My wife and I bought our first home in 2011 and have added new furniture, new decor, started finishing the basement along with several other small projects. Here are some pics of when we first purchased the house, and I'll add more as we make progress.

Ugly yellow and an old roof when we moved in, but the yard looked good:



Living room having one wall painted just a couple days after moving in.



After purchasing the new TV and hanging it above the fireplace. Obviously we changed the entire layout of the living room.



Living room today, not sure why a college football game isn't on the TV...


A couple not so good pictures of the kitchen, white appliances came with the house. Not my favorite, but they work. Also, and up close view of the granite counter tops with my favorite drink.






Painting the dining room one shade of gray darker than the wall in the living room:



Dining room with a reclaimed wood table, new chairs, and a modern rug.


In the next post I'll add the basement, garage, and exterior work that has been done. Let me know what you think!!

 

Nice house. I like the progress, so far, too...my type of colors/decor. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the progress.

 

Basil Hayden's.

 

Love the house! Congrats!

 

Nice!

 

Congrats! Looks awesome

 

Nice looking house. I like the mantel in the living room.

 

looking good!!

 

Thanks everyone! Been busy but I'll post more pics tomorrow.

 

Nice looking house, congrats. Now get that piece of shit Michael Vick off your TV

 

very nice but be very careful of what you post on the internet in regards to your personal belongings.

 

very nice progress so far. congrats on the home! make it yours!

 

Congrats. Looks great.

 

Congratulations! It's lovely. Love the grey!

 

Nice house, everything flows nicely. I have been in my house for 2 years and still haven't painted. Keep up the good work.

Sooooo I guess it would be better if he had Ben Rapistberger on the tv?

 

Nice house. Take more (better) pics.

 

Here are some more pics:

Old garage color
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/7989797880/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/7989797880/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

New Garage Color
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/7989790239/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/7989790239/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/7989789789/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/7989789789/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

 

My favorite! Goes great with ginger ale on a hot summer day, or by itself in a glass any other time.

 

Yea, I wish I had a better camera. Just my iPhone.

Thanks for all the feedback and good words guys!

 

The exterior of the house is done and new roof as well (thanks hailstorm)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/7989702392/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/7989702392/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/7989695965/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/7989695965/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

 

Really like the exterior look


In the first pic of the old garage color, what is the thing mounted on your wall next to your wife (?)?

 

New exterior is fantastic!

 

Thanks!!! No more grey in the house though, starting to get to be a little much.

It's the Rainbird sprinkler system control box.

 

Congrats on the new home.. looks very nice and the exterior looks awesome! Huge improvement!

 

Nice improvements

 

It's beautiful.

 

New colour really makes it pop, looks great.

 

WOW WOW WOW, love the exterior choice!

 

The red door was an excellent choice! Makes the whole thing look perfect!

 

Thanks a ton for the compliments! We had to argue with our HOA over the colors but they eventually came around to our idea.

I hope to upload progress on the basement in the next couple days.

 

Red door FTW! Nice!

...but then you had to go ugly up the garage with a 4G TL.


:wink:

 

New exterior colors look great.

 

Fucking HOAs Seems like everybody I know involved with them can't stand them.

What exactly was their problem with your colors!?!

 

Thanks!

I love the 4G, plus I've managed to get my wife to want it now which means I can get rid of her TSX and pick up something new when I fall in love with a new car.

None of our colors were on their approved list and they were acting like I was trying to paint the house neon pink or something. I had to show the board a picture from a design book to get the idea passed.
My wife threatened to leave the house the original ugly yellow and they changed their tune.

 

That is a beautiful looking house bro...

 

Thanks man!

Looking forward to seeing yours done. I know there was some talk about putting an epoxy coating on your garage floor. You planning on doing that? Think I'll do mine this spring.

 

^^^

i might not have time before moving in but I am definitely planning for it around spring time

 

Finally got around to uploading some pics of the basement....

A bunch of wood and a mess of a basement:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123751628/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123751628/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

Starting the framing:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123723151/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123723151/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

Where my workout room will be. Also going to wire it as an office for future owners:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123722363/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123722363/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

Storage under the stairs, left closet will be a cedar closet and right closet will be more storage:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123719029/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123719029/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

The far wall will house all the electronics, the wall on the right will be home to a new television.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123729570/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123729570/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

Workout room in the very back, small bar in the nook to the right:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123727872/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123727872/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

The bar area. Had to figure out what to do with the ceiling since the walls are at different depths and there is a support beam in the back. We decided to do a funky curve that will house some additional lighting. We also plan on installing some tile for the bar area which will have the same curve as the ceiling.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123726236/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87244476@N02/8123726236/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87244476@N02/, on Flickr

 

I'll post more pics once the electrice is finished and all speaker,ethernet, and conduit are ran.

 

Amazing!