Looking Back at the Year

I can't believe on the 26th of this month I will have been a homeowner for 7 months! Where in the world does the time go? Looking back in terms of what I have accomplished with the house doesn't seem like a whole lot until I sit down and start listing everything. Baby steps. . . at least that is what I keep telling myself! I was hoping to have the rest of my backyard fenced in by now, but sadly it's still only partially fenced in.

The first transformation I made was painting the master bedroom. When I bought the house it was white walls, white trim, white tile flooring, brass doorknobs, and a white and brass fan. Way too much white for me! It felt very sterile and uninviting. I decided that I wanted to paint the master a warm inviting gray. However, I soon learned that there are so many grays with so many different color tones. I had one gray sample that came out as blue-violet on the wall. I went through 11 gray samples before I found the true gray I wanted. The paint guy at Lowe's thought I was crazy until I showed him different grays next to each other with the different undertones. The gray completely transformed the whole room. I love how inviting it is now. I still have the brass fixtures, but hopefully only for a couple more weeks.

In September I replaced my non-working dishwasher. Eventually I want all my kitchen appliances to be stainless steel. I found a Samsung dishwasher that was originally $800 on clearance for $448, plus I had a coupon. It was the floor model and they were replacing it with the newer model. My brother (who is so awesome) installed it for me, saving me the $150 installation fee.

In September I bought a new leather couch set. I absolutely love the leather! It's so easy to keep clean, especially with Gunner shedding ALL the time.

I'm still not set on the arrangement of furniture, but that's the way it is for now. I had a small mold issue that reared it's ugly head in the fall. I had to have that taken care and no issues since then. When I purchased the house and moved in the smoke detectors didn't work. I have since replaced two of them . . . those suckers aren't cheap! I hated that I didn't have any sort of shelving in shower. I bought a nice shelving unit that will work until I remodel the bathroom. I also treated myself to a new matching dish set . . .

 So while it may not seem like have a done a lot to the house, I really have. I'm not turning my head to the goals I have for 2015. Keep an eye out for that post! Let me know what you think about the changes!