Before and After

It has been a crazy four months as we've been redoing all the stuff in our house that "everyone" told us we needed to do in order to sell it.  So here we have the next set of before and after pictures, as well as a list of what has been done to each area.  (In the interest of full disclosure, there are currently 75 boxes packed up in our garage to make the house look more spacious as we prepped for moving.  It's working.  That stuff may never make it back in the house and may instead go directly to Goodwill.  The walls are mostly bare at the moment as we try to decide what makes the cut for going back up.)

DINING ROOM:
- All furniture & junk was either moved or gotten rid of.
- Bought a beautiful dining room set off Craigslist
- Replaced the carpet

June 2010:

May 2012:

LIVING ROOM: 

- Rearranged and decluttered

- Drywall cracks repaired

- Repainted

- Carpet replaced

June 2010:

May 2012:

KITCHEN:
- Replaced microwave, dishwasher, vent hood, and garbage disposal as each of those things broke in the past two years
- Replaced the countertops, backsplash, sink, and faucet
- Removed wallpaper and had walls textured & painted

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BREAKFAST AREA:
- Removed wallpaper and had walls textured & repainted

June 2010:

May 2012:

LAUNDRY ROOM:
- Decluttered and repainted
- Made the area behind the door into a hang-dry area

June 2010:

May 2012:

SUNROOM:
- Changed it from a junk-collecting, pseudo-"hobby" room into the big kids' playroom.  Final arrangement of furniture is still being determined.

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LIBRARY:
- Removed all the big kids' toys and left only the baby's
- Got rid of a TON of stuff
- Replaced the carpet

June 2010:

May 2012:

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HALL BATHROOM
- Damaged drywall removed & replaced
- Replaced shower surround, plumbing, and shower fixtures
- Replaced the toilet
- Replaced the flooring
- New sink fixture, cabinet handles, and towel/TP holders
- Repainted

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THE BOYS' ROOM:
- New furniture
- Water softener removed from closet & all holes patched up
- Drywall cracks repaired
- New carpet

June 2010:

May 2012:

DD'S ROOM:
- Water-damaged ceiling repaired & repainted
- New carpet

June 2010:

May 2012:

MASTER BEDROOM:
- Repaired ant damage to drywall at ceiling and baseboards
- Repaired drywall cracks from foundation work
- Ceiling texture repaired and ceiling repainted
- Repainted
- New carpet

June 2010:

May 2012:

MASTER BATHROOM:
- New tub, shower surround, plumbing, and shower fixtures
- New countertops & faucets
- Cabinets repainted & handles replaced
- New ceiling texture
- All lighting replaced
- Ant damage in my closet repaired & closet repainted

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EXTERIOR:  I didn't take any pictures, but we did do a bunch there too.
- Foundation piers put in
- Front sprinkler zones repaired - twice
- Front and back doors restained
- Backyard path redone
- Some garden space taken out to make more room for playing

All of this was done with the intention of selling the house and moving to our forever house.  Now?  We love it.  I can't stomach starting all over again.  I think we're staying.