By relocating the laundry room, we were able use the space to make a bigger master bedroom AND bathroom. Check out the changes here!
Read MoreThis house had 3 bedrooms when we bought it, but we made it a 4 bedroom home! Read more to see where we stole space to get the 4th bedroom, and also check out the changes made to the other bedrooms.
Read MoreThis space was unfinished and too small to really be anything but a storage room when we bought the house. We moved a wall out a few feet to gain the space needed to make it into a laundry room and half bath!
Read MoreCheck out how this living room went from super dark to light and bright! I love that big bay window!
Read MoreWe’re so happy with how these spaces turned out. Take a look at these before and after photos to see all that we did. I threw in a few progress pictures as well!
Read MoreCheck out the before and after of the Tanglewood house!
Read MoreWe’re so proud of how this exterior turned out! It’s so fun when your vision becomes reality. This is exactly how I wanted the house to look. Classic, black and white house.
Read MoreHere it is! One of my favorite rooms in the whole house. I just love the transformation we made happen.
Read MoreYou know what they say…kitchens and bathrooms sell houses. This kitchen needed a serious update. It was old, dark, and small.
Read MoreThe Dining Room updates were mostly cosmetic. We did open up the doorway from the kitchen into the dining room. It used to be a standard 30” opening, but we felt like the two spaces should feel more connected, so we opened up the doorway and made it much larger.
Read MoreAll of the updates in the living room were purely cosmetic. We didn’t move or tear down any walls. It was a really nice space to begin with; it just needed a little TLC.
Read MoreIn this bathroom we only made cosmetic changes. Don’t get me wrong, we still gutted the whole room, but the vanity, shower, and toilet stayed in the exact same spot they were in when we bought the house.
Read MoreThis hallway and staircase look so different than when we bought the house. However, we didn’t do that much work. Besides the obvious cosmetic changes, we removed the wall surrounding the staircase and installed newel posts, spindles, and a banister. What an insane difference it made!
Read MoreWhile this master bathroom stayed in the same spot as the original bathroom, it was completely gutted down to the studs.
Read MoreThis master bedroom originally had two average sized closets. I really, really wanted to get a large walk-in closet in there if we could. Here’s a couple of pictures of the bedroom when we bought the house:
Read MoreAn overview of three bedrooms (not including the master) in The Engagement House!
Read MoreThe basement was totally unfinished when we bought the house. We decided to finish half of it and leave the other half for utilities and storage.
Read MoreWahooooooo! Mike and I finished The Engagement House in late April, put it on the market on April 25th, and received a full price offer the next day! However, in the world of real estate, things aren’t always so easy.
Read MoreIt’s time to paint the exterior of our current renovation house! The house is half siding and half brick, so I wanted to paint it no matter what, but we were forced into it after we bricked in the back patio door and a window and our mason couldn’t find a matching brick.
Read MoreMike and I sold our first remodel house in December of 2017 and were on the hunt for our next one. We spent some time doing research online and compiling a list of houses that were options.
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