Laundry Room After

And the laundry room after some serious elbow grease... It looks a hundred times better, and is way more functional. Thanks to Grandma Jo for financing the cabinets, and to dad Eichman for installing them. One more room is done- Hooray!

Laundry Room Before

Here are some pics of what our mud/laundry room looked like before...

This past Friday we decided to powerwash our driveway and front walkway. It was like taking a gigantic eraser and wiping out the years of moss and mold on our concrete. It turned black moldy concrete to a nice clean creamy color. When it was done five hours later, it looked SO much better. I wish I had taken a before and after picture, but I didn't. Even Grandma Jo took a turn with the powerwasher (which is gas powered and NOISY, because Kent couldn't settle for a "wimpy" electric one). Grandma Jo did some major concrete square-footage, and some plants as well (See pic :-) Slowly our little "fixer-upper" is becoming a very nice place to live.

The Dining Room!

I have GOT to find an old pic of the dining room. It had yellow walls and ceiling, and on the far wall there was AWFUL dark big floral wallpaper from the 80's, with a green chair-rail halfway down the wall. Then there was a gold fan with a Christmas ornament as the pull-chain. ICK! We stripped the wallpaper (that took FOREVER), floated the wall, then painted... but it turned out the wall was a little bumpy and looked pretty bad. So... I decided to wallpaper the one wall as sort of an accent wall, and to hide the bump. The paper I liked was $80 for a double roll, but I found this cute cottage floral print closeout for $8 a double roll. It matched the paint perfectly. Kent and Dad Eichman put in the crown moulding, then Mom Eichman wallpapered (thanks!). The chandelier was found at a garage sale for $9, and I bought the medallion at Lowes for a little extra class. So now I LOVE this room, and all the furniture was either estate sale, or family hand-me downs. The rug, mirror, and lamps came from Marshall's. I still need to hem the curtains, but need a sewing machine (which I have but forgot in California). Come visit and eat with us!