Dining room

I made these pictures extra large for my mom's sake.  She likes when the pictures are big.

The dining room before:

And after.  I got a wild hair one day and decided I could not live with that wood paneling for another minute.  I carefully pulled one of the panels and discovered it was nailed to a completely finished wall!  All I would have to do is fill nail holes.  Unfortunately, after the first panel, the rest were glued to the wall and when I pulled them off they took big chunks of drywall with them.  That is the weekend I learned how to repair drywall.

The countertop was and still is in excellent condition...unfortunately.

We took the carpet out of the dining room, put in laminate flooring, replaced the appliances when they died, and started painting the cabinets. We also ended up inheriting a new table/chairs when Vanessa moved.

Oh, and we got rid of that obnoxious half-wall in the background of this picture.  I haven't regretted it for a second.

It was a good thing I already knew a little bit about mudding and taping.

Todd and I made this cornice for our dining room window and filled the shelf with orange things to go with the countertop.  I got these dwarf lemon, lime, and orange trees free from Gurneys.  The lemon tree actually flowered and grew two tiny lemons the size of a penny (SO CUTE!).  I think I may try this again when I move to a warmer climate.