Out With The Old
January 2, 2009 at 6:00 am , by Emily
2008 was a year of many projects here in our home. In addition to my Greatest Hits of 2008 post that includes the articles from last year that received the most traffic and a list of my five favorite articles, I thought it would be fun to post a recap of a year of projects here.
My absolute favorite project for the year is our new patio, painted patio set and the pergola is finished!
We also did a little makeover in our daughter’s room, including a cute little lamp makeover and some wall art for her room.
We completely remodeled our son’s room.
We painted the house and front door, which actually got finished in record time, unlike I thought it would.
We started a vegetable garden and it is continuing to thrive, we are so excited about that!
Our kitchen now has a DIY Chalkboard on the wall. I also mistreated my kitchen windows.
It was a fun year of making our home a haven for us. We have more projects on the horizon and I can’t wait to how things are looking around here next year! Thanks so much for being part of my journey here.
Rhoda at Southern Hospitality is hosting a Top 10 Before and After projects. Check it out!
Cindy at My Romantic Home is hosting a little roundup of people’s projects from 2008. Head on over and check them all out!
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by Rhoda
On January 2, 2009 at 10:04 am
What great projects you did last year! I’m having a little Best Projects of 2008 party next Wed. & would love for you to link up to it. Should be fun & inspirational to see what everyone accomplished last year. We all love before & afters!
Rhoda´s last blog post..Powder Room Redesign
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by Julia @ Hooked on Houses
On January 2, 2009 at 10:05 am
Glad to see you got back from NY–sorry to see you had a rough trip with your daughter getting sick on the plane! Ugh. That’s no fun.
I remember all of these posts but two, so I’m off to check them out. Happy 2009, Emily!
Julia @ Hooked on Houses´s last blog post..Over One Million Served
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by Alana @ Gray Matters
On January 2, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Y’all have done so much! We can’t even seem to get a wall painted – I’m so inspired. I need to figure out a way for my husband to “accidentally” see this post.
Alana @ Gray Matters´s last blog post..I’m Sew Excited!
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by Nicki
On January 2, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Thanks for the recap. What great projects. I bet it was fun for you to think back and see all that you did in 2008 too!
Nicki´s last blog post..Routine – Part 1, The Kiddos
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by the pleasures of homemaking
On January 2, 2009 at 8:22 pm
It’s fun to look back and see all that’s been accomplished!
Happy New Year!
Manuela
the pleasures of homemaking´s last blog post..My IKEA Trip Today
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by Amy from Texas
On January 3, 2009 at 10:21 am
Nice to see you back:-) You did a great job with your house! Happy New Year!
Amy from Texas´s last blog post..Beach Sky
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by Sunday Money Roundup - Home Sweet Home Edition. | My Two Dollars
On January 4, 2009 at 10:25 am
[...] This Life talks about all the projects they did on the house in 2008. I love reading about this stuff, so it was nice to see them all assembled in one [...]
by bj
On January 7, 2009 at 9:30 am
love all your neat projects…very good job
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by bj
On January 7, 2009 at 9:31 am
great projects…great job…i especially love your patio.
bj´s last blog post..TOP TEN PROJECTS, ‘08 and WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY
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by Laura Ingalls Gunn
On January 7, 2009 at 10:12 am
What amazing transformations! Thunderous applause coming from Phoenix.
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by do it yourselfer
On January 7, 2009 at 10:20 am
i love your blog…and all your great re-do’s!
do it yourselfer´s last blog post..Before and After Projects
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by Kristen@PajamaMama
On January 7, 2009 at 10:24 am
Love the red door!!!!
Kristen@PajamaMama´s last blog post..{Back to Beige-land}
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by Rhoda
On January 7, 2009 at 11:15 am
Thanks for playing along! You did some wonderful projects last year.
Rhoda´s last blog post..Beachy Guestroom in the Birmingham News
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by Melissa (Missy)
On January 7, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Great job on everything!
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by karin
On January 7, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Love the kitchen windo mistreatments! All your projects turned out great.
karin´s last blog post..Top 10 Projects of 2008 part II
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by leigh of Tales from Bloggeritaville
On January 7, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Oh, that looks great! Hey! I am here from the 2008 Before and After! Stop by my place if you can.
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by Lamp Tramp
On January 7, 2009 at 5:13 pm
I love your redo projects, son & daughter rooms are precious. But I’m envious over that FABULOUS red door!
Lamp Tramp´s last blog post..My top before and after projects for 2008
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by rue
On January 7, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Great projects!! I love your kitchen
rue
rue´s last blog post..Rhoda’s Top 10 Projects of 2008 tour
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by kayellen
On January 7, 2009 at 7:54 pm
So nice to meet you!
You look like you have been busy with many projects!
Wonderful!
Have a great evening:)
KayEllen
kayellen´s last blog post..Before and After
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by Heather
On January 7, 2009 at 10:11 pm
I am so wanting a red door. LOVE IT!!!
Heather´s last blog post..my biggest 2008 before and after
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by Kendra @ My Insanity
On January 8, 2009 at 2:42 am
Wow! You’ve been busy! Everything looks great! And I love the red door!
Kendra @ My Insanity´s last blog post..Makeovers–2008
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by sandra/tx
On January 8, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Great job on everything. You’ve had a productive year!
sandra/tx´s last blog post..Before and After Party
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by Joanie
On February 7, 2009 at 2:11 pm
WOW what great projects!Love the Red Door.I love to paint but just can’t get a handle on decorating a room.
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by Emily
On February 19, 2009 at 3:39 pm
What in the world? I tried to click on the link for the Southern Hospitality site to see the before and afters, but I think it’s the wrong one. At least I hope so. I just wanted you to be aware!
Btw, I came over from the nester. I look forward to reading through all of your posts. They look so fun!!!!
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by Monika Jager
On October 28, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Hello i looked into your web site with my newly, special browser NetCaptor and need to tell you that the blog is showed not exact like in internet explorer.
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