busy bee

I can't believe it's been a whole month since I've posted anything! What with the wedding, honeymoon, family outings, & trying to get our home together in order I haven't had any down time! Every day I come home from work Scott and I are working on the house. It has been a major chore to clean the bachelor pad out and organize it all to be married couple worthy (note: I miss hanging out with my friends all the time). Half the stuff in the house isn't even Scott's! I've made a big pile of items that are going to the D.I. and that the Steele clan need to come take away. I've never had a whole house to decorate and organize before and it's a bit overwhelming at times. The town home is 1900 sq feet! We have 3 bedrooms & 2 baths on the top level; family room, dining room, kitchen & half bath on the main level; storage room, laundry, bathroom, & big rec room on the bottom level. Here are some samples of what we've been busy doing, the final product will hopefully be coming soon! You just get pics of the living room for a teaser :-)

I don't know if the before pictures convey how cluttered the living room was. There was stuff in every corner that didn't need to be there just making a mess! I. DO. NOT. DO. CLUTTER! I'm not into knick knacks and I like things organized. I'm kind of anal that way. I love pictures and decorations that have meaning. Like the green chair in the corner. That was my grandmothers and I love it! There is also an 8MM camera on the DVD shelf of Scott's, which I love! I love things retro and fun. I will get close up pics of how it's decorated once I finish it. So excited for it to be done hopefully someday soon! If anyone has any tips I will gladly take them! I wish Nicole lived up here to give me decorating advice, she's an expert!