In mid-July of 2017 my husband and I closed on our first home. It’s now the last day of July 2019 and I can hardly believe it’s already been two years. Sometimes it feels longer, and other times it feels so much shorter.

When we bought this house we knew it was going to be a major fixer-upper. Like, every room needed work. And the entire yard would need to be redone.

As the one in charge of the yard, I know I have accomplished a lot but I am constantly impatient and wishing I could fast-forward five or ten years just to see how it will all look. So in an effort to make myself slow down and really appreciate all that we have done, here are some photos of the before, in progress, and current state of our home as it looks from the street. Enjoy!

Google Image of our house sometime before it went on the market (so, pre-2017)
  • Redfin listing photo 2017
  • Redfin listing photo 2017
  • July 2017
  • July 2017
  • August 2017
  • September 2017
  • September 2017
  • October 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • November 2017
  • Winter 2017/2018
  • April 2018
  • May 2018
  • May 2018
  • June 2018
  • June 2018
  • June 2018
  • June 2018
  • June 2018
  • July 2018
  • July 2018
  • July 2018
  • July 2018
  • August 2018
  • August 2018
  • August 2018
  • September 2018
  • September 2018
  • September 2018
  • September 2018
  • October 2018
  • January 2019
  • February 2019
  • March 2019
  • March 2019
  • March 2019
  • April 2019
  • April 2019
  • May 2019
  • May 2019
  • May 2019
  • June 2019
  • June 2019
  • June 2019
  • June 2019
  • July 2019
  • July 2019
  • July 2019
  • July 2019
July 2017
One year later, July 2018
Two years later, July 2019

What I have learned about homeownership is that when you buy a house that needs some fixing, you will always be busy fixing! But it’s a labor of love and every project we finish makes the house feel more our own, so it’s completely worth it.

I know I mentioned that every room in the house needed to be redone, and at this point we have taken care of quite a bit. But I’m realizing that each update really deserves its own post, so stay tuned and see what all we have done!