It all started with our back deck. It was literally rotting off its moorings. We hired our fantastic contractor Marcel Lanter to replace it in the spring of 2011.
Our deck went from this...
...to this.
We were so impressed with the job Marcel and his crew did on our deck, we hired him to replace our falling-down kitchen.
...to this.
From this....
...to this.
From this...
...to this.
What was really amazing was that Marcel and his crew transformed our kitchen in 5 short weeks! The first wall came down on November 18th and Joe was cooking dinner in his new kitchen on Christmas Day. Absolutely incredible.
Our original plan was to only renovate the kitchen. But once it looked fantastic, we needed to gut the rest of the house as well and have Marcel work his magic.
The dining room went from this...
...to this.
The living room went from this...
...to this.
Our stairwell went from this...
...to this.
Under the stairs went from this...
...to this.
Our TV room went from this...
...to this.
During all those years when our house was tired and forlorn, we still had fun in it. Lots of fun. We hosted all manner of parties and events over the years.
But I have to tell you, this facelift has given our house (and us) a new lease on life. We've hosted even MORE parties since the renovation was finished in the spring. And the best perk of all is that it brought us our first house exchange! Joe and I can hardly wait to spend next summer in England.
And what anniversary is complete without a celebration? We invited our renovation's fairy godmother and her husband over for dinner to join us in our happiness.
Thank you to everyone who played a part in our home's transformation. We have enjoyed every minute spent in our house over the past 12 months. I know this house will give us many more happy years to come.
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