Our House is a very, very, fine house!

Ok, first off I have to say that I am having a FIGHT with blogger.  I have written 3 blogs, saved them and then come back to work on them later and they are NOWHERE to be found. SO annoying and time consuming.  UGH! Sorry, had to get that out.

The hubs and I moved back to our house a couple of months ago. We bought the house in 2006 and I love it.  It's not the prettiest, newest, fanciest...but it's just right for us.  We choose to buy an older home and live closer in to the city (10-15min) as opposed to living further out in the 'burbs in a newer home w/ a 45min commute.  Our house is a 70s Spanish Mission Ranch. 

                                            Our house back in 2006 right after we bought it.

Since moving back we have definitely started a "dream list".  This is all of the things we want to do to the house.  When we lived here before we did some minor renovations but now that we aren't going anywhere ANYTIME soon (please, dear God...no more moves...k...thx, Lindsey), we are moving ahead full throttle.  Which is exciting...and depressing at times...b/c you need moola : ).  But we will take it one project at a time. 

One HUGE thing that the hubs did several years ago was completely change the look of our den. The den was one of those wood panelled rooms from the 70s. Now some people paint their wood panel and it looks awesome and brings a unique look to the house.  But our wood panelling was the cheap kind that wouldn't have looked great either way.  So Drew tore it down, sanded the walls, primed and painted them and added crown molding.  It looks SOOO much better.  I'm so thankful for my handy man.  

                                    Here is some of the old wood panelling. Isn't it gorgeous : )

                                                                    
My camera just died so I will have to show the updated pics next post. Another big change he and his dad made was in the master bathroom.  Our bathroom had this strange shower/tub thing that was supposed to be a therapeutic type tub...but it was scary.  Booger green w/ metal panelling on the outside that had a fake wood wallpaper.  It was awful and I wouldn't go near it.  The first 6 months we showered in the guest bathroom.  Drew and his Dad installed a beautiful stand alone shower.  They did such a great job and it looks amazing.  I wish we'd taken pics of the old shower...it was hideous. 

It's amazing what a few changes do to make a place look brand new.  Have you done any renovations at your place? What were the best changes? Were any a big nightmare?

Our list is big but we will tackle it eventually...right now I'm trying to pick out paint for the rooms that aren't painted.  Our next BIG challenge this winter is to attack the jungle that is our backyard...scary! Isn't that little brick fence great too : )