Matt and I have been in our house for 4 years now. This house is our first house and we bought it with the intention of being in it for around 5 years. When we were in the process of buying a house we looked at so many different ones. This house was the first one that felt like home. We walked in looked at it and made an offer that same day.
Looking back we should have taken a bit more time because we have found things we hate about this house. Although, when you are coming from a 700 sq foot apartment, 1500 sq ft seems like a mansion.
We purchased this house because we saw the potential in the house. It's not old. The house was built in 2002 but the previous owners did not do anything to make the house appealing. That's why it sat on the market for a long time.
We have put a lot of time and energy in this house and it will be sad when we sell it but it will also be a relief to be done with all the projects. It seems they never stop!!
Some of the things we have done include:
Replacing all the old appliances with new energy efficient ones
Pulled out the builder carpet and installed laminate flooring
Painted all rooms of the house
Painted kitchen cabinets
Added crown moulding in all rooms
Scraped the popcorn ceilings to make them smooth
Replaced all light fixtures and ceiling fans
Replaced all door stops and door knobs
Added a mantel to the fireplace
Things on our to do list this year include:
Install tile floors in bathrooms and kitchen
Replace kitchen sink and faucet
Replace faucet in kids bathroom
So our goal for this year is to finish the projects and get this house on the market so we can move on to something bigger. Our to-do list has become a lot smaller. Even though we have made so many changes to the house we have been able to do it very inexpensivly. More on that later though.
Hopefully we will be able to put our house on the market by the end of this year. Crossing our fingers and hoping for the best.
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