This is it! Taken the day we bought it.

Here is the before shot. Taken the day we bought the house.

They say that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Officially I guess the journey started just about a year ago when we bought a beautiful home in my hometown and moved our family half way across the country.

Our new home was in fact about 38 years old. It had one owner before us. We actually got the original blueprints that the house was build from back in 1978.

We spent the fist year living in the house, painting every room on the second floor and most of the first. But, like many houses from its time, the rooms are segmented and chopped up. The kitchen has three doors that lead to the den, the hall and the dining room. The den has three doors that lead to the hall, the kitchen and the porch. Doors doors doors! Hallways! Then, More doors!

So now we stand on the verge of the Grand Adventure. A remodel. No make that a Remodel with a capital ‘R.’

This blog will be the spot to share our renovation adventures. Some will be the stuff we have done over the past year. Some will the the stories and (mis)adventures as we take on a major remodel of 25% of our living space with two small children and two cats in tow.

Stay tuned, film at 11:00!

BK