Big Weekend {House Update}

Ok, so this weekend was huge for us and our future home. We finished painting trim, doors, etc (except for the bathroom door and laudry room door)! At the last minute, we decided to do a bathroom demolition and so it threw us for a loop when we needed to finish all of the painting before the flooring arrives TOMORROW! I love saying that...the floors will be in by Wednesday and I could NOT be happier. So far, the bathroom is the last room that needs attention besides flooring, but who cares...we are almost done! I bought the laundry room door Saturday, which I love! Mike is installing the bifold door that is louvered today and I am thinking it will look great in the house. I can't wait to see it =) Here are a few pictures of some of the progress that was made this weekend...

This is what our front yard looked like for pretty much the entire weekend...we looked like white trash. We even had a girl pull up to the house asking for directions to Dallas (man, was she WAY off track) and yes, this is what the yard looked like. Not to mention, I was in the redneck pool, 6 months prego in a bikini! I'm sure she thought real highly of us =-)



This is the bathroom that all of the above mess came out of...ready for flooring tomorrow!

These are a few of the pictures around the house that show the paint and trim on the windows...notice that I have a caulking gun in hand and am actually helping! Not the best I have ever looked, but hey, I had to prove that I am actually contributing in all of our house projects.

Ps. I have to apologize for the crummy pictures! I had to take them with my cell phone, becasue I forgot my regular camera at my parent's house...shocker!

I can't wait to post pictures of the floor later on this week!!

More to come from the "not-so-newlyweds"...







House Update {Paint}

I am a happy little wife today because our house was completely painted this weekend. Thanks to Clay, Mike and Harwell, we now have textured/painted ceilings and walls! Our ceilings are a flat white color and our walls are "cream rich" in color. I am still debating on whether or not to paint an accent wall in either the bedroom or living room, but I figure I can do that later if I choose to. Here are some pictures of the house...painted!!

This is in the kitchen...in half view...

This is looking from the kitchen into the living room...

This is the view from the front door in the living room...

And this is just a close up because it is kind of hard to see the contrast in paint colors in these pictures...

Now, all we need to do is put up trim and base boards! Well, I shouldn't say that's ALL we need to do, but this will complete the wall project. This next week we should be able to install flooring, which is exciting because after flooring...we move back in!!

More to come from "The Not-So Newlyweds"...

"Blessed Little Nest" debut...

I have started a new blog that relates to pregnancy and our growing family that's called, "Blessed Little Nest"! I will continue to post on "Newlywed Diaries" about our ongoing house projects, but wanted to split my updates up between house and baby. So here ya go...

TheSimmonsBlessedNest.blogspot.com

Enjoy and watch us grow!

House Update {Tape, Bedding, Texture & Paint}

Today is the day that I have been looking forward to ever since we started home improvement projects over a year ago! This weekend we moved out of our home and moved in with the parentals, because our house has been totally turned upside down. We moved most of the furniture out of the house, taped off all of the windows and prepared for the taping and texturing to begin. Our brother-in-law was gracious enough to help us out and do all of the work this week. Here are some of the pictures that were taken yesterday before we left the house for awhile...

These are the pictures of the kitchen...all that was left was the refrigerator and the kitchen cabinets, which will be gutted after painting.

Here are the pictures of the living room...

and here is the hallway from the living room...

and here is the bedroom with everything covered...



The next thing to do after painting is floors. We have picked out what we want, but it won't be installed until after the walls are finished. The inside isn't the only thing we have been working on...we are close to getting our siding and roof completed soon, too!

Cooper update:
I went for my 24 week appointment today and it went great! Dr. Rister asked if Cooper was pretty active and, of course, my answer was...YES! This crazy boy is a little gymnast =) Anyways, he said I measure perfectly, which made me feel good because I don't always feel "perfect" ( more like bloated and fat) I have gained a total of 12 lbs so far...sigh!

We purchased Cooper's nursery furniture this weekend at Babies R Us and I even talked myself into registering...haha! It was so much fun! I can't wait to start putting things in his room. The next post will include pictures of our house after the walls are painted...so exciting!!

More to come from the "parents-to-be"...