On February 5th, 2010, we closed on our first home! The house was built in 1920 and is located in Edwardsville, IL; the 3rd oldest city in IL. Our house is located in the St. Louis Street Historical District, giving it that "old world charm." The house is 1600 square feet, 4 bedrooms (soon to be 3 bedrooms because we are making 2 rooms a master suite), 1.5 baths (soon to be 2.5 baths with the master suite add) and definitely needs some work done. But with its great location and character, our sweat equity will be worth it... we just couldn't pass up the deal. So remodeling has started (inside and out) and we hope to be moving in mid-May to early-June. For now, here are a couple of before pictures (in some you really have to use your imagination.)
Front Foyer
Family Room
Dining Room
Kitchen
Master Bedroom (2 pics will be 1 room)
Guest Bedroom/Office
Baby's Room
Common Bathroom (upstairs)
Collin carried me over the threshold the first day we went into the house as official homeowners (keep in mind I was almost 8 months pregnant... bless his heart).
That's it for now... at least it gives you an idea of what we are doing. We hope to have lots of visitors when it's finished, so don't forget us in your Summer plans!
