DIY DAVIS STYLE: And so it starts...

Monday, January 16, 2012

And so it starts...

Hi everyone!!
For those of you who DON'T know me, I am Haleigh...nice to meet you :)
Here's my story...I am not much of a blogger, (probably not the best way to start off a blog but) I promise...THIS TIME will be different! err....I pinky promise? I am recently married to an awesome man we'll call J (as of October 1, 2011 (insert YAY!!!). As if planning a wedding were not time consuming enough (while we both have full time jobs in the adult world) we decided we wanted to stop with the hassle of renting apartments and less than appetizing homes and buy a home of our own!
Now in theory this sounds AMAZING right? Well it sucked. We got preapproved from the bank and started the search. But all the homes in the locations we wanted were WAY over our budget. The homes that WERE in our budget were from the 1800s and need more work than we had time or even the knowledge to tackle so we set out in search of other options. To make a long story short...we built. I know what you're thinking (I'm good like that) how is it less expensive to build a BRAND NEW HOME than to purchase one that is already existing? Well I really dont get it either but here we are, in our brand new home with all the fixin's! The home we moved from was around 1,000 sq feet and we felt with 2 adults and 2 large dogs that we were...uh...how do I say...the cup runneth over?...no-the cup was about to crumble and be lost in the abyss under the weight. SO we found this house, in our budget with all the beautiful things we could have only wished for--but it's more than TWICE the size (bummer...I know). Which brings us here...
Because I purged like it was my job before we moved and the size of the home we were moving in to...as a result I am having to find inventive ways to decorate on a dime...because let's be honest...buying a house, planning a wedding and paying bills is expensive as it is and house stuff is expensive!!

So I am here to give you the pretty, the fun, and the Holy Crap what was I thinking?! And to give it to you straight because if we're being honest (again) it always costs more than those other blogs say!
After friends asking me "HOW??!" and "Was it expensive???" I have decided to put it ALL out there. I will give you pictures of my receipts *if I'm not too embarrassed that I splurged some* and pictures along the way! Feel free to ask whatever you want..I'm learning along the way too :) Stay tuned because tonight I am...bum bum buuuummmmm... refinishing some craigslist $3.00 bookcases and installing them...WITHOUT my husband :)

{DIY Davis Style}