And Now, What You've All Been Waiting For!

I have some pictures to show of some befores and afters! I'll do my kitchen first. Keep in mind that my pictures are from my cell phone, so they're not the greatest. But they work!

My kitchen before...

What was done: Knobs taken off and cabinets painted. New knobs put back on. Heavy cleaning inside and out of all the cabinets, fridge, sink, and oven. New tile floor. New dishwasher. And fresh paint on the walls. (I hope I didn't leave anything out...counter tops will be done when we get our first tax return! :) Right now they're an ugly marbly purple.)

My kitchen after.It feels so good to be able to say that one of my rooms is completely finished! Except, I still need a new microwave...The one that came with the house works, but does not heat anything up. Other than that, IT'S DONE!

Now, here's the back yard. These before and after pics are CRAZY!

My back yard before.What was done: A lot of back breaking work! Lots of weeding. Sawing down about 3 or 4 trees. Mowing the "lawn"...twice. Trimming of all the trees and bushes. And a little bit of fertilizing and watering.

My back yard after.

These two stumps still need taken out...

The yards, both front and back, still need a lot of TLC. We're doing what we can for now, and hoping for the best next spring/summer. I wish I had a before shot of my front yard, but I don't. The grass has come back so lush and green already! It looks really good.

I hope these have been entertaining. I know they have for me. :) I'm still working on organizing the bedrooms before I take after pictures. They look like bombs went off in them. Still lots to do. New baseboards, switching all the doors to white and all the handles from brass to silver. Then just touching up with putting furniture in place and decorating from there. Hopefully I'll have more to show after this weekend!