Craigslist for the win!!

Check out this solid wood dresser I scored for $40 on Craigslist!!  

We have a major dresser shortage in our house, so when I saw this come up I immediately contacted the seller and a couple hours later it was in the back of my car!  

Now I need to decide where it'll go - I love it so much I might just have to keep it for my room! 

I'm trying to decide how I want to finish it.  I'm thinking I might just stain the whole thing, but I love how this dresser shown below is done with the white top.  The two dressers are nearly identical so it is neat to see how it really might look.  Feel free to share your opinions for a finish!!

Getting Ready For Actual Walls!

We finally have a front door!  Obviously it will be changed but it is exciting to see that they are getting closer to having the house completely sealed up!  

Insulation is 90% done so tomorrow they should be putting up the drywall!

The double-sided fireplace between the kitchen and living room is in!

 The kitchen island construction has started.  You can also see that we have a door to the deck.  The deck has started being built so I'll have pictures of that soon.

Logan's room is the farthest along in the process. 

Our shower has been walled off.  It's different than how I had imagined, but I like how they did it!

The pile of faucets for the house I found in the basement.  Can't wait for them to be connected to something!

Happy Sunday!

Quick post for today!
Today the boys and I hit up the pool and the weather was perfect.  Jamie finally got back from Milwaukee around 5pm and after picking him up we enjoyed a delicious dinner made by Anna.

Logan's flip!

Drayden diving

Tomorrow Jamie and I are off to Las Vegas until Sunday!  We leave from Des Moines at 12:45pm.  In the past we've always flown in at night, so while I'll miss not seeing the city lit up as we land, it'll be really nice to get there and still have plenty of time to do things.  Mom and dad are joining us from Thursday - Saturday and we are excited to show them around. Hope they are ready for some serious heat!  Jamie asked me if my dad was going to shave his beard in order to be a little cooler while he's out there - I'm thinking not!

3 years later...

There are big things happening here.  3 years after I started refinishing Logan's dresser I'm finally going to finish it.  Although it won't actually be Logan's dresser at the new house since it is so small that about 3 pairs of jeans fill a drawer, I'm thinking it'll work in the guest bedroom.  So far Drayden and I have just done the primer but tonight we are planning on painting it white. More to come...

Luckily I have a pretty good helper this time around!