It has officially been one year since we moved here to Louisville. We closed on this house in March of 2018 and moved in that April. Moving is always a hard task, but little did we realize that the real work would begin after we were moved in! I lovingly call this house the rainbow house because when we moved in every room was painted a different color of the rainbow. The living room, dining room, and kitchen are all open concept but each one was painted green, yellow, and orange. The guest room was a Pepto-Bismol pink. Raylee's room was bright orange. The master bedroom was blue. Downstairs Continue Reading
Saying Goodbye to Raylee’s First House
Last week, the packers arrived at our house in Clarksville. They packed up all our belongings into boxes. The only things left were the items we had set aside in a bathroom marked "Do Not Pack." We slept in our house for the last time, and the next morning we loaded up the car. After a quick breakfast, Raylee and I walked through her first house for the last time. I prayed over each room. I thanked God for the memories there and prayed for the people who would soon move in and make it their home. Raylee and I loaded into the car, said goodbye to Travis, and pulled out for the last time. We Continue Reading
Gift Ideas for New Homeowners
Travis and I bought a house at the beginning of this year. I've been living there and slowly fixing the place up since March. In those nine months of being a homeowner, I have discovered so many things I wish we had. Travis and I have talked about all the things we'd like to have as homeowners -- practical items that will come in handy as we fix up this home and even build our own home someday. As new homeowners ourselves, we thought it would only make sense to share these items with you as gift ideas for your friends and family who are new homeowners. Almost all of these items are on Travis' Continue Reading
Dining Room Reveal
Let the home projects begin. Now that I'm back from Korea, I'm back to fixing up my old farm house. I finished the bathroom before I left, and today I'm sharing our dining room reveal. We really didn't have to do much. We ripped up the carpet to reveal the beautiful hardwood floors underneath. We changed the light fixture. And we added some blinds instead of curtains. I like my dining room, especially the windows that add so much light. Unfortunately, that same light made it a little hard to take photos. Let's start with some before photos. Be sure to notice the carpet, the curtains, and Continue Reading
The Best Thing I Did Before Moving into my Home
When Travis and I bought our house, we moved all our stuff in but we didn't live there. We spent a few days pulling up all the carpet and replacing some light fixtures while staying with my parents down the road. Then we spent a week visiting his family in northern Indiana. After Travis left for South Korea, I stayed with my parents again for a couple weeks while we worked on the house. We had to get the water working and install a shower before I wanted to move in. There was one other important thing I wanted to do before moving in. Pray. I have to admit I was very nervous about moving Continue Reading
Tips for Installing a Ceiling Fan
We are slowly changing things in my "new" house. One of the biggest changes we made that really made a difference in how the house looked was pulling up the carpet and cleaning the original hardwood floors. Now, we've moved from the floor to the ceiling. We have been slowly installing new light fixtures in each room -- and it is making a big difference in what the house looks like! We aren't finished with all of them, but I wanted to show you some of the changes. (This post contains a few affiliate links. Check out my full disclosure policy here.) The very first light we changed was in the Continue Reading
From Carpet to Hardwood
So we bought a new house. New to us at least. The house is actually more than 100 years old. It was built in 1903 according to the records. So needless to say, this old house needs quite a few updates. One of the main things I wanted to change was the carpet. It was green. I don't like the color green. And I especially didn't like this green. It was sort of a pea green. We pulled up a corner of the carpet to see what was underneath. To our delight, there were the original hardwood floors. We weren't sure what condition they were in, but we decided we wanted the carpet up Continue Reading
Big Announcement
I have been waiting to share this with ya'll for months and months. I thought I would be able to tell you in the fall, but everything kept getting delayed ... until now. Travis and I are officially land and home owners. We have been in the midst of trying to buy property for what feels like ages but is actually more like 6 months. But this week we signed the final papers and it's official. How many of you thought this announcement was something else? Mmmhmm, tricked ya! It all started when the property next to my parents' house became available for purchase. Travis and I jumped at Continue Reading