it's been a whole year

since we purchased our home.
Well, a whole year and one day, actually. I thought it would be fun to look back at all the ways we've changed this house since we bought it on June 26th, 2009.

I don't remember the exact dates for a lot of these, but here's a basic timeline of all the things we've done to the house in the order that we've done them. I've included links to some of the posts and pictures.

Removed every single ugly curtain from the house on day one. They were nasty!
Painted the living room, upstairs hall, bedrooms 1 and 2, and laundry room. (huge help from our friends on this one)
Replaced 8 light fixtures (one recessed light, one track light, three ceiling fans, one wall sconce, one bathroom light, and one normal light).
Crown molding in the nursery (still not finished...).
Painted half bath, replaced sink fixtures, mirror, and decorated it (thanks to help from Teresa.)
Crown molding in the living room (still not finished...maybe crown molding is just too much for us to handle.)
Painted the master bedroom.
Built garden planter box for backyard.
Added an island to the kitchen (and averted a near disaster on I-35).
Deep cleaned garage-the previous owners had left a bunch of cleaning supplies and junk in it.
Tiled kitchen and half bath.
Added hardware to kitchen cabinets. (Kitchen before and afters here.)
Replaced all baseboards downstairs.
Replaced carpet in living room and stairs.
Attempted to remove wallpaper border in master bedroom (that one is going to take a lot of motivation).
Landscaped the front yard.

Whew! It's been quite the year. I am so in love with our house, and I love coming home to a clean, beautiful place that I know we've worked so hard to create.