It's official! We closed escrow on Friday and now we can start fixing up our "new" run-down house. Saturday we had a work party and several friends pitched in to help paint. This is a really big house...we still have lots of painting to do! Didn't help that the three bedrooms needed a couple coats of primer!

Thanks to Mike for all of his input and tireless willingness as well as Lowa, Anna, Mariel, Hans, Desi, Matt, Jen, Diane, Melinda, and Heather and the kids. You guys were super-helpful in helping us to hit the ground running.

And now for the exciting "before" pictures of the bedrooms:

First, the black and watermelon colored room:

Next, the peach and white bathroom:

The teal and yellow bedroom (with white spraypainted accents):

Finally, the "almost a cute kid's mural that wasn't finished and was actually ugly":