The Big Reveal

The outside of our house is finally finished! Yay! We are absolutely thrilled with the way it turned out. Never did we ever imagine it would look this good! We hoped, of course, but oh, my goodness! It's like a completely different house now.

Remember this beauty?

This is what it looks like now:

Is the transformation not amazing? When we pulled off all that asbestos siding, we uncovered that lovely little oval window and original shake shingles. How fun is that? I LOVE original details!

Are you ready for more?

Here's the driveway side:

Before

After

The other side:

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After

The back:

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After

The garage:

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After

So what do you think? Is it not crazy how much this house has transformed? We have to constantly pinch ourselves when we pull into our driveway to make sure it's not a dream, that this is really our house! And we can't say thank you enough to my dad and his crew who drove to Lincoln almost every day for four months and poured their blood (literally!), sweat, and tears (wait...those were my tears!) to make our dream a reality. Did they not do a completely fabulous job? I'm so lucky to have such a talented dad and sister!

Next up on our list, or Phase Three as we like to call it, is some landscaping. I'm sure you noticed from the pictures what a sad state our yard is in. Most of this is in large part due to the sewer pipe replacement that took place in our back yard this past January. Digging a fifteen foot deep trench with 4 feet of snow on the ground doesn't make for a lovely yard come spring.

But that is all in good time. Right now we're just languishing, catching our breath a little, enjoying our house!