Next month, October, 2018, it will be two years since we bought our little cabin in the woods, and our list of completed weekend projects is long:
Scrubbed and painted the whole inside
New electrical box and wiring
Installed a bathroom fan
New bathroom mirror and cabinet
Replaced light fixtures and added outlets
Cut down dead trees and cleaned up our land
Attic mold removal, new roof and new insulation
Cleaned, sealed, and insulated the crawl space
Scraped, primed, and painted the exterior
Built a kitchen work cart with shelves
Planted new trees, shrubs, and flowers
and probably more I forgot.
Whew!
My husband and I had a lifelong dream of owning a mountain cabin one day. When we saw this little 76 year-old run-down and neglected cabin on a weekend trip to McCall two years ago, we decided to take a huge leap of faith and buy it. We were putting our faith in ourselves because we knew we had our work cut out for us to make it our dream come true.
It has been SO much work, and it has been SO worth it!
Today, I finally get to share our new exterior paint! This cabin painting took us an entire year to complete, and it feels incredibly great to have it all done!
I'll start with some "before" photos. (Lots and lots of photos!)
And now, the fun part, the "after" photos!
Each and every little detail is filled with love and makes us happy!
Our cabin is snug and warm and ready for fall and winter. We still have lots of projects we want to do, but relaxing and enjoying the fruits of our hard work over the past two years is what we're planning for now.
Thanks for stopping by today and celebrating our new red paint with us! If you'd like to see the inside of our little cabin, you can take a tour here.
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