Remodel Fever!!

Well we did our trip to Wallyworld yesterday. It actually was ok! We went early, I guess before all the scary people dredge themselves out of bed, and hardly anyone was there! I still came upon a few "mini" meetings in the aisles, but I just stand there and stare at them until they move.

We then went to Home Depot (yeah!) and bought a rug for our living room. We had recently put pergo floors in our house and without a rug Brock can move our furniture to his liking. So, we went to buy a rug. Of course the rug I wanted, and happens to match my couch PERFECTLY!!!, was in the back on a very high shelf, so needless to say it took some guy going to get the little truck thing that raises up to get it. THEN, the truck broke down, so they had to take that in the back and fix it. THEN, start again on trying to get the rug down. We waited I bet an hour for all of that, but we started browsing to kill the time. (This was the fun part!)

We went into the kitchen section and started talking about redoing our counter tops to granite, and adding some neat tiles to that area under your cabinets but above the counter. It was really fun picking stuff and just imagining how it would look! Then off to the bathroom stuff. We've been threatening putting in a jetted tub, and redoing the ugly vinyl floor that's in there. So, We found a tub we really like, and then some flooring that we like either tile, or stone..something like that.
Now, don't get me wrong, we really do have a beautiful home and I'm not complaining (much) but a bachelor built this house, so it lacks a little originality and color. PLUS, he did all bathroom and kitchen floors in WHITE! Can you imagine how long (NOT) the floors stay clean? With a hubby and a 100# dog? It drives me crazy! Remember, there is not one road in our town that isn't dirt.

The first thing we did was take out all carpet. That was insane. I bought a steamcleaner and still couldn't keep the carpets clean. We put vinyl downstairs and pergo up. It still gets dusty and you can see every footprint, but it's cleaner and healthier than carpet. I bought a steamer that you push across the pergo floors and it cleans them right up. At least until Brock or the Hub decides to come in from outside.

We also want to extend our deck. We have an awesome deck, but part of it is like sidewalk width, and then it gets really big. Well, we put a hottub on the big part, so it doesn't leave much room for a table, or chairs, ya know that kind of stuff. So, that's another project we've discussed.
THEN, we have a pond on our property so we would like to build some kind of gazebo like thing out there with a pier so we can sit out there, roof over our head, little fire pit and just enjoy!!

I will put a few pics on here to give ya'll some ideas what we are working with. Anyway, I can't wait!! I think the bathroom will be first. I will do some before & after's just for fun.

Okay, the sun came out finally so I think I will do a few things outside. TTFN!