Crapbox turned dreamhome

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I bought some marble for cheap money at Lowes.

 

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True story - my wife went out to get a pizza, which wasn't done, so she wandered into the pet store next door. This caused a bit of an argument. And this was by far the most expensive, biggest pain in the *** pizza of all time, but I couldn't picture life without her now.

 

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I painted the entire interior of the house myself. I greatly underestimated the amount of time and detail - especially all the natural woodwork. But it came out really nice. And it saved me around $10,000.

 

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Walk in closet.

 

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Master bedroom.

 

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Cali decided to chew a hole in the new drywall. (I'm just pretending to choke).

 

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This is my newest adventure. I am using commercial floor tiles bought at a deep discount to carpet the living room and both bedrooms above the garage. It will be laid in a random pattern. Not for everyone, but we love the way it looks. Also really durable.

 

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Finally a finished room! Exactly one week before Christmas 2010.

 

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Still painting. This time high up.

 

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Recycled aluminum tile backsplash. Something different.

 

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I dyed the dogs green and red for Christmas. The wife was not too happy.

 

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This is the house as of a few weeks ago. We are still working on it. Trying to finish the porch, and then landscaping this spring. Then I will feel like we are finally done (remember we started in the spring of 2009!).

 

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Its post and beam style screened porch. A small covered deck out back, and a large open deck out front. It really ties the house together.