Home Sweet Home

Eddie and I have lived in Vegas for almost seven years, but I've never felt like this was my "home". Living in apartments and accumulating lots of junk stuff, we just needed more space, especially with a baby on the way. On April 15th, Eddie and I were finally able to say that we had a home! We found this one story home in Henderson that we liked, but it needed a ton of work. Since the price was right we decided to put in an offer. The house had multiple offers and we were praying and hoping that we would have the winning offer. Sure enough, Lady Luck was on our side (for once) and we got the house! For a whole month we dreamed about how we would make this home "ours". So here's what we did:

LIVING ROOM

The living room didn't need much work, expect for new carpet. We choose a lighter color that is super fluffy (great for babies to crawl on).

Before:

After:

(with new carpet)

FIREPLACE

I've always wanted a nice fireplace to hang Christmas stockings from and this house's fireplace had loads of potential. I convinced Ed that it'd be worth our money to invest in getting the fireplace done to my liking and of course, I got what I wanted! I'm so glad I did because now I am super excited to hang our stockings from our beautiful fireplace.

Before:

After:

(fireplace flattened and stoned)

KITCHEN

One word comes to mind when I think of the original kitchen in our house - DEMOLITION! I mean, this house was built in 1996 and there was not an upgrade in sight. Needless to say, it alllll went bye-bye.

Before:

After:

(new cabinets, granite countertops, new sink, new appliances)

flowers compliments of Liz :)

SPARE BATHROOM

One thing I am not is a pink person... yuck! I've always hated the color and guess what? The previous owners apparently loved the color because their bathroom countertops were pink. So yeah, those had to go along with the cabinets and old toilets.

Before:

After:

(new cabinets, granite countertops, new sink, new faucet, new toilet)

MASTER BATHROOM

I've always wanted vessel sinks so Eddie and I thought we'd get creative with the re-model in our master bedroom and we just love it!

Before:

After:

(new cabinets, granite countertops, new vessel sinks, new faucets, new toilet)

We did so many other things to the house and there's still so much more to do. This week, we are waiting for our blinds to come in and get installed and we'll also be putting up all new light fixtures and ceiling fans. Then, we are going to conquer the backyard! I finally feel like I have a "home" here in Vegas and every time I walk through the doors I think 'Home Sweet Home'.

 

Let the nesting begin!