The Unruhs: 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Kennedy's Room

I was originally going to paint Kennedy’s room Pink but after painting Parker’s room I decided to paint Kennedy’s the same color. I was looking for a soft green and came upon a color called Texas sage (couldn’t help myself).

THE BEFORE:

THE AFTER: The color is much brighter in this picture then it is in person. Basements here only go down 4ft because the water table is so high, so Kennedy's room has this ledge around the outer walls. I had to hem her curtains to match.

No pictures yet but they are coming.

Her cute little shabby chic lamp and princess piggy bank.

This is a close-up of her CUTE letters. You can't tell from the pictures, but the letters are distressed. This piture is much more like the true wall color.

This is mommy's favorite part of the room. We found the perfect little chandelier.

The room is mostly done, but like everything else there is still more to do.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

The Tiny little Master

Our new master bedroom is a bit “cozy”. Our bedroom furniture fit with just enough room to spare. We haven’t had much time to do anything else but paint in here. It was Dark blue.

THE BEFORE:

THE AFTER:

It is much bigger then it looks in the picutes.

The Kitchen

This is where we have spent the majority of our time. As soon as we were done painting we began knocking out the glass tile backsplash. We went with a 2” slate tile which was a PAIN to work with, but it looks AMAZING. I took these pictures at night so it looks a little blah.

THE BEFORE:

THE AFTER:

THE BEFORE: This is the center island. Notice the backsplash and the hardware are now different.

THE AFTER:

THE BEFORE:

We picked this backsplash because it matched the countertops, the wall color, and the wood.

This is a close-up of our new hardware.

This picture is above the sink. The new 2" blinds (they are throughout the house). I will be blogging about all of my handmade curtains later, this is one of them.

Our chairs were getting a little yucky because of the little ones, so I reupholstered them to match all of my other stuff.

A Couple Before and Afters

This is the kiddos bathroom. It was originally teal and is now toned down a bit. We went with the zebra because that’s what Kennedy really wanted. The zebra doesn't show up so great in the picture but you get the idea.

Unfortunately I don’t have any before pictures of the other two bathrooms but I do have some afters. This bathroom was bright red. We had to do two coats of primer and two coats of paint to cover it. There was a pedestal sink but we changed it out for a vanity with storage. The bathroom also had a plain builder’s grade mirror that we changed out for a framed one.

Fargo house

This is our new Fargo house. It has 4 bedrooms, three bathrooms and a bonus room. We are going to put a wall up in the overly large family room and turn it into a fifth bedroom. The house was built in 2006 and is in great condition. These are just some of the outside pictures.

The picture above is the front of our house. It has a HUGE three stall garage that should come in handy.

This is the back of the house. There is a sandbox under the deck that Kennedy can NOT stay out of.

Our New Address:

The Unruhs

5536 Farmstead Ct. S.

Fargo, ND 58104

Fargo, ND

A LOT has been going on in the Unruh’s house or I guess you can say houses. In early September Jeremy was offered a job in Fargo, ND (Yes I said Fargo, you know right by Canada AKA the Tundra!). After thinking it over and praying about it we accepted the offer. A week later Jeremy and I went to Fargo to house hunt and Jeremy participated in the Big Iron Farmshow where he got to know his dealers and co-workers. I have to admit we were a little nervous about what the town would be like (mostly me) but when we got there we were both pleasantly surprised. We knew we would enjoy the landscape because of the rich farm soil and beautiful greenery. For those of you not from Abilene, there are no trees and it is pretty dry so Fargo is a big change. The shopping is Amazing!!!! Because the dollar is so weak all of the Canadians come here to shop too. We are their Mexico. The housing is so different but it only took 3 days to find our house. I guess you can say we are pros by now so it doesn’t take us long. I will post some before pictures of the house now and try to post some after pictures later. The houses we looked at were all the same but our neighborhood was the final selling point. It is a private neighborhood with a golf course, parks and our own school. Did I mention we have millions of kids on our street too!!! Okay maybe not millions but there are tons. We were so blessed to sell our house quick in Abilene. We got full asking price which is great in this market and we closed the week before be bought our Fargo house. The Past month has just been CRAZYINESS and I don’t have the time to blog about everything but I will try to post later about the madness. The move has been so easy on the kids, they love their new house and neighborhood and they can’t wait for snow. I just want to thank all of our Abilene friends for praying for us during the transition. We miss ya’ll so much.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Bunco

Finally girl’s night is back on!!!! We had Bunco tonight and I just couldn’t wait to post my pictures. I am truly blessed to walk through life with such AMAZING women. I love my crazy Abilene girls!!!

Amy enjoying some of Kennedy's yummo cake :)

Lisa and Crystal

Johanna and Erin

Kara and Angela

All of us

Lisa and Erin and no she is not smoking.....

Amy and Johanna

This would be Erin using her shirt as a napkin... classy

Me and Amy

Whitney Caroline Designs

Okay girls I am a follower of a lady who does the most AMAZING work with monogramming. She has a store and a blog http://whitneycarolinedesigns.blogspot.com/2009/08/gift-certificate-giveaway.html?showComment=1251823398316#c7384702161104290555 her name is Whitney Caroline and I’ve ordered from her before and was VERY pleased. In fact, I’ve ordered many of my Christmas gifts from her. She does everything from totes to stamps to computer wallpaper and all in this cute preppy style. She is having a giveaway for 3 gift certificates so make sure you go sign up for one. I REALLY love her stuff!!!!!!