The End of a Great Year!

I've been in my home for a year now, well a year and a month or two.  When I first bought my home I had first home buying jitters.  You know... did I do the right thing?  Is this the right house for me?  The longer I am here, the more I love it.  The house and neighborhood has really grown on me and I'm hoping to stay here for a while to come.  I have so many exciting new ideas I want to do with my home, but I'll share those later.  Now I just want to look back at a few things that make me the happiest about my house makeover.

I must say, my living room is my favorite room in the house.

It turned out almost exactly like I envisioned it would.  

I love my fireplace and the beautiful walnut mantle my dad made for it.

The fireplace has kept me warm many a cold night!

 I think I got the most emails about my library closet,

 this seems to be the favorite room of those reading my blog.

The laundry room was the most drastic change that took place in the house.

The room before was quite cold and I wasn't sure if there was a lot of hope for it.

When people come visit my home in person, my butcher block counter tops seem to be a huge favorite.  I must say, it is one of my favorite things I did to my house.  I have no regrets and I wouldn't want anything other than butcher block. I like it more than I even thought I would.

It's now a far cry from the very first day we walked into the house.

I had a vision and made it happen.

I'm a happy homeowner!

Thank you to my family and friends for helping with all my projects and thank you for all the amazing compliments and inspiration I received from all of you!

I'm ready to tackle another year!