Wow. I can’t believe this day has come! So this time last week I took these quick cell phone photos of our house all empty when we arrived from our long drive from NC to MI. When we walked in the door we couldn’t believe our eyes. That day the flooring guy installed our floor {I know! Down to the last minute!} That’s how I roll. The kitchen counters went in the day before & the toilets were installed that day too. I’m so grateful for every single person that helped us over the past couple of months to make our house livable & I can’t put into words what it meant for us to leave the military life & have a home to come home to. It’s a great feeling. Now of course it’s no where near done. The stairs are missing the stair nose, we need quarter round installed, we have no bathroom mirrors, lights need to be installed, we need new siding, a deck, a porch added, basement finished, oh the list goes on and on. But this is exciting! Yes, I really wish we would have been here for all the big changes that have already happened, but there is still so many fun things to do for this DIY loving girl. We are finally home!! Now, if you don’t remember what the house looked like before, here is a little before & after with the new “empty house photos”. Please don’t mind my quick cell phone photos, you know there will be many more updates very soon…

The kitchen before complete with three of my favorite men {grandpa, brother, husband}

& this week without appliances, light fixtures & with out the tile grouted, but looking a whole lot better!

Dining room before…

Dining room all cleaned up & looking mighty fine already…

Stairs & upstairs/downstairs before… 



Stairs with new trim, flooring, paint, doors, & more. Just waiting on lights & stair nose…

Living room before…


Living room the day we moved in…

Spare bedroom before…

& the day we moved in…

Lower living room before..

& now looking a little more empty & it now has a ceiling & a new slider instead of a window…

& a couple of updates that I have been sharing on social media that have been happening at the house. Follow #LMBhome hashtag for more updates on Instagram…

That’s it for today. I skipped both bathrooms, the basement, the office, the master bedroom, & the outside for no particular reason just didn’t get photos of those rooms before the boxes arrived.  Our stuff got delivered the day after these photos were taken {November 28th- day after thanksgiving}. We have been busy unpacking boxes, sorting through our stuff, putting things in it’s place, & just being super busy with our new life here in Michigan. I’ve been putting a lot of updates on Instagram & Facebook, so be sure to follow there for more behind the scenes photos! xx