What matters most...: Operation: Sell this house.

We are still working on the house to get it ready for the market. I love our home. Like, really love it. Even so, when we put on our home buyers glasses, every single flaw pops out. We know that we can't very well make it a brand new house. Good grief, we've raised two cats, a giant dog and a toddler Emma here... and it shows. We know the importance of making the big stuff look fresh, though. My sweet parents-in-law came up the weekend before last to help. They fixed doors, replaced doors, cleaned up basements, and went around every interior and exterior wall touching up paint. That's good people right there ;). This past weekend, we started on the kitchen. We've done this before. When we had to sell quickly in Houston five years ago, we remodeled the kitchen (along with the rest of the house). We loved the outcome of our last remodel, and it sold quickly with numerous compliments from lookers on our handy work. So, we decided to do the exact same thing in this house. Trim, white paint, and neutral granite counter tops. It was much easier this time around. Luckily, this house is already trimmed throughout with the same shade of white, so there is a nice flow. The old cabinets needed a little TLC with their modular appearance and their blend right into the floor stain. We are really happy with the contrast of colors and the bright open feeling to our already open floor plan.

We started on Saturday by detailing the cabinets with trim. Later that evening, we taped everything off for a quick and easy go with the paint the next morning. Sunday was spent sanding, priming, and painting. Monday, we spent our Labor Day laboring once again with a second coat and touching up. During the day, Brett was pretty much on his own so I could keep Emma busy and out of the way. Nap times and late into the evenings, it was the Gordon duo once again slaving away. We make a pretty good team. I love that my sweet guy is so great at this stuff.