A gift for my favorite Valentine

Happy Valentines Day to you all!!

 My husband is an electrical contractor, so when I saw this idea for a Valentine lightbulb over at Design Sponge, I knew it would be the perfect gift for him. I decided to add a little picture of us, which was much more challenging than I imagined, but I'm glad I did.

Here's how it turned out:

Old Schoolhouse

In my post yesterday, I mentioned the old schoolhouse that my husband and I recently purchased. We have decided that we would like to rid ourselves of mortgage debt within the next few years. That really isn't a possibility for us with the size of our current mortgage. So, we started looking around at some properties with one main requirement in mind, it had to be *cheap*. That's when I stumbled upon this amazing property that was being sold for next to nothing. We were able to purchase it last month and we hope to move into it in a couple more months. It was a WPA building built in the 1930's. It hasn't been used as a school since the 1950's, so there is A LOT of work to be done. Fortunately, I have a totally amazing husband who is more than capable of taking on a big project on a small budget. Our goal is to make this a nice home for our family while spending as little money as possible. :)

Here's a few before pictures of the house:

 The stairs:

 Large Classroom:

 Closet in Classroom:

 2nd Large Classroom:

 The basement:

 The back of the building:

Remodel in progress pictures coming soon.