Remodel Time

We have been wanting to replace the laminate in our house since we bought it. It just never happened with the flood of things we had to do on the house before we could move in nearly 6 years ago. The time has now finally come to get rid of those horrible, chipped, dented floors with the huge gaps inbetween the boards.
And because I've been watching  little too much HGTV and just recently spent a whole day touring the Parade of Homes, it couldn't be so simple as just getting new kitchen floors.
The new kitchen floors ended up extending down the stairs into the living room, laundry, and half bath. I had decided that I was done trying to keep carpet clean in there as both the doors in from the garage and the backyard go directly into that room.
That turned into new paint, which turned into new furniture, and tearing the brick off of the fireplace to replace it with shiplap. I also tossed that nasty old builder grade vanity with the baby blue top.
So things escalated quickly but I am oh so happy with how it all turned out.
We painted the living and dining rooms in Revere Pewter. It's a super neutral gray that looks awesome. I'm excited to do the rest of the house.... eventually. This job wiped me out. I had hired painters, but Monday morning they called and said they couldn't do it because the guy had shot a brad nail through his hand. Bummer for him and me because the new floors were being installed on Thursday. So, to Lowe's I went and I spent the next 3 days patching, taping and painting.
Thursday, Grandma took Coop for the day and Emmett and I spent the day enjoying the new trailer so we could stay out of the way of the flooring guys. I was super nervous about the floors we'd picked because the have a bit of variation and what not in them, and I'm a super plain afraid of color person. But, after that first peek at them after they'd started laying them I was SO happy with our choice. They were perfect!
After the floors were down we put up the shiplap around the fireplace. Jason and I had gone back and forth about what to do with the fireplace. He like stone, I liked traditional tile. Then a friend of ours who stages houses suggested shiplap. I still love her for it (and many other things too).
Replacing the floorboards was probably the most daunting task. By the third practice cut Jason had made I knew this was going to never end. My husband is an amazing electrician, but a woodworker he is not. He just way overthinks it. So I took over the cutting, he did the nailing and then it went much quicker.
Having updated everything else in the room, I decided that as a graduation gift, Jason should get a new larger TV. He was pretty excited to come home and see that (not so) little gem hanging on the wall.
Next came the fun part for me, New Furniture! I had ordered a new grey sectional and it fit nearly perfect, I even have room to get one more piece for it. It will be huge and comfy with room for everyone. Now I just have to wait for the new dining room table to arrive. It's pretty much my dream table and a needed upgrade from our little four seater.
**Pictures to come, I just realized I hadn't really taken any.**