds all of my cook books and it hides all of the wires for our modem, telephone, and Air Port wireless router. Love it!

New stove in place and working! We converted from electric to gas. I'm excited to have a fully working kitchen. We are hoping to replace the refrigerator soon, but I think we'll have to wait a bit.

Cabinet doors are back on. They just need a little touching up and then they'll be all set. New dishwasher is up and running too!

Artwork finally on the walls. I know my mom will be happy the pictures of Manasquan beach are finally up. :) As are Ben and I!

Artwork from Home Goods in the downstairs bathroom.

It's beginning to look like an office...

New mirror and sconces from Restoration Hardware. Asbury Collection.

This mirror was $19.99 at Home Goods. We're going to hang it in the foyer. The finish on the mirror matches the light fixture really well. I ran out of hanging supplies and this mirror requires four hooks!

Living Room.

We're not entirely happy with how these couches fit in the living room....and the coffee table is way too big.

Lovely green pillows. (Thanks Mom!)

1st Anniversary Cake

Ok, so I know it's tradition, but honestly - would you eat this cake??? We opened the box, looked at it, and then had to put it in the trash because it smelled so bad. I heard of some wedding venues giving you a gift certificate for a new cake on your 1st anniversary and I think that is a much better tradition. I love cake, but found out I don't like year-old cake!

Moving In!

Can't write much because it's our one year anniversary and we're going out to dinner, but here are some new pictures!! Enjoy!

And the painting begins!

With the help of family, we moved most of our things into the living room on Thursday. Here you can see the mess.

This is the Navajo Sand color by Glidden.

Soft Suede by Glidden in one of the bedrooms upstairs. (Paint still has to be scraped from the windows).

Another view.

Barely Jade by Glidden in a bedroom upstairs.

Celery Stick by Glidden in the upstairs office/craft room.

Navajo Sand in another bedroom.

Hallway upstairs is yet to be painted but you can see the office to the left and bedroom to the right. This is looking towards the front of the house.