Coming to a theater near you...?

We just submitted pictures of our house to the Illinois Film Office for consideration as the location for a tv or film shoot! We figured it could be a creative way to help pay off some of our house bills. Plus it would be fun!

Please keep your fingers crossed for us!!

Why hello strangers!

I figured I'd check back here and update the site with some recent pictures. We've been working pretty hard getting the house to feel like a home, so it's time to show off our hard work!!

OMG - Has it Been 3 Months Already?!?!

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Yikes. Sorry about that. :S Needless to say, we've been a bit busy getting settled and making the place presentable. Not an easy task!

I have some updated pictures - they're not the best and I hope to update some better ones, but hopefully it will give you hard core friends of mine a good fix. :)

Thanks for sticking with us through all the highs and lows of the process, and I can't thank everyone enough for all the good advice and support we're received over the past year. You all are the best!

So without further adieu, I present to you the new and improved Dimitri household!!!!!

*insert golf claps*

Here is the front entrance (complete with a cameo by Paris - haha):



The front door that took FOREVER to paint:



Here is the living room that is just off the hallway to the right:



Here is our 1st Floor bathroom:



The kitchen (I'm deliberately not showing the messy parts :)



The dining room:



Our little bar niche:



Our fireplace BEFORE:


Our fireplace AFTER:



And here's a bigger picture of our family room:



It's still not done yet - we need to add a few more accessories and we're also doing a copper tin ceiling inside the boxes of the coffered ceiling. Just need to let the pocketbook breathe before we take on the next stage of renovations... haha

Here is the upstairs hallway - I love how wide it is!



And last but not least, here is the master bedroom!



I still have a few more pictures to take (including the latest exterior shots!) so stay tuned for more and better updates! I promise not to keep you waiting for another three months. :)

How's your night vision?

Out of sheer desperation to get this site updated, I took pictures last night right at dusk. So sorry if some of these didn't turn out so great - I'll try to update again later when I have proper lighting. :)

Oh but before I show you the latest pics, I wanted to share that we finally have a move-in date! *gasp* We will be moving in September 27th - just 2 1/2 short weeks from now. I can't believe how time has flown!!

And no, I haven't started packing yet. Yiiiikes.

Okay, here are the latest pics:

Front Entrance:





Living Room:



Kitchen/Family Room Combo:




(The cabinets are getting delivered tomorrow so I will have more fun pictures shortly!)

Dining Room:



1st Floor Bath:




Mud Room:




Upstairs Bedrooms:




Guest Bath:



Hall Bath:





2nd Floor Laundry Room:



Master Bedroom:



Master Bath:





And last but not least, the balcony off the master:





That's it for now - I promise I will try to not be such a stranger!