It's official-we are 'homeowners'! September 24th, 2010 is a day we will never forget ( nor will our bank!)As we both sat in the conference room at the Title company, separate pens in hand signing documents for an entire hour, I didn't get the sinking feeling that we were signing our life away and I hope that's a good thing. I feel that even if we are here short term that we have bought at a time in the market where if real estate drops any further the middle class will be living in cardboard boxes. We have equity in our home, our mortgage is within our budget and we got MORE than what we could have bargained for even if we had rented. We have vowed to ourselves (and my parents) to keep our home improvements at a minimum and to maintain the property over the next few years. While we did complete one project already, (our noses were telling us that the carpet was in desperate need of being demolished in the room the cats called their home) we already know that our Return on Investment for replacing carpet with wood floors is good! Who knew you could find a gorgeous, solid bamboo flooring at Sam's Club? Not only is it beautiful, but we know it was a good investment for re-sale down the road.
So enough with the words, we'll just let a few of the snap-shots do the talking:
Left by the previous owners, Theresa and Craig, on our closing day-they're awesome!
Our first home renovation project post-carpet destruction, ready for the wood!
We used a real bamboo wood with a darker, but warm finish, uni-clic system where the planks click and snap in place. With a little elbow grease and a rubber mallot the floor was really coming together! (Might I add that because bamboo is a renewable resource it was an eco-friendly choice!)
the gorgeous kitchen-love the island and the cork tile!
Living Room with real wood fireplace!
Dining Room-bamboo floor
Laundry room-cork tiled as well!
master suite-it's a giant!
master bath complete with garden tub
the backyard pergola-one of the best features of the house!
The finished product, minus the quarter round being put into place. She's a beauty!
