It's been a while...

Lots of changes have happened here on Legg Hollow Road over the last year!  Here is a photo my sister in law took of our home exterior over the holidays.  We have replaced all the windows, doors, roof, siding, deck railing, one of the stair cases, and all of the siding! I'm super excited with how it has turned out.  I love the clean, simple, farmhouse look!

We have made progress on the inside as well.  First up was the remodeling of the former dining room into a master bedroom and bathroom. This was a chore!  We converted a half bath, laundry room, and  the dining room into a master suite.  Here are some before pictures and during pictures...

This was after the half bath and laundry room were completely gutted (yes that's dirt) and the floor joists were rotten so had to be replaced which is the next photo.  There was a wall where the white plumbing pipe is. We took out a massive 230 water heater and replaced it with an efficient tankless one mounted on the exterior wall.  Best move ever!

 This is the former dining room before it was gutted. We had to call in help for this.

Ceiling that was under the popcorn sheetrock:

                                     The wall cabinets were removed to give us more space.

 A wall separating our study and the new bedroom had to be moved back about 6 feet to make room for the closet. We actually found a fireplace hidden in that wall.  That was a huge obstacle.  It had to be removed.

                                                       
                                                        New closet wall going up:

                                        The ceiling was removed and we chose to plank it:

                                                               Beadboard going up:

                                                        Flooring going down finally:

Here are some after pictures.  The room isn't "finished" in the sense I want it to be.  I have plans for a new reclaimed wood headboard and a few other projects to finish it up.

We had barn doors made but the only picture I have is before it was painted,  It has since been painted white and looks amazing!

I used an old window from the house for this cute cabinet:

I love this table I found at a local shop, it is the perfect folding table for the laundry!

 Vanity light fixtures from Lowes:

I made this shelf from a piece of the baseboard that was originally in the room:

 I found these cool nightstands at a consignment shop and painted them white to use for bathroom vanities:

The finished vanity area of our bathroom.  Cozy and adorable to me! 

I tried to use as many materials from the house in the renovation as possible.  One thing I did was take an original closet door from the wall we tore out in the kitchen last year and refinished it.  I love it.

I also saved a brass armed chandelier and transformed it with some white paint!

Well, that's enough for now.  I'll be back soon with stories of our adventures in gardening, pig raising, and chicken keeping!  It has been a blast and we are learning so very much every day.

Wishing you a Happy New Year, may it be filled with happiness and success!

Shanna