Renovations

A few months ago, Brad and I decided we wanted to start looking for a bigger house. Ideally, I wanted to be moved and settled in a new house before we got pregnant again so we wouldn’t have to worry about finding something and moving when the time came.

After looking for a while and getting my heart set on a couple of houses, we started praying and actively seeking God’s advice and will for our next move. Not so long after that, He answered and –as much as I didn’t like it at the time- told me that I didn’t need to have stuff or a big house just to have something to spend money on. We (Brad and I) needed enough freedom with the money that we have to be able to help others in need around us instead of strapping ourselves down just so we could have a big, fancy, new house.

I never wanted to do much to our house we currently live in besides painting because I figured we wouldn’t be there long enough to get to enjoy it. And once we decided to stay, I realized that it was our home and I let myself have free reign to do whatever my heart desired to it! After all, we plan on being there a while. :)

Project #1? Get a backsplash in the kitchen! I searched around for a while on the internet of ways to cut costs and DIY it, but who am I kidding? We McMichael’s are not the handiest people on the planet, and since I knew I would get a discount from the installers anyway because they work for my company, we let the professionals do it!

Before…

And after…

Being 100% honest, I wasn’t too crazy about it at first. It’s kind of busy against the countertops, but it grows on me more and more each day.

Next on my lists of projects: FINISH my laundry room makeover, dedicate a wall in our house for our Honduras feathers (more on that later), and since I’ve looked at these pictures….I’m thinking about painting the cabinets an off white color. I hope my sweet husband is not reading this, because that last sentence probably just gave him a heart attack. :)