By request - Before and After Photos

Some have asked for before and after shots - so here you are!  The slideshow is certainly not all-inclusive of every project we have done, but gives an idea of some of the big ones!  :)  

If you want to see the larger photos - I've uploaded them to Picasa for your viewing pleasure. 

Master Bedroom and Bath Finale

Tah-dah!

 The bath transformation has turned out absolutely beautiful. 

The toilet is behind that closed door... I decided you didn't need to see it. :)

LOVE, LOVE the way the shower turned out.  Isn't that frameless door a beaut?

 The skirt around the tub was quite the labor of love.  Peter built it out of beautiful birch and poplar wood, and I planned to stain it to match the vanity.  Hah.  I guess I should have done a little research - come to find out, birch and poplar take stain very differently and the variation in the wood colors made for an awfully ugly and splotchy finish.  So after two coats of ebony colored stain and two coats of polyurethane finish, I sanded it back down, and repainted with a dark brown, almost-black paint that ended up matching the vanity perfectly.  :-) 

 We still need to clean the grout residue off of the tile, but you get the idea... :-)

So, that covers the whole house now!  Keep your fingers crossed for us that the first buyer who looks at it will offer us a full-price, cash deal that closes in 10 days.  

Hah.

I can dream, can't I?

Too tired for words...

We're officially listed, on the market to sell our house.  Please don't confuse that as meaning all the projects are done... In actuality there's quite a bit left to finish up, but it's mostly cosmetic, so we'll plug away at those items in between showings.  :)

We've had some pretty late nights around these parts - Saturday was a 14 hour workday!  Thanks to P's sis C. for coming up to help paint trim.

 

It seems all my creative writing juices have been zapped out of me... so I'll end the monologue here and hope you enjoy the photos.  Master Bath pictures should be up tomorrow.

Living room

 Living room, looking toward kitchen

 Kitchen, dining room at the far end

 I love how this space looks ~

 Foyer

 Main level 1/2 bath

 Details... base trim isn't yet painted.

 Just because he's so dern cute~

 Yep, my favorite

 A chandelier you don't have to dust! 

 New window treatments in the living room... 

 And also in the sitting area - these same ones will go in the dining room too.  I love them!  They're so happy... don't they make you smile?

 A few exterior shots...

 Guest bath

 Details~

 Guest bedroom #1

 Guest bedroom #2

 'Nother shot

 Upstairs landing - this photo taken from the doorway of guest bedroom #1

 ... and looking toward the guest bedrooms.  The doorway on the far right is guest bedroom #3 but it's empty.  :-)

Hallway closet with sliding suede panels. 

That wraps up the house tour for tonight... our realtor's website is here if you're interested in seeing what her camera photographed.  :)  G'night friends.

Wow!

The amount of work that has been accomplished this last week is absolutely astounding!  However, because I'm cruel, I'm just going to give you a sneak peak for now & will post photos of the full "reveal" later this week or maybe next. :)

Most importantly, Dozer fully approves of the new window trim.  In fact, he's pretty sure we installed those wide window-sill's just for him.  (We did, didn't we?)

HUGE, HUGE, HUGE thanks to D.N. who has put in HOURS of helping us with the tile in the master bath.  He's visiting DC with his family for a six-week internship, working full days downtown DC, then driving out to our place to help tile, then back to his digs in Arlington to be dad to three little boys and husband to his sweet wife.  We're really, really grateful for his help!!!

It looks AH-MAZING.  I'm so glad we went with the vertical stripe instead of a horizontal one.  I L.O.V.E. how it looks!!!

Tonight I baked some chocolate, peanut butter chip cookies... not because I have a lavish amount of time right now to be domestic with, but because baking is a stress reliever for me, and boy did I need it!  Can you guess who the heart is for?  

Yep, that guy I love. (smile) 

The rest will be donated to the D.N. clan as a thanks for donating their dad/husband to us.  :)

Our blog-readership count has drastically increased over the past few weeks, and it makes me wonder... who?  We'd love to hear from you if you're keeping up with us via UsBrowns + Dozer!  Please feel free to leave a comment; they keep me motivated to continue blogging!

Island (up)DATE!

Peter will be on island...
July 12th!

I'll follow shortly thereafter but will spend a few weeks in San Diego first. :)

Anyone need a beautiful house in Herndon, VA?? We're aiming to be on the market in a week(ish) - fingers crossed!!!